JP5413893B2 - Passive health equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is a passive type in which a user's body is loosened and flexibility and elasticity are restored by repeatedly inputting small vertical rotations to the user's lower limbs, for example, in a supine posture. This is related to health appliances.

  Generally speaking, when it comes to training machines, the so-called muscle training, in which the trainees themselves actively move their muscles (actively applying power to the machine) to train their bodies or increase their strength, has become common. (This is the exercise effect.) For this reason, for example, a bicycle ergometer (so-called aerobike) is known as a device that pedals itself in the same way as a bicycle, and trains leg strength mainly.

This type of training machine has the advantage of being able to freely set the load that matches the exercise ability and physical ability (muscle strength) of the trainee and actively applying the desired load, but it also has the effect of loosening fatigued muscles ( The reality is that so-called cooling down is not the main focus. Further, a machine (device) in which a trainee himself / herself actively moves muscles may not be suitable for rehabilitation of a person whose joint function is extremely deteriorated due to injury or old age.
For this reason, the trainer himself does not use a bicycle ergometer that puts a force on the legs (this is an active pedaling), but the footrest (pedal) is automatically driven by a motor or the like. Has devised a method of making the user's leg move circularly (this is called passive pedaling) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 still requires an appropriate exercise effect (for example, “Easy and comfortable feeling is obtained and the impact is given in the second line to the fourth line in paragraph No. [0005]” of the publication). It is not intended to relieve fatigued muscles, for example, the description of "aiming to provide a new concept of exercise health equipment that can move the body moderately and moderately". In addition, in Patent Document 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the user M sits firmly on the chair C, that is, sits deeply on the chair (seat), and the upper body is almost straight (vertical). (1) “First, the user is sitting on a chair (not shown),” in the first row to the second row in the paragraph number [0027] column of the publication. In this posture, the body (upper body) force cannot be fully released, and it is difficult to weaken (because it is not a so-called relaxed state), so the abdominal pressure remains applied and fatigued muscles We could not expect the effect to loosen enough.

JP 2002-282388 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and in a posture where the user is as easy as possible, for example, in a supine posture that tends to be weak, the passive rotation is performed on the lower body of the user. It is an attempt to develop a new passive health device that loosens the user's body by inputting motion.

That is, the passive health device according to claim 1 is:
A relaxation assist driver that inputs passive actuation to the user's lower body;
A health device mainly comprising an upper body support for supporting the upper body of the user,
The relaxation support driving body includes a lower body holding portion that holds a user's lower body, and an operation mechanism that repeatedly rotates the lower body holding portion in a vertical direction .
The pivot base of the lower body holding part is set at a position near the front end of the lower body holding part that is the toe side of the foot that the user puts on the lower body holding part, and the lower body holding part is substantially horizontal at the rear end side. Is set to the rotational top dead center,
The upper body support stand supports the user in a laying posture in which the user can reduce the tension of skeletal muscles and reduce abdominal pressure,
In this state, Gushi ho the body of the user by repeatedly inputting the passive turnable operation under body of the user from the lower holding portion, and as characterized in that so as to recover the flexibility, elasticity It consists of.

In addition, the passive health device according to claim 2 has the requirements of claim 1,
The rotation width of the lower body holding portion is set to a stroke width that inputs a small and rhythmic reciprocal rotation to the lower body of the user.

In addition, the passive health device according to claim 3 has the requirements of claim 1 or 2 ,
The operating mechanism is a mechanism that inputs a movement resembling a hip lift, which is one of strength training, to the lower body of the user as a passive rotational operation.

Further, the passive health device according to claim 4 is in addition to the requirement according to claim 1, 2, or 3 ,
The lower body holding part is formed so that both ends rotate alternately, and the user's buttocks and legs are respectively held by the rotating both ends,
By the operation mechanism, a passive rotation operation is alternately input to the user's buttocks and feet.

In addition, the passive health device according to claim 5 has the requirements described in claim 3 ,
The upper body support cradle, Ri formed comprises a seat portion and a backrest,
Depth of and the seat is for a user placed shallow waist naturally seat, and be characterized by hip of the user is set to facilitate movement.

Further, the passive health device according to claim 6 is in addition to the requirement according to claim 5 ,
On the backrest of the upper body support base, a pad that can change the mounting position appropriately is detachably attached,
Accordingly, the user receives an input operation from the lower body in a state where the back of the upper body support base naturally contacts the pad and the upper body is lightly stretched.

The passive fitness tool of claim 7, wherein, in addition to the requirements of the claims 1, 2, 3, 5 or 6 wherein,
It said lower body holding unit holds the only feet of the user, is intended to enter the turnable operation of the same phase to both feet of the user,
The actuating mechanism is a mechanism that slightly bends / extends the ankle joint of the user's foot and further rotates the toe side smaller than the heel side.

In addition to the requirements of claim 7 , the passive health device according to claim 8 ,
The actuating mechanism is configured so that a substantially fixed position on the toe side of the lower body holding portion that holds the user's foot is set as a pivot base, and is a flap rotation that greatly increases the user's heel side compared to the toe side. It consists of features.

Further, the passive health device according to claim 9 is in addition to the requirement according to claim 5, 6, 7 or 8 ,
The seat portion and the backrest of the upper body support base are characterized in that they are formed so as to be able to bend and move on the side supporting the user, with both connecting portions as pivot axes.

Further, the passive health device according to claim 10 is in addition to the requirements of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 ,
The relaxation support driving body and the upper body support base are integrally formed so that the connection interval can be adjusted while being connected and fixed in series.

The passive fitness tool of claim 11, wherein, in addition to the claim 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 requirements described,
The upper body support base is provided with a grip for turning the user's palm downward or slightly rotating the elbow. When the user inputs a passive rotation operation from the lower body, This grip is characterized by lightly gripping the grip on the support base.

The above-described problems can be solved by using the configuration of the invention described in each of the claims.
First, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the user does not actively move the body, the body can be loosened and the flexibility and elasticity can be restored only by allocating the body to the device. This is very innovative in itself. In other words, there is a way for athletes (people) to actively move their muscles to loosen their bodies themselves, but athletes are deprived of their skills and strength, and they relax the hardened muscles and reduce the accumulation of fatigue. As for things to do, they may not know any specialized knowledge or appropriate methods (the right way without damaging the joints). Also, even if you understand the appropriate method, it is not easy to acquire it enough (to learn it with your body) or to continue to practice it. This seems to be due to the fact that it takes a certain amount of time and period before it actually appears as an effect (before it can be realized). For this reason, it was difficult to loosen the body by actively moving the muscles, and it was extremely difficult for ordinary people. This is also why professional sports teams such as baseball and soccer have dedicated coaches who specialize in this field (for example, athletic trainers, conditioning coaches, physical coaches, etc., simply called trainers). . For this reason, it is common practice to provide individual instruction in which one trainer provides guidance to an athlete in an appropriate manner, but such individual instruction requires a tremendous amount of time and effort. Is required. In addition, there is a natural limit for one trainer to guide a large number of athletes. In this situation, if the present invention (passive health equipment) can be loosened by a machine (equipment) without actively moving the body, one trainer will be a large number of people (athletes) And the general public), and even if the user is proficient to some extent, even one person can use the equipment (because it is not always necessary to teach with a trainer), both for trainers and athletes This is an extremely efficient method.
As described above, the present invention is a health device whose main action / effect is mainly to loosen the user's body, in other words, it is mainly used for the purpose of loosening the user's body. Use of equipment before and after the main movement (full training, formal competitions, official matches, etc., mainly referring to intense and unusual exercise), ie preparatory movement (warming up) before the main movement It can also be used as an organizing exercise (cooling down) after the main exercise.
In addition, due to these reasons, the health device of the present invention (health device that inputs a passive rotation operation from the user's lower body) is a person whose leg strength has decreased or declined due to an injury or age. It can be used for rehabilitation without difficulty.
In addition, the user inputs a rotation operation from the lower body in a state where the user is in the laying posture on the upper body support base. For this reason, the user tends to be in a weak state where force is not applied (does not tension) to the body as much as possible, and the body is more easily loosened.
Since the laying posture, especially the supine posture, is a comfortable posture that can be easily taken even by a person with a physical disability, the health device of the present invention that can take such a posture is very many people, for example, professional athletes only. It can also be used for people unfamiliar with sports, rehabilitation for therapists and the elderly, and can be said to be for everyone. Specifically, it is considered suitable for the following people.
・ Persons who work for a long time (so-called standing work)
・ People whose leg strength has declined or declined due to injury or age
・ Hard body
・ Person who wants to exercise but whose exercise is restricted due to physical condition
・ It is better to exercise physically (for example, people with high body fat percentage, people with metabolic syndrome, etc.)
In addition, since the operating mechanism is up and down rotation with the position where the lower body holding part is almost horizontal as the rotation top dead center, it can prevent excessive bending / extension of the ankle joint, and beyond the joint movable range at the end. It is possible to reliably prevent excessive bending / stretching.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to input a small and rhythmical reciprocating rotation to the lower body of the user, the muscle pump action is activated and the blood flow of the body (whole body) is further improved. Can do. In addition, the operation of moving the muscles in small increments and rhythmically is also effective in that the user's body is easily weakened.

Moreover, according to the invention of Claim 3 , a user's body can be loosened more effectively. In other words, the hip lift is originally an operation in which the trainee can actively move his / her hips in a supine posture with his knees up and loosen his body. In the present invention, the hip lift is a passive movement similar to this hip lift. Therefore, the user's body can be loosened more effectively.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in order to input alternate vertical movements as if a seesaw to the user's buttocks and feet, an operation more similar to a hip lift is applied to the user. The user becomes more easily unraveled.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 5 , the user naturally sits on the seat of the upper body support base, and the hip joint is easier to move than the normal sitting posture in which the user sits deeply. The posture makes the body easy to loosen (the body becomes easy to loosen).

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the user can easily move the upper body by attaching the pad, because the user takes a posture in which the upper body is slightly warped (a posture in which the chest is stretched) on the upper body support base. . Therefore, even when a rotation operation is input only to the foot, this operation can be easily transmitted from the leg portion to the upper body through the waist (for example, the shoulder can move easily), and the whole body can be loosened effectively.

Further, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the rotation operation (synchronized rotation operation) of the same phase is input to both feet of the user, the operation mechanism for rotating both feet, and thus the overall configuration of the health device is further improved. It can be formed simply. Incidentally, in the form of inputting such a synchronized rotation operation to the user, for example, blood flow is easily improved as compared with a case where the rotation operation is input by providing a phase difference of 180 degrees for each foot (that is, the whole body). Has been confirmed by the present applicant.
Further, according to the present invention, when inputting the rotation operation to the user's foot, the rotation width on the toe side is made smaller than that on the heel side. The user is more comfortable and the body is more easily loosened. That is, in general, when the toe side is stretched, the triceps surae stretch excessively, and the triceps surae may not be able to weaken well and may be difficult to loosen. However, in the present invention, such overstretching can be prevented.
In addition, the above-described operation of rotating the heel side greatly compared to the toe side is more effective because the rotation operation input from the foot is easily transmitted to the leg part, which eventually leads to the operation to the whole body. It can also have the effect of relaxing the whole body.

According to the invention described in claim 8 , since the operating mechanism for rotating the lower body holding portion is the flap rotation, the entire configuration of the operating mechanism and hence the health device can be configured simply. Further, the flap rotation is also preferable in that a small and rhythmic operation can be easily input to the muscle.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the seat portion and the backrest are formed to be freely bent, the user's body can be supported by the bending angle formed by the seat portion and the backrest. During use, proper operation is input to the user. That is, for example, when a rotation operation is input from the user's foot, the user's upper body tends to move away from the relaxation support driving body due to the repeatedly input rotation operation. Since the user's body can be received by the bending angle formed by the part and the backrest, the user's upper body can be prevented from moving away from the relaxation assisting drive body, and the user can constantly operate properly. It is input.

According to the invention described in claim 10 , since the connection interval between the relaxation support driving body and the upper body support base can be adjusted, depending on individual differences (for example, leg length and flexibility) depending on the user. These settings can be taken as appropriate. In addition, since the interval fixed and set according to the user can be maintained during use, an appropriate rotation operation can be reliably input to the user (lower body) and can be maintained.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, since the upper body support base is provided with a grip for attaching a hand, the user stabilizes the arm on the upper body support base by the grip, and the body (upper body) Tension can be suppressed. In addition, blurring of the body when the rotation operation is input from the relaxation support driving body is also suppressed.

It is the perspective view (a) which shows the use condition of the passive health instrument (Example 1) of this invention, and a skeletal side view (b). It is a top view which shows skeletally the passive health instrument (Example 1) of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the fixing means for preventing the leg | foot mounted on the lower body holding | maintenance part not to move and to lift up during operation input. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the pad was mounted | worn with the backrest and the user's upper body was made to bend. It is explanatory drawing which shows skeletally the action | operation mechanism of Example 2 made not only to rotate a leg | foot vertically but to move it also back and forth. Side view (a) skeletally showing a state of performing a pseudo hip lift with the passive health device (Example 3) of the present invention, and a side view skeletally showing a state of performing a pseudo lining jump with the same health device (B). It is explanatory drawing which shows skeletally the passive health device of Example 4 which was made to perform a pseudo | simulation dolphin kick. It is explanatory drawing which shows skeletally the passive health device of Example 5 which made it move up and down alternately a user's buttocks and a leg | foot. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional health appliance with which a pedaling operation | movement is added to a user.

  The mode for carrying out the present invention includes one described in the following embodiments, and further includes various methods that can be improved within the technical idea.

  The passive health device 1 of the present invention repeatedly inputs the rotation operation to the lower body of the user M, for example, inputs the rotation operation of the same phase to both legs (lower limbs) of the user M in the supine posture. The device is designed to loosen the body of the user M. For this reason, the passive health device 1 of the present invention includes a relaxation support driving body 2 that repeatedly rotates the lower body of the user M, and a bed-like upper body support base 3 that mainly supports the upper body of the user M. These are formed and connected in series (the connection state will be described later). Here, the “upper body” refers to the upper part from the waist of the body, and has the same meaning as the upper body. On the other hand, the “lower body” refers to a lower part from the waist of the body, and has the same meaning as the lower body. In the present specification, the mechanism for repeatedly reciprocating the lower body of the user M in the relaxation support driving body 2 is referred to as an operation mechanism 10.

What is important here is that in the present invention, the user M does not actively move the muscles to actively rotate the lower body (legs, etc.), but the lower body is rotated by the passive health device 1. It is moved (inputted) and passive. That is, the user M is subjected to the operation by the passive health device 1 in a weak state where the physical strength is removed as much as possible (in other words, the state where the passive health device 1 is entrusted). In addition, since the body is not trained (actively) by applying force by itself, in this specification, the target person to whom the rotation operation is input is referred to as “user”, and “trainer”. I didn't.
In the following description, the description will be divided into five examples according to the form of the rotation operation input to the user M.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 as an example, a posture in which the user M is lying on his / her back (a supine posture) is a form in which a constant rotation in the vertical direction is applied only from the foot. In particular, in the first embodiment, since the toe side of the user M is the center of rotation, and mainly the vertical rotation that largely increases the heel side, such an operation is particularly referred to as a flap rotation (flap operation). Yes. That is, the operation mechanism 10 in the first embodiment is a flap rotation. Hereinafter, the relaxation support driving body 2 and the upper body support base 3 will be described.

First, the relaxation support driver 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1B and FIG. 2 as an example, the relaxation support driver 2 includes a motor as a drive source 11 and an operation conversion device 12 that converts rotation by the motor into flap rotation. Is.
Among these, the action conversion device 12 is formed in a casing shape in which a cross-sectional shape viewed from the side is substantially a trapezoid (a pair of parallel lines forming a trapezoid is a vertical direction), and a user's M feet (sole) on the top surface side. ) Is provided. Further, the lower body holding portion 13 is formed so as to be freely rotatable in the vertical direction (flap rotation) with the toe side of the foot placed thereon as a rotation base shaft 14 (set in a substantially horizontal direction).
Here, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the lower body holding portion 13 is formed by a single plate-like member (single plate), and this is the same phase of the flap rotation (synchronized left and right). This is a configuration based on easy input of flap rotation and simplification of the apparatus. However, the lower body holding portion 13 is not necessarily formed by a single plate-like member, and it is only necessary to input the synchronous rotation to both feet of the user M. Therefore, the lower body holding portion 13 that holds the left and right feet is left and right. It is also possible to form them separately. Hereinafter, the operation mechanism 10 that rotates the lower body holding portion 13 by the flap will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1B and 2, the operating mechanism 10 includes a driving sprocket 18 attached to a motor shaft (this is referred to as a driving shaft 17), and is also driven on the lower body holding portion 13 side. A driven sprocket 20 is attached to the shaft 19, and a chain 21 is wound around both the sprockets 18, 20, and the rotational drive of the motor is transmitted to the operation conversion device 12 (lower body holding portion 13).
In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, when transmitting rotation to the action | operation conversion apparatus 12 from a motor, it is preferable to transmit motive power with a suitable rotation ratio with a reduction gear. The number of vertical movements input to the foot is preferably about 180 times per minute.
In the above description, the rotational drive of the motor is transmitted by the sprocket and the chain. However, this may be a combination of a belt wheel and a toothed belt. Also, the motor may be applied with another drive source 11 such as a prime mover, which is common to other embodiments described later.

In addition, cams 22 that contact the lower body holding portion 13 are attached to the driven shaft 19 of the operation conversion device 12 (here, FIG. 1A and a pair of cams 22 on both ends of the driven shaft 19 as shown in FIG. 2). Installation) While the cam 22 rotates together with the driven shaft 19, the lower body holding part 13 is periodically pushed up from below to rotate the lower body holding part 13 up and down within a certain angle range, and the flap rotation ( The actuating mechanism 10) is realized.
Here, in order to accurately rotate the lower body holding portion 13 with the flap, it is preferable that the lower body holding portion 13 is always brought into contact with the cam 22 to prevent separation (lifting) from the cam 22. For this reason, the operation conversion device 12 can be provided with an urging body such as a spring that always makes the lower body holding portion 13 contact the cam 22.
Further, the flap rotation of the lower body holding portion 13 is such that the position in which the lower body holding portion 13 is substantially horizontal is set to the top dead center (rotation top dead center). It is formed to move up and down. This is because when the toe of the user M is stretched by the vertical movement of the lower body holding portion 13, the triceps surae stretch excessively and cannot be weakened easily and may not be easily loosened. This is also to prevent bending / extension (dorsiflexion / bottom flexion).

Further, the bottom dead center (rotation bottom dead center) of the lower body holding portion 13 is set to a position approximately 2 to 5 cm lower than the rotation top dead center (on the free end side of the lower body holding portion 13). The height difference is set to a relatively short vertical stroke (every minute vertical movement width). Of course, such a vertical stroke can be appropriately adjusted by moving the position of the foot back and forth when the user M places his / her foot on the lower body holding portion 13. That is, if the user M puts his / her foot forward, that is, close to the pivot base 14, the flap rotation input to the user's M foot has a smaller vertical stroke (amplitude) (in smaller increments). If the position of the foot is shifted backward, the flap rotation input to the user's M foot has a large vertical stroke (amplitude).
Further, it is preferable that the position of the foot of the user M is not necessarily adjustable only in the front-rear direction, but can also be freely adjusted in the width direction. In the case of the user M having a relatively narrow pelvis, it is preferable to place the foot on the lower body holding portion 13 with the distance between both feet narrowed, and in the case of the user M having a relatively wide pelvis. This is because it is preferable to place the foot on the lower body holding portion 13 with the space between both feet widened. In other words, it is preferable that a margin is provided in advance as the size of the lower body holding portion 13 so that such setting (adjustment) suitable for the body shape of the user M can be freely performed.

  In addition, when the user M simply puts his / her foot on the lower body holding portion 13 during the operation of the health appliance, the vertical rotation (flap rotation) input to the user's M foot is a small and rhythmic operation. For this reason, it is conceivable that the foot is separated from the lower body holding unit 13 (raised) or deviated from the initially set position. For this reason, in order to prevent such a phenomenon, it is preferable to provide a means for holding the foot of the user M (this is referred to as a fixing means 25) in the lower body holding portion 13 (mounting surface). The fixing unit 25 will be described.

As such fixing means 25, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the mounting surface of the lower body holding portion 13 is subjected to anti-slip processing such as unevenness (this is referred to as anti-slip unevenness 28), and is placed here. There is a method to keep the feet that are not displaced. This is a fixing means 25 that does not positively fix the foot placed on the lower body holding portion 13 but strengthens the holding force (placement force) of the placed foot, and the foot is fixed. Is preferable in that there is no tension or pressure that can be applied to the user M. In addition, if such fixing means 25 (anti-slip unevenness 28) is formed on almost the entire surface of the lower body holding portion 13, the position where the user M puts his / her foot can be freely changed, and the user M However, it is also possible to freely set the placement position (position where the foot is placed) in accordance with the body shape of the person.
Further, the fixing means 25 shown in FIG. 3B has a rubber 29 that bears an anti-slip action on the mounting surface of the lower body holding portion 13 and aims at the same effect as the anti-slip unevenness 28 shown in FIG. Is. Of course, when FIGS. 3A and 3B are fused to form the same rubber anti-slip unevenness 28 on the surface of the rubber 29, the foot placed on the lower body holding portion 13 is more difficult to be displaced. It is considered to be a more desirable form.

Next, the upper body support frame 3 will be described. The upper body support 3 is mainly for the upper body or trunk of the user M (excluding the head, neck and limbs) so that the operation from the passive health device 1 can be received while the user M is as weak as possible. In the present invention, the user M is supported in a laying posture (a lying posture). This is because the laying posture is a posture that reduces the tension of skeletal muscles, is hardly affected by gravity, and can reduce the abdominal pressure. In particular, in the first embodiment, the user M takes a supine posture, and more preferably a supine posture in which the body is raised slightly from the horizontal.
Of course, the lying posture capable of reducing the abdominal pressure includes a prone posture (a prone posture) in addition to such a supine posture. Incidentally, the supine posture in the present specification refers to a state where the upper body has risen up to approximately 30 degrees from the supine posture (the upper body is almost flat) in which the user M is leveled.
As shown in FIG. 1 as an example, the upper body support base 3 includes a seat portion 32 and a backrest 33, which support the user M with the connecting portion 35 as a rotation axis. It is formed on the side to be bent. Further, as an example, the inclination angle (bendable angle range) of the seat portion 32 is about horizontal to 15 degrees, and the backrest 33 is about horizontal to 30 degrees.

  In addition, the seat portion 32 shown in FIG. 1 is formed so that the depth dimension is relatively short and the user M naturally takes a posture of placing his / her waist shallowly. This is because the hip joint of the user M is intended to easily move up and down in response to the movement. That is, if it is such a seat part 32, the user M will take the attitude | position which put the waist | hip | lumbar shallowly on the seat part 32 naturally, and the so-called deeply seated attitude | position which mounted the seat bone firmly on the seat part 32 The hip joint is easier to move than the (normal sitting posture), and the user M is easily loosened. Incidentally, the idea of placing a lower waist on the seat 32 and making the hip joint easy to move is also a new idea not found in conventional devices (machines).

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), as an example, the upper body support base 3 is provided with a grip (handle) 34, which is used by the user M on the upper body support base 3. It is a grip part for turning the palm downward or slightly inwardly at the waist level. However, the grip 34 is not for the user M to grip firmly, but is for attaching the hand lightly to the part and stabilizing the entire arm of the user M, and the user M is more likely to be weakened. It is provided in consideration of this.
In addition, for the user M who repeatedly applies vertical movement to the foot, the body may naturally move to balance this vertical movement (this is an unconscious movement to balance, This is undesirable from the point of loosening the body. Therefore, for example, the user M who is in a supine posture on the upper body support base 3 touches the grip 34 so as to lightly grip the grip 34, thereby suppressing the above-described blur. For this reason, the grip 34 may be formed as an armrest (armrest) for stably holding the entire arm of the user M, rather than being formed as a grip portion.
The grip 34 is generally formed so as to protrude to the side of the upper body support base 3 at the level of the waist of the user M (in order not to hinder the operation of the legs). For example, it may be formed from the backrest 33 as shown in FIG. 1 (a), or may be formed from the seat portion 32 as shown in FIG. 1 (b) and FIG.

In general, the surface material of the seat portion 32 and the backrest 33 is formed (manufactured) by a hard material that does not cause pain to the user M during the input operation. This is in order to eliminate the adverse effects of soft materials that are not able to receive the input operation purely due to the lack of stability due to the shaking of the body during the input operation, causing tension, strength, and the like.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4 as an example, the backrest 33 is attached with a pad 36 (preferably somewhat harder) that acts on the back of the user M (specifically, slightly lower scapula). It is desirable to lightly warp the upper body of the user M attached to the upper body support base 3. In this state (the state where the upper body is slightly bent), the user M stands up slightly (becomes tilted forward), takes a posture that naturally stretches the chest, and the rotation operation input from the foot is performed. It is thought that it is easy to be transmitted smoothly to the upper body (that is, the upper body becomes easier to move), and the whole body is loosened more effectively.
In addition, for such an action, the pad 36 preferably has a semicircular shape (cross section) in which the action surface that contacts the back of the user M has an arc shape, and the backrest 33 is formed by a surface fastener or the like. It is desirable to adopt a detachable mounting structure. Of course, this is for the action position (attachment position / action height) to be changed according to the height (sitting height) of the user M or the like.

  The relaxation support driving body 2 and the upper body support base 3 adopt the above-described configuration. In installing these, the connection interval can be adjusted while both members are connected and fixed in series. An integral type is preferable. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a linear rail 38 is arranged from the base portion of the relaxation support driving body 2, and the upper body support base 3 is slidably mounted thereon, and the upper body support base is mounted. 3 is formed so as to be able to approach / separate from the relaxation assisting drive body 2. Of course, in adjusting the connection interval, once the setting according to the body of the user M is performed, the upper body support base 3 is fixed so as not to be displaced during use.

By adopting such a connection form, it becomes possible to make various settings according to individual differences depending on the user M, such as leg length and flexibility, and the upper body of the user M supports relaxation during use. It is possible to prevent the drive body 2 from being separated.
The height of the upper body support base 3 with respect to the relaxation support driving body 2 is set so that the seat 32 of the upper body support base 3 is approximately 10 cm above the rotational top dead center of the lower body holding section 13 and is substantially in a horizontal state. It is preferable to set the length of the leg portion so that the leg portion can be easily moved up and down, and tension and force are not generated in the body of the user M.

The passive health device 1 according to the first embodiment has the basic structure as described above. Hereinafter, a state in which passive flap rotation is input from the foot of the user M by this health device (operation). Aspect) will be described.
First, the posture of the user M will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the user M takes a laying posture (here, a supine posture) so as to be easy to be weakened on the upper body support base 3, and puts his / her foot on the lower body holding portion 13 in this state. (It is preferable to strengthen the holding force of the foot placed by the fixing means 25). Of course, the position where the foot is placed on the lower body holding unit 13 is input in accordance with the body shape of the user M, for example, the distance between both feet according to the width of the pelvis, and the range of motion of the user M. The size of the vertical stroke of the flap rotation, that is, the front and rear positions of both feet is set as appropriate.
Further, as a posture of the user M who receives the flap rotation, it is preferable to bend the knee joint so that the lower leg is substantially perpendicular to the lower body holding portion 13. Furthermore, the hand is lightly gripped with the grip 34 (so-called thumbless grip is preferable), so that the arms of the user M are released, the body (upper body) tension is suppressed, and the vertical movement is suppressed. The blurring of the body when input is also suppressed.
Furthermore, when the pad 36 is attached to the backrest 33 at a position where the shoulder of the user M acts slightly below the scapula, the upper body of the user M in the supine posture naturally warps in an arch shape. For example, the shoulder of the user M is easy to move, and even if a rotation operation is input from the foot, the operation is easily transmitted to the shoulder.

When the relaxation support driving body 2 is activated in such a posture, the lower body holding portion 13 is pivoted up and down in small increments, and this operation is centered on the toe side of the user M's foot held here. Are input as flap rotation. This force (actuation) is sequentially transmitted from the lower leg of the user M to the thigh, then to the hip joint / buttock, and the entire leg is alternately pushed up and down. Input / decompression (stretch / shrink) is repeated in MTC (muscle-tendon complex), and the blood flow of the user M improves and the body loosens as if it responds to it.
Incidentally, the flap rotation (that is, the vertical rotation of the lower body holding portion 13) input to the user M's foot is about 180 times per minute as an example.

Here, how the user M's body is loosened and the flexibility and elasticity are improved by the passive vertical rotation will be described.
Even if it is passive, the user's M leg is moved up and down (rotated up and down), which means that the muscle of the user M is stretched and contracted. The improvement of lymph flow and venous return is synergistic. As a result, oxidized and diffused H ⁺ ions are efficiently reabsorbed and stimulated from inside the muscle cell, and the synthesized ATP hydrolysis energy (ATP is abbreviation for Adenosine Tri-Phosphate) It is thought that it activates the Ca pump, takes Ca ²⁺ ions into the sarcoplasmic reticulum, relaxes the hardened (also referred to as relaxation insufficiency) skeletal muscle, and restores flexibility and elasticity (relaxes the body). .

  In particular, in this embodiment, such a passive vertical movement is input in a state where the user M is in a supine posture (a lining posture). It is a posture that can reduce the tension and weaken it, and can suppress the influence of gravity (it can reduce the abdominal pressure). For this reason, it is considered that lymph flow and blood flow restriction are minimized. In addition, the laying posture can suppress energy consumption, that is, oxidation. Thus, the posture eliminates skeletal muscle tension and promotes weakness of the body, which reduces the pressure on lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. In addition, this enlarges the diameter of the lymphatic vessel and the diameter of the blood vessel, and the lymph flow and blood flow are improved (edema is improved) from the Poiseuille equation. For this reason, it is considered that the body of the user M is more easily loosened in the laying posture.

The reason why the vertical movement of the lower body holding portion 13 is set to a small stroke and the vertical movement is input to the user M every moment is to make the muscle pump action active and rhythmical.
Further, the reason why the rotation base shaft 14 of the lower body holding portion 13 is positioned on the toe side and mainly the heel side is raised is to prevent the user M from being strained. That is, if the toe side is raised and stretched, the triceps surae may overstretch, fail to weaken well, and may be difficult to loosen.

  Here, the operation input to the body of the user M is based on an operation called hip lift, which is a training person (athlete) in a supine posture on the floor and with his knees up. This is an operation of repeatedly moving the waist up and down by pressing the floor with the legs (legs) and the back (upper body). In this hip lift, the trainee can also move his / her hips up and down at his own will to loosen the body (legs). Although different, the idea (technical idea) that such a movement is input from the foot of the user M by the relaxation support driving body 2 is the first embodiment. Therefore, in order to loosen the body more effectively, it is preferable to approximate the body movement of the trainee who is performing the hip lift. For this reason, as described above in the first embodiment, the depth dimension of the seat portion 32 is compared. Short. That is, in such an upper body support stand 3, the user M takes a posture in which the waist is naturally shallowly placed on the seat portion 32, and the hip joint is easily moved.

  In addition, when the pad 36 is mounted on the backrest 33, more specifically, when the pad 36 is mounted so that the pad 36 comes into contact with the lower corner of the shoulder blade of the user M, the user M is placed on the upper body support base 3. Thus, the upper body is lightly warped (chest is stretched) and the pelvic anteversion posture is achieved, and an effective input operation mainly using hamstrings is easily brought about from the stretched gluteal muscle group. In addition to that, the scapula is separated from the backrest 33, and the mobility can be improved. And from such a thing, even if rotational operation is input from a leg like a present Example, this is easy to be transmitted to an upper body and it is thought that a whole body is easily loosened. By the way, in the experiment conducted by the applicant, the upper body (shoulder) does not move as soon as the rotation operation is input from the foot, but the movement of the upper body is observed after a while after the operation input to the foot. It was. From this, it is considered that the movement of the upper body is gradually loosened from the lower body, and then this is transmitted to the upper body and the upper body (shoulder) moves. This suggests that the blood flow volume of the whole body such as the hand is improved even when the operation input is from the foot.

  The above-described operation mechanism 10 and the operation conversion device 12 are the flap rotation in which the rotation base shaft 14 is set almost horizontally at a fixed position on the toe side in the lower body holding portion 13 and mainly the heel side is up and down. In the second embodiment, the lower body holding portion 13 is rotated up and down as a whole while the rotation base shaft 14 on the toe side is also moved up and down. In addition, when it is desired to distinguish such an operation mechanism from the flap rotation (operation mechanism 10 / operation conversion device 12), these are attached to the operation mechanism 10B / operation conversion device 12B.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 5, the operating mechanism 10 </ b> B rotates the front (toe side) of the lower body holding portion 13 with a small circular motion and rotates the rear (heel side) with a larger circular motion in synchronization. realizable. For this reason, as the operation conversion device 12B, receiving holes 41a and 41b for bearing operation are formed on the front and rear of the lower body holding portion 13 (the toe side is the front and the heel side is the rear), and the shaft portions 42a and 42b are rotatable here. It is inserted. The shaft portions 42a and 42b are provided at the peripheral edges of the rotating plates 43a and 43b having different sizes, that is, at eccentric positions shifted from the center of rotation, whereby the front and rear shaft portions 42a and 42b have different diameters. It draws a circular orbit. With such a configuration, when the front and rear rotating plates 43a and 43b are rotated at the same rotational speed (synchronous rotation), the front and rear shaft portions 42a and 42b perform circular motions having different rotation radii. While moving slightly in the front-rear direction, it also operates in the vertical direction, and the heel side moves up and down greatly (this is also a kind of vertical rotation).

Incidentally, in order to rotate the front and rear rotary plates 43a and 43b synchronously, for example, a front sprocket 45a is provided on the shaft 44a of the front rotary plate 43a (corresponding to the driven shaft 19 described above), and the shaft 44b of the rear rotary plate 43b. In addition, a rear sprocket 45b having substantially the same diameter is provided, and a chain 46 is wound around both the sprockets 45a and 45b to transmit the rotation.
Also here, as shown in FIG. 5, the state in which the lower body holding portion 13 is horizontal is the top dead center (rotation top dead center), and is moved up and down below this .
Here, the receiving hole 41b into which the rear shaft portion 42b is inserted is formed in a long hole shape, but this absorbs the difference in rotational radius between the shaft portions 42a and 42b, and the above operation of the lower body holding portion 13 is performed. This is to make it smooth. Therefore, the rear shaft portion 42b is in a kind of rotational sliding contact with the receiving hole 41b.

  Hereinafter, the effect of such an operation mechanism 10B (operation conversion device 12B) will be described. Since the lower body holding portion 13, that is, the user M's foot is moved in the front-rear direction while being moved up and down (up and down rotation) by the operation mechanism 10 </ b> B, this is close to the carrying of the foot during walking. In this case, it is easy to get used to, which leads to a sense of security, and it is considered that the body is more easily loosened. Moreover, since a back-and-forth movement is added to the vertical rotation, a comfortable feeling for the user M can be brought about.

In the third embodiment, in addition to inputting the operation similar to the hip lift described in the first embodiment (this is referred to as “pseudo hip lift”) to the user M by one passive health device 1, In this embodiment, an operation similar to an ing jump (this is referred to as a “pseudo lining jump”) can be input.
Here, the pseudo lining jump is, for example, as shown in FIG. 6B, in a state where the user M is lying on his / her back (a supine posture), and the user M's body is pivoted from the sole of the foot. To act as if the user M is jumping (this is not an active jump, so this is passive jumping) and loosens the body of the user M.

  Hereinafter, the passive health device 1 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, in addition to the operation mechanism 10 for pseudo hip lift (operation conversion device 12) described in the first embodiment, this device includes an operation mechanism 10C (operation conversion device) for pseudo lining jump (for passive jumping). 12C). Therefore, here, the operation mechanism for the pseudo hip lift is given the same reference numeral “10” as in the first embodiment, and the operation mechanism 10C (operation conversion device 12C) for the pseudo lining jump will be described below. The pseudo-lining jump member is suffixed with “C”.

The operation mechanism 10C (operation conversion device 12C) is provided above the operation conversion device 12, and more specifically, a lower body holding portion 13C is provided in a suspended state above the rotation base shaft 14, and the upper end of this is provided. The lower end side of the lower body holding portion 13C is rotatably attached with the side provided as a rotation base shaft 14C.
A driven shaft 19C is provided in the vicinity of the lower body holding portion 13C, and a cam 22C that contacts the lower body holding portion 13C and a driven sprocket 20C that rotates integrally with the cam 22C are attached thereto. Further, a chain 21C is wound between the driven sprocket 20C and the motor-side drive sprocket 18, and the drive of the motor is transmitted to the cam 22C via various members so as to rotate the lower body holding portion 13C. Configured. For this reason, the rotation operation of the lower body holding portion 13C is also the flap rotation.

Here, in the present embodiment, since the lower body holding portion 13C is attached in the suspended state as described above, it is conceivable that the lower body holding portion 13C is easily separated from the cam 22C during the rotation operation. Therefore, in order to prevent this, it is preferable to provide a biasing body such as a spring (not shown) in the operation conversion device 12C so that the lower body holding portion 13C is always brought into contact with the cam 22C.
Further, the rotation operation of the lower body holding portion 13C is set so as to rotate in the direction approaching the user M side (the direction of pressing the sole of the user M) from the vertical downward direction of the lower body holding portion 13C. ing.
As described above, in the third embodiment, the driving from the motor is converted into the operating mechanism 10 (operation converting device 12) for pseudo hip lift and the operating mechanism 10C (operation converting device 12C) for pseudo lining jump. However, this is not always converted into both operations, and it is desirable to switch the power transmission from the motor and convert it into only one operation for each item input to the user M. .

Moreover, since the upper body support frame 3 used in the third embodiment is slightly different from the upper body support frame 3 of the first embodiment, the upper body support frame 3 will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 6 as an example, the upper body support base 3 used in the third embodiment is an integral type in which the seat portion 32C and the backrest 33C are not bent. The integrated seat portion 32C and backrest 33C are slidably provided on a support base body 31C having a shallow inclination with the operation conversion device 12C side downward. Here, reference numeral 38C in the figure denotes a rail, and the support base body 31C is formed to slide along the rail 38C.
The reason why the support base body 31C is provided with a shallow slope is that a pseudo lining jump is assumed. That is, when passive jumping is applied, the body of the user M naturally returns to the lower body holding part 13C side, or it is considered to be easy to return. As an example, the inclination angle is about 20 to 30 degrees from the horizontal. Is set.

Further, since such a shallow inclination is given to the support base body 31C (rail 38C), the seat 32C is inclined so that the seat bone of the user M does not slide down (so as to stably support the user M). It is preferable to attach an inclination of a substantially square shape together with the backrest 33C. Of course, when performing the pseudo hip lift, it is necessary to fix the seat (the seat portion 32C and the backrest 33C) so as not to slide. Therefore, the fixing means (sliding stop means) for stopping the slide on the seat portion 32C and the backrest 33C. ) Is provided.
Reference numeral 34C in the figure denotes a grip (handle), which is provided at two locations on the top and bottom. When performing the pseudo hip lift, as shown in FIG. 6A, the hand is attached to the grip 34C below, that is, the side of the waist. When performing the pseudo lining jump, This is because, as shown in b), a hand is attached to the grip 34C above, that is, obliquely above the head. Incidentally, a method of applying a wrist strap used for lifting a heavy object during weight training and reducing the grip strength is suitable for the upper grip 34C.

Hereinafter, although the operation mode of the third embodiment will be described, the pseudo hip lift has been already described in the first embodiment, and is omitted. Here, the pseudo lining jump mode and the pseudo lining jump are performed by the user M. Explain how the body relaxes.
First, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user M takes a laying posture, puts his / her foot (heel) on the lower body holding part 13C, and further attaches his hand lightly to the upper grip 34C. Here, in order to perform the pseudo lining jump, the seats such as the seat portion 32C and the backrest 33C are set to be slidable (if they are fixed, the fixing means is released).

When the relaxation support driving body 2 is activated in such a posture, the lower body holding portion 13C rotates in small increments, and the user M inputs a rotation operation from the sole toward the center of the body (in the median direction). Is done. This rotation operation is a flap rotation centering on the toe side of the foot of the user M. This is because if the toe of the user M is stretched too much due to the reciprocating rotation of the lower body holding portion 13C, the foot may be strained and difficult to loosen, and excessive ankle flexion / extension (dorsiflexion / plantar flexion) ) To prevent the above).
Here, in the case of the pseudo lining jump, since the seat on which the body of the user M is placed is set to be slidable, an excessive load is not applied to the user M's foot, for example, the ankle joint is bent excessively. There is nothing to be done. This force (actuation) is repeatedly input / weakened (stretched / contracted) to the MTC of the user M's ankle joint-knee joint-hip circumference muscle group, and seems to respond to this. In addition, the blood flow of the user M is improved and the body is loosened.

In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 as an example, an operation similar to a dolphin kick is performed by the passive health device 1 substantially following the first embodiment (this is referred to as a “pseudo dolphin kick”). It is the Example input from a leg (lower leg). Here, the above-mentioned dolphin kick is a movement of a butterfly that is a kind of swimming method, that is, a movement of kicking the water while aligning both feet, and this is input to the user M as a passive operation. In what is called "pseudo Dolphin kick".
For this reason, in the fourth embodiment, the user M takes the prone posture (the prone posture), and therefore, the upper body support base 3 has the entire support portion as shown in FIG. It is preferable to use a flat thing (for example, a flat type bench etc.). Of course, the upper body support base 3 is not limited to such a completely flat type bench, but a separate type having a seat 32 and a backrest 33 as in the first embodiment is used. In this case, the seat 32 and the backrest 33 are set in a flat shape for use.

  On the other hand, the relaxation support driving body 2 (the operation mechanism 10 and the operation conversion mechanism 12) can be the same as in the first embodiment, but in the fourth embodiment, the user M takes a prone posture, Unlike the first embodiment, the way of placing is such that the instep to the shin (lower leg) is placed on the lower body holding part 13 as shown in FIG. In this embodiment as well, it is preferable to provide the fixing means 25 in the lower body holding portion 13 and hold the leg of the user M placed thereon. Incidentally, in FIG. 7, the lower leg is placed on the lower body holding portion 13 so that the instep of the foot is positioned on the rotation base shaft 14.

And, by such a pseudo-dolphin kick, the user M is repeatedly input / weakened (stretched / contracted) to the MTC of the ankle joint, the knee joint, and the hip circumference muscle group, and responds to this. As such, the blood flow of the user M is improved and the body is loosened. By the way, in the experiment conducted by the present applicant, when this pseudo Dolphin kick is input from the lower body of the user M, only the rotation operation is input from the lower limbs, but by pushing up from the lower body, It was confirmed that the upper body gradually weakened (eventually, the tip of the head was shaken) and the whole body was loosened. Further, when such an operation is input as a different rotation operation to the left and right feet, that is, when the rotation operation is input to the left and right feet with a phase difference of 180 degrees, the effects up to here are obtained. It has also been confirmed by the applicant that there was not. Therefore, in order to efficiently loosen the whole body of the user M, it is considered to be more effective to input the left / right synchronized rotation operation from the user's M leg (lower leg).
Further, since this is the same with the above-described pseudo hip lift and pseudo lining jump, in the present invention, it is mentioned in the scope of claims that a synchronous rotation operation is input to both feet of the user M. It is. Further, considering that such an effect can be achieved because the relaxation support driving body 2 inputs a synchronous rotation operation to the foot of the user M, the relaxation support driving body 2, that is, the user M's. The technique itself for inputting the synchronized rotation operation to the foot can also be independently evaluated, and can be filed separately.

The fifth embodiment is a passive health device 1 in which the user's M's buttocks and feet are alternately rotated up and down, and the user M is input with a passive operation more resembling a hip lift. It is a thing. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8 as an example, the user M takes a supine posture with his knees up, and places both his buttocks and feet on both front and rear ends of the lower body holding portion 13E. At this time, in this embodiment, from the viewpoint of inputting an operation very similar to a hip lift to the user M, the buttocks are moved up and down, and accordingly, the user M's feet are also moved up and down. More specifically, it is an operation that lowers the foot when the buttocks rise, and conversely raises the foot when the buttocks descend, and moves the buttocks and feet up and down like a seesaw. is there. Here, also in the present embodiment, the position where the lower body holding portion 13E (rear portion) that holds the buttocks of the user M is substantially horizontal is defined as the rotational top dead center . That is, for the buttocks, while moving up and down to be substantially horizontal position is rotated TDC, the foot (toe) portion, in which vertically moves as substantially horizontal position is rotated BDC is there.

Next, the operation mechanism 10E and the operation conversion device 12E of the passive health instrument 1 (device for inputting the operation) of the fifth embodiment will be described. Basically, the structure of the first embodiment is followed. Therefore, the description of the same constituent members is omitted, and here, members and configurations different from those of the first embodiment will be mainly described. In addition, about the member from which Example 1 differs in the objective (function), as mentioned above, it attaches | subjects "E" to the end of a code | symbol, and distinguishes.
Since the passive health device 1 of the fifth embodiment places the buttocks and feet on the front and rear ends of the lower body holding portion 13E, the position of the pivot base 14E is different from that of the first embodiment. As described above, a rotation base shaft 14E is provided between a part on which the foot is placed (front end) and a part on which the heel part is placed (rear end), and more specifically, the center of the lower body holding part 13E is rotated to a position closer to the front end A base shaft 14E is provided. In other words, the position of the rotation base shaft 14E is set so that the distance from the rotation base shaft 14E to the rear end is longer than the distance from the rotation base shaft 14E to the front end. Here, the reason why the position of the rotation base shaft 14E is provided closer to the front end (because it was not provided at the center position) is that it is preferable to move the heel portion up and down largely, as it is closer to the actual hip lift. .

In addition, for this reason, cams 22E are provided in contact with the front and rear ends of the lower body holding portion 13E on which the feet and the buttocks are placed (the front one is the front cam 22Ea and the rear one is the rear one). the posterior cam 22Eb), each cam 22Ea, 22 Eb is formed so as to push up alternately around the lower holding portion 13E. Here, the cams 22E are provided at both front and rear ends of the lower body holding portion 13E to reliably push up the part on which the foot and the heel are placed.For example, even if only the rear end on which the buttock is placed is pushed up, As long as the buttocks and legs can be moved up and down alternately, only one cam 22E may be used. Of course, it is preferable to provide the cams 22E at both the front and rear ends in order to prevent a load from being applied to either the front or rear (uneven load) due to the structure of the apparatus.
Incidentally, reference numerals 19E and 20E in the figure are driven shafts and driven sprockets that rotate together with the cam 22E, and reference numeral 21E is a chain that transmits rotation from the drive source 11 to the front and rear driven sprockets 20E.

Further, in the fifth embodiment, since the buttocks are placed on the lower body holding portion 13E, the seat support 32 is not necessary as the upper body support base 3, and therefore the support base body 31E has substantially only the backrest 33E. Become.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the pad 36 is provided on the upper body support base 3, but this is not necessarily an essential component in this embodiment.

  And the passive health instrument 1 of this Example 5 inputs a vertical motion alternately with good balance (reasonably) to a user's M buttocks and a leg by such a structure, Therefore, a user M performs an operation very similar to a hip lift, and this makes the body of the user M more easily loosened. By the way, compared with the case where the rotation operation was input only to the foot, it was possible to experience that the whole body (for example, the fingertip of the hand) warmed faster when it was input to both the buttocks and the foot. Yes, this suggests that blood flow is improved faster in this embodiment, which is input from both the buttocks and feet, and that the body has been loosened faster.

Even if the passive health device 1 of the fifth embodiment is applied, it is not always necessary to input the vertical movement to both the buttocks and the foot. For example, the user M applies to the lower body holding portion 13E. It is also possible to put only the buttocks (legs open to the left and right and place on the floor), and to input a passive pivoting action only to the buttocks. Has been confirmed by people.
Of course, it is also possible for the user M to place only his / her feet on the lower body holding portion 13E (in this case, the buttocks are preferably placed shallowly on the upper body support base 3), and a passive rotation operation is input only to the feet. It is also possible (similar to Example 1).

Hereinafter, specific examples (effects) confirmed by the present applicant using the passive health device 1 of the present invention will be described.
(a) Swelling due to internal hemorrhage from the lower thigh to the entire lower limb due to bruise of the knee joint was improved and healed cleanly in about 10 days.
(b) A man in his 90s who had difficulty in walking because he had lost his visual acuity was able to grab and walk on the walker.
(c) Long-standing sciatica disappeared.
(d) A player whose knee joint could not bend at all due to a contusion of the quadriceps due to knee kicking recovered normal joint range of motion within a short period of time.
(e) Women in their 90s who were unable to sit upright now can do it.
(f) A 61 kg 33-year-old bicycle rider who had missed training was able to perform a full squat of 190 kg.
As described above, the present invention is not a device for enhancing the exercise ability of the user M or increasing the strength, but as a result, as shown in the above item (f), the muscle tendon complex It can be seen that the improvement in the flexibility and elasticity of the garment has an effect on the strength improvement.

  The present invention is a passive health device in which a user does not actively move his / her muscles, and the body can be loosened only by inputting a passive rotation operation from the lower body. It can also be used for warming up before the main exercise and cooling down after the main exercise. In addition, since the user can input a passive pivoting action simply by placing the body (upper body) on the health device, the health device may have poor leg strength due to injury or age. Even people who have declined can use it for rehabilitation without difficulty.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passive health appliance 2 Relaxation support drive body 3 Upper body support stand 10 Actuation mechanism (flap rotation)
10B Actuating mechanism (Example 2)
10C Actuating mechanism (Example 3)
10E Actuating mechanism (Example 5)
11 Drive source 12 Operation converter (Flap rotation)
12B Operation converter (Example 2)
12C Operation converter (Example 3)
12E Operation converter (Example 5)
13 Lower body holding part 13C Lower body holding part (vertical rotation and back and forth movement)
13E Lower body holding part (Example 5)
14 rotating base shaft 14C rotating base shaft (Example 3)
14E Rotating shaft (Example 5)
17 Drive shaft 18 Drive sprocket 19 Drive shaft 19C Drive shaft (Example 3)
19E driven shaft (Example 5)
20 driven sprocket 20C driven sprocket (Example 3)
20E driven sprocket (Example 5)
21 Chain 21C Chain (Example 3)
21E chain (Example 5)
22 cam 22C cam (Example 3)
22E cam (Example 5)
22Ea Front cam (Example 5)
22Eb Rear cam (Example 5)
25 Fixing means 28 Anti-slip uneven 29 Rubber 31C Support base body (Example 3)
31E Supporting stand body (Example 5)
32 seat part 32C seat part (Example 3)
33 Back 33C Back (Example 3)
33E Backrest (Example 5)
34 grip 34C grip (Example 3)
35 connecting portion 36 pad 38 rail 38C rail (Example 3)
41a receiving hole (front)
41b Receiving hole (rear)
42a Shaft (front)
42b Shaft (rear)
43a Rotating plate (front)
43b Rotating plate (rear)
44a Shaft (of rotating plate 43a)
44b Shaft (of rotating plate 43b)
45a Sprocket (front)
45b Sprocket (rear)
46 Chain C Chair M User

Claims (11)

A relaxation assist driver that inputs passive actuation to the user's lower body;
A health device mainly comprising an upper body support for supporting the upper body of the user,
The relaxation support driving body includes a lower body holding portion that holds a user's lower body, and an operation mechanism that repeatedly rotates the lower body holding portion in a vertical direction .
The pivot base of the lower body holding part is set at a position near the front end of the lower body holding part that is the toe side of the foot that the user puts on the lower body holding part, and the lower body holding part is substantially horizontal at the rear end side. Is set to the rotational top dead center,
The upper body support stand supports the user in a laying posture in which the user can reduce the tension of skeletal muscles and reduce abdominal pressure,
In this state, Gushi ho the body of the user by repeatedly inputting the passive turnable operation under body of the user from the lower holding portion, also a feature that it has to recover the flexibility, elasticity Passive health appliances.
2. The passive health device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation width of the lower body holding portion is set to a stroke width that inputs a small and rhythmic reciprocal rotation to the lower body of the user.
The passive mechanism according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the operating mechanism is a mechanism that inputs a movement resembling a hip lift, which is one of strength training, to the lower body of the user as a passive rotational operation. Health equipment.
The lower body holding part is formed so that both ends rotate alternately, and the user's buttocks and legs are respectively held by the rotating both ends,
The passive health device according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a passive rotation operation is alternately input to the user's buttocks and feet by the operation mechanism.
The upper body support cradle, Ri formed comprises a seat portion and a backrest,
And depth of the seat is loaded user shallower waist naturally seat, passive fitness tool according to claim 3, wherein the hip of the user is set to facilitate movement.
On the backrest of the upper body support base, a pad that can change the mounting position appropriately is detachably attached,
6. The user according to claim 5 , wherein the user receives an input operation from the lower body in a state where the back of the upper body support base naturally contacts the pad and the upper body is lightly stretched. Passive health equipment.
It said lower body holding unit holds the only feet of the user, is intended to enter the turnable operation of the same phase to both feet of the user,
And said actuating mechanism is a mechanism to slightly flexion / extension of the ankle of the user's foot, Note and claim the toe side, characterized in that for smaller rotation than the heel side 1,2 The passive health device according to 3, 5, or 6 .
The actuating mechanism is configured so that a substantially fixed position on the toe side of the lower body holding portion that holds the user's foot is set as a pivot base, and is a flap rotation that greatly increases the user's heel side compared to the toe side. 8. A passive health device according to claim 7, wherein
The The seat and backrest of the upper body support frame, according to claim, characterized in that the connecting portion of both as a rotation axis, formed by bending movably formed on the side which supports the user 5,6,7 Or the passive health appliance of 8 .
Wherein A relaxed supporting driver and the upper body support frame, according to claim, characterized in that while fixedly connected in series state, is integral to the coupling intervals are adjustably formed 1,2,3,4 The passive health device according to 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 .
The upper body support base is provided with a grip for turning the user's palm downward or slightly rotating the elbow. When the user inputs a passive rotation operation from the lower body, The passive health device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 , wherein the grip is lightly gripped on the support base.

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