JP5602388B2 - major - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a measure, and more particularly, to a measure that is wound around a torso of a person to be measured and measures an abdominal circumference dimension.

  In recent years, the importance of health management accompanying the extension of lifespan has been regarded as important, and in particular, there has been an increasing interest in metabolic syndrome and various diseases resulting therefrom. In particular, the measurement of the abdominal circumference is closely related to the amount of subcutaneous fat, so it is regarded as one of the important indexes in health care, and is more important as a measurement item at the time of health examination.

  Conventionally, when measuring the abdominal circumference at the time of a health check or the like, it is usual to wrap a measure around the torso of the person to be measured and directly measure the abdominal circumference dimension. However, in the above measurement method, it is necessary to separately record the measured waist circumference measurement value on a recording sheet or the like in order to observe the middle to long-term fluctuation of the waist circumference measurement value.

  Self-measurement and self-management are desirable for measurement values, but fluctuations in waist circumference must be captured over a span of months to years, and there is a great risk of loss or contamination of recording paper or notebooks, which is troublesome for the measurer. There is a drawback of being.

  On the other hand, for example, a method for measuring the abdominal circumference of the person to be measured using a belt provided with an encoder (sensor) at the buckle portion of the belt has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1). However, in the above method, the measuring instrument is complicated and the cost may increase. In addition, there is a lot of inconvenience for the person being measured, such as the need to use a dedicated belt.

Alternatively, a measurement system is proposed in which the measured value displayed on the liquid crystal monitor is stored in the memory when the determination button is pressed while the current measured value is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor in real time as the measure expands or contracts. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2). Even in this method, the size of the apparatus is large, which may increase the cost.
JP 2000-155037 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-101988

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention has an object to provide a measure capable of recording measurement values at low cost.

The measure according to claim 1 is characterized in that a plurality of entry fields written on the measurement surface as month, day, and cm are provided along the length direction .

In the invention with the above configuration, a memo or a note is not required when recording the measurement value, and a plurality of entry columns for describing the month, day, and cm are provided in the length direction, so that various data are dissipated. It can be a major without fear.

  The measure according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the configuration according to claim 1, a full name entry field of the person to be measured is provided on the zero point side.

  In the invention with the above configuration, since it is possible to determine that the measure is a product used by a specific person at the time of measurement, mixed use can be avoided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the second aspect, the first and last name entry field is provided on the back side of the measurement surface.

  In the invention with the above configuration, since the first and last name entry fields are provided on the back side of the measurement surface, measurement can be performed without hindering entry of measurement values.

  The measure according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the print color and / or the background color are changed within a range of a predetermined numerical value or more. To do.

  In the invention with the above-described configuration, for example, when measuring the waist circumference of an adult, in the range exceeding a predetermined numerical value, it is possible to alert the measurer or the person to be measured as the size requiring attention.

  Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the measure can be recorded at a low cost.

<Overview>
FIG. 1 shows a measure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the measure 10 has a roll tape shape. When the measure 10 is housed, it is wound into a roll shape and housed in a case (not shown) or the like. The measure 10 is a writing instrument such as a pencil, such as synthetic paper, and is formed of a material that can be easily written on the surface.

  A scale 12 is printed at one end in the width direction on the outer peripheral surface of the measure 10 wound in a roll tape shape, and the scale 12 is set to a large scale 12A at predetermined intervals, for example, at 10 cm intervals.

  The scale 12 is sequentially printed with, for example, centimeters, with one end on the starting point (0 cm) side of the measure 10 as a tip 18, and may be printed to the order of millimeters as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the scale 12 may be configured so that the background color or the print color or both are different from the numerical values lower than that in a specific numerical value or higher portion. In other words, the area to be measured is changed by changing the print color and / or the background color, such as a yellow sensitive area 12B (not shown) above 80cm, such as a yellow critical area 12B above 80cm, and a red hazard area 12C above 95cm. A person may be alerted. Additional information may be added, such as displaying by gender by dividing colors and patterns.

  A data entry field 14 is provided at the other end in the width direction on the outer peripheral surface of the measure 10 wound in a roll tape shape. In the data entry column 14, for example, the measurement date and measurement value (cm) can be entered, and when the abdominal circumference measurement is performed, the measurement date and the abdominal circumference measurement value can be written.

  On the other hand, on the inner peripheral surface of the measure 10 wound in the form of a roll tape, for example, a name column 16 is provided on the tip end 18 side. The name of the user or the person being measured can be entered. Alternatively, the surface processing of the major 10 may be changed only in the name column 16 portion, and the written name and other information may be difficult to erase. Or you may be set as the structure which describes and sticks to a seal | sticker etc. separately.

  The case not shown is not particularly limited in terms of material, structure, etc., but is provided with a memo field etc. that refrains from the data entry column 14 and the name column 16 provided on the outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the major 10. May be.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the procedure for measuring the circumference of the DUT 50 using the measure 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows.

  That is, the measure 10 is wound around the object 50 to be measured, and the peripheral length of the object 50 is measured at the place where the tip 18 abuts, that is, at the measurement place 20 that abuts the measure 10 far from the tip 18.

<Effect>
Since this invention was set as the said structure, it has the following outstanding effects.

  In other words, the measure 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can record the measured value of the device under test 50 together with the measurement date and time in the data entry column 14 at the time of measurement, thereby forming a data record. In particular, when the measured value is a numerical value that varies with time, for example, if the abdominal circumference dimension of the human body, the entry in the data entry column 14 is recorded as the abdominal circumference dimension for each measurement date and time.

  Further, when the name of the person to be measured is entered in the name column 16, the measure 10 corresponds to each person to be measured even in an environment where there are a plurality of persons to be measured. There is no possibility that the data will be mistaken, and since the measurement date and time is recorded together with the data, the measurement subject can be prompted to measure at predetermined intervals. Furthermore, maintenance of the measure 10 and measurement data by the person to be measured may be performed.

  Furthermore, as described above, the portion of the scale 12 that is greater than or equal to a specific value can be given a color or pattern that is different from the value less than that, so that the subject can be alerted to the measured value.

  The measurement data may be processed at any time for each measurement, or graphed at regular intervals such as half a year or one year. For example, the measurement data may be forgotten by checking the measurement date and time in the data entry column 14 before measurement. It is also possible to prevent mistakes in measurement intervals. Alternatively, a column for entering the increase / decrease such as “+3 cm” may be provided by comparing the data at the time of measurement with the data at the time of the previous measurement.

<Others>
As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to said Example at all, and can implement in a various aspect in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  That is, in this embodiment, the abdominal circumference measurement for measuring the circumference of the human body has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the case where it is used for measurement of data whose dimensions change with time. It can also be applied to dimensional fluctuations and plant growth record data collection.

It is a perspective view which shows the measure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the usage method of the measure which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

10 Major 12 Scale 12A Large scale 12B Caution area 14 Data entry field 16 Name field 18 Tip 20 Measurement location 50 Device under test

Claims (4)

A roll-tape measure characterized in that a plurality of entry columns with the month, day, and cm written on the measurement surface are provided over the length direction .   2. The measure according to claim 1, wherein a column for entering the surname of the person to be measured is provided on the zero point side.   The major according to claim 2, wherein the first and last name entry column is provided on the back side of the measurement surface.   The measure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the print color and / or the background color are changed within a range of a predetermined numerical value or more.

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