JP5663762B2 - Knee joint supporter - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a knee joint supporter that can be attached to a knee joint to facilitate walking and lifting of the knee, and can be easily attached.

  As a knee joint supporter, a tightening band that surrounds and fixes the upper and lower thighs and upper shins of the knee from both sides of the rear band attached to the rear of the knee is connected in a bifurcated fashion. In addition, it is known that an opening through which the patella can protrude when bent is formed (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The above-mentioned knee joint supporter can be easily mounted on the knee, but because the upper and lower thighs and upper shins of the knee are fastened and fixed, it can be walked even if accurate tightening is fixed. There is a problem in that the tightening band portion is displaced by the bending and stretching operation, and the desired tightening and fixing effect cannot be exhibited.

JP 2001-17462 A JP-A-8-164150

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and provides a knee joint supporter that is easy to wear and that does not shift the tightening band even when walking or bending.

  The knee joint supporter according to the present invention that has solved the above-described problems is provided with a fastening band part that is wound up and down on the both sides of the back band main body in a bifurcated manner, and the distal end of each fastening band part. A hook-and-loop fastener male part is provided on the inner surface, and a hook-and-loop fastener female part that can be engaged with the hook-and-loop fastener male part is formed on the outer surface side of each tightening band part, and for fastening each facing above and below the knee. A hook-and-loop female portion formed on the outer surface side of the tightening band portion overlapped on the inner side with the surface fastener male portion provided on the inner surface at the front end of the tightening band portion overlapped on the outer side with the leading end side of the band portion overlapped A knee joint supporter to be locked and mounted, wherein the tip of each fastening band can be folded and overlapped to form a pad part. Folded and polymerized to form a pad part and mounted A.

  In addition, a pad portion formed by folding the tip of each tightening band portion and being polymerized is folded back, and the surface fastener male portion of the inner surface of the front end is moved from the front end to the inner surface on the proximal side. It is preferable to be formed by engaging with the female hook-and-loop fastener provided.

  Moreover, it is preferable to give expansion / contraction in the winding direction. Even if the means for imparting expansion / contraction in the winding direction is such that the back strip body is made of a stretchable mesh fabric, the back strip body is made of a stretchable mesh fabric, and the fastening strip portion is made of an elastic fabric. Also good.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the fastening band portions wound around the upper and lower sides of the knee on both sides of the back band main body are connected in a bifurcated manner symmetrically in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  The knee joint supporter according to the present invention as described above can be easily mounted on both the left and right legs, without checking the vertical and horizontal directions, only by checking the front and back of the knee joint supporter. It is something that can be done.

  And, because it is possible to form a pad part by folding the tip of each tightening band part and polymerizing, it forms a pad part by folding the tip of the fastening band part overlapped on the inside, Align the pad formed on the fastening band that overlaps the upper side above the knee with the position of the upper side of the patella and one side of the femur above the knee, and the inner side below the knee. The pad portion formed on the overlapped tightening belt portion is attached to the position below the patella and one side of the tibia below the knee.

  Then, the lower end of the upper pad portion comes into contact with the upper edge portion of the patella, and the upper end of the lower pad portion comes into contact with the lower edge portion of the patella. As a result, the fastening band knee that is fastened and fixed at the upper part of the knee does not shift downward. Further, the fastening band knee that is fastened and fixed at the lower part of the knee does not shift upward. Therefore, the tightening band portion does not shift even when walking or bending and stretching, and accurate tightening and fixing can be maintained.

  In addition, a pad portion formed by folding the tip of each tightening band portion and being polymerized is folded back, and the surface fastener male portion of the inner surface of the front end is moved from the front end to the inner surface on the proximal side. If the hook is formed on the female hook-and-loop fastener, the pad can be formed with an arbitrary width by locking the hook-and-loop male part and the hook-and-loop female part. Since it is not necessary to hold it, it is easy to mount.

  In addition, by providing expansion and contraction in the winding direction, it is possible to easily attach by tightening suitable for the wearer in combination with making the locking position by the male part and female part arbitrary.

It is a front view which shows the supporter for knee joints which concerns on this invention. It is a rear view which shows the supporter for knee joints which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows an example which folds the front-end | tip of the fastening belt | band | zone part inside the supporter for knee joints which concerns on this invention, and forms a pad part. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the mounting example of the supporter for knee joints which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the mounting process of the knee joint supporter which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the other example 1 which forms the pad part by folding the front-end | tip of the belt | band | zone part for fastening the knee supporter which concerns on this invention inside. It is a front view which shows the other example 2 which forms the pad part by folding the front-end | tip of the belt | band | zone part for clamping | tightening the knee joint supporter which concerns on this invention inside. It is a front view which shows the other example 3 which folds the front-end | tip of the fastening belt | band | zone part inside, and forms a pad part about the supporter for knee joints which concerns on this invention.

  A preferred embodiment of a knee joint supporter according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a back belt body attached to the back of the knee when the knee is worn. On both sides of the back belt main body 1, a tightening belt portion 2 that is bifurcated and wound up and down the knee is connected. That is, as shown in the drawing, a total of four pieces are continuously provided on both sides of the back belt main body 1 so that two fastening bands 2, 2 are vertically opposed to each other. Further, a fastening band portion 2 wound around the upper and lower sides of the knee on both sides of the back band main body 1 is provided in a bifurcated manner symmetrically in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  And the surface fastener male part 3 is provided in the inner surface of the front end of each fastening belt | band | zone part 2 wound around the said knee, and the said surface fastener male part 3 is provided in the outer surface side of each fastening belt | band | zone 2. Is formed, and the inner surface of the front end of the fastening band 2 is overlapped on the outer side by overlapping the front ends of the fastening bands 2 and 2 facing each other above and below the knee. The hook-and-loop fastener male part 3 provided on the inner side of the fastening band 2 is overlapped with the hook-and-loop fastener female part 4 provided on the outer surface side of the fastening part. In addition, the said hook-and-loop fastener female part 4 shall consist of the pile fabric 21b which the surface formed innumerable loops in the outer surface side of the fastening belt | band | zone part 2. As shown in FIG.

  Further, the end of each fastening band 2 can be folded and polymerized to form the pad portion 20. Thereby, when the front ends of the fastening bands 2 and 2 facing each other at the upper and lower sides of the knee are overlapped, the front end of the fastening band 2 that is to be overlapped is folded and superposed to superimpose the pad portion 20. It can be formed and mounted. In this case, it can be mounted on the left and right knees without checking the vertical direction. In particular, it is even more so if the fastening band portions 2 wound around the upper and lower sides of the knee on both sides of the back band main body 1 are arranged in a bifurcated fashion symmetrically in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  Next, a mounting example of the knee joint supporter configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. This wearing example shows a state of wearing the right leg knee, but the same applies to the wearing of the left leg knee.

  First, as shown in a front view of FIG. 3, the upper left fastening band portion 20 (20 a) is positioned on the upper side of the patella (A) and on the outer side of one side of the femur above the knee. 2 is folded and polymerized, and the pad 20 (20b) positioned below the patella (a) and inside the tibia below the knee is tightened at the lower right. The tip of the band 2 is folded and polymerized. In addition, you may form these pad parts 20 (20a) and 20 (20b) at the time of mounting | wearing to a knee.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4, the back belt body 1 is attached to the back of the knee, and the pad portion 20 (20 a) formed on the fastening belt portion 2 that is overlapped on the inside above the knee is attached to the patella. According to the position of the upper side of (a) and the outer side which is one side of the femur above the knee, and formed on the fastening band portion 2 which is to be overlapped inside the lower side of the knee. The pad portion 20 (20b) is aligned with the position below the patella (I) and the inside which is one side of the tibia below the knee. Then, the hook-and-loop fastener male part 3 provided on the inner surface of the front end of the fastening band 2 overlapped on the outer side is engaged with the hook-and-loop fastener female part 4 provided on the outer surface side of the fastening band 2 overlapped on the inner side. Installing.

  Then, the lower end of the upper pad portion 20 (20a) is in contact with the upper edge portion of the patella (I), and the upper end of the lower pad portion 20 (20b) is the lower edge portion of the patella (I). Will abut. As a result, the fastening band portion 2 overlapped on the inner side where the upper pad portion 20 (20a) is formed, and the hook-and-loop fastener male portion 3 are overlapped with the fastening band portion 2 so as to be on the outer side, so The fastening band portion 2 locked to the portion 4 does not shift to the lower side of the knee. Further, the fastening band portion 2 which is overlapped on the inner side where the lower pad portion 20 (20b) is formed, and the surface fastener male portion 3 are overlapped with the fastening band portion 2 so as to be on the outer side, so The fastening band portion 2 locked to the portion 4 does not shift to the upper side of the knee. Accordingly, the fastening band 2 is not displaced even by walking and bending / extending operation, and accurate fastening and fixing can be maintained.

  Further, in this embodiment, the pad portion 20 is provided with the surface fastener male portion 3 on the inner surface of the distal end on the inner surface on the proximal end side of the fastening strip portion 2 from the distal end by folding the distal end of each fastening strip portion 2 inward. It is assumed that it is composed of a superposed portion formed by engaging with the surface fastener female portion 5. Thereby, the pad part 20 can be formed in an arbitrary width by the engagement of the hook-and-loop fastener male part 3 and the hook-and-loop fastener female part 5, and since the pad shape is maintained, it is not necessary to hold it with fingers, so that the mounting is easy. It will be a thing. Furthermore, the hook-and-loop male portion 3 formed on the inner surface of the front end of the fastening band portion 2 that overlaps with each other on the upper and lower sides of the knee that is not used at the time of wearing can be used effectively.

  Further, the entire back belt body 1 and the fastening belt portion 2 connected to the back belt body 1 are provided with means for applying expansion and contraction in the winding direction. Specifically, the back band body 1 is made of a stretchable mesh fabric, and the fastening band portion 2 is made of an elastic fabric. In addition, it is good also as what gives an expansion-contraction to the whole winding direction by making only one of the back belt | band | zone main body 1 and the fastening belt | band | zone part 2 into an expansion-contraction.

  In this embodiment, the back belt body 1 attached to the back of the knee when worn on the knee is made of a stretchable mesh fabric, so that the back of the knee which is excellent in breathability and easily sweats can be prevented from being stuffy. It is.

  Further, in this embodiment, the fastening band portion 2 continuously provided in a bifurcated manner on both sides of the back belt body 1 and the bifurcated base end portion 2a of the fastening belt portion 2 are dotted with far-infrared radiation powder on the back surface side. Knitted fabric 21a made of copper fiber yarn kneaded in and pile fabric 21b on the surface side with the pile surface as a table, and the periphery is sewn with a stretchable cloth. Then, the surface fastener male portion 3 is attached to the inner surface of the front end of each fastening band portion 2, and the pile fabric 21 b that becomes the surface fastener female portion 5 provided on the inner surface on the proximal end side from the front end of the fastening belt portion 2 is attached. It is a thing.

  As described above, a knitting made of a copper fiber yarn in which far-infrared radiation powder is kneaded in a dotted manner on the back surface side where the skin is in contact with the tightening band portion 2 and the bifurcated base end portion 2a of the tightening band portion 2 By using the ground 21a, the antibacterial and deodorizing effect by copper is exhibited, and the effect of warming the knee by the far infrared radiation powder is also exhibited.

  Further, the upper pad portion 20 (20a) and the lower pad portion 20 (20b) are formed in the upper right tightening belt portion 2 and the lower left tightening belt portion 2 as viewed from the front in FIG. 7 can also be formed in the upper left fastening band 2 and the lower left fastening band 2 as viewed from the front in FIG. The fastening band 2 and the lower right fastening band 2 can also be formed. This allows the wearer to place any one of the upper side of the patella (A) and the side of the femur above the knee, and the lower side of the patella (A) and any one side of the tibia below the knee. The pad part 20 (20a) and the pad part 20 (20b) can be positioned.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Back belt body 2 Fastening belt part 3 Surface fastener male part 4 Surface fastener female part 5 Surface fastener female part
20 Pad part

Claims (6)

  A fastening band that wraps around the top and bottom of the knee on both sides of the back band body is connected in a bifurcated manner, and a male surface fastener is provided on the inner surface of the front end of each tightening band. A female hook-and-loop fastener that can be engaged with the male hook-and-loop fastener is formed on the outer surface side of the band, and the front ends of the tightening band that face each other on the upper and lower sides of the knee are overlapped and overlapped on the outside. A knee joint supporter for locking and mounting on a female hook-and-loop fastener formed on the outer surface side of the fastening band that is overlapped with the male hook-and-loop fastener provided on the inner surface of the front end of the auxiliary band, Assuming that the end of each fastening band can be folded and polymerized to form a pad part, the front end of the fastening band overlapped on the inside is folded and polymerized to form a pad part and attached. Supporter for knee joints characterized by   A pad part formed by folding the tip of each fastening band part and polymerizing it, the tip of each fastening band part is folded inward, and the surface fastener male part on the inner surface of the tip is provided on the inner surface on the proximal side from the tip. The knee joint supporter according to claim 1, wherein the knee joint supporter is formed by being engaged with a female surface fastener.   The knee joint supporter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein expansion and contraction is imparted in a winding direction.   4. The knee joint supporter according to claim 3, wherein the means for imparting expansion / contraction in the winding direction is made of a mesh fabric having a stretchable back belt body.   The knee joint supporter according to claim 3, wherein the means for imparting expansion and contraction in the winding direction is such that the back belt main body is made of a stretchable mesh fabric and the fastening band portion is made of an elastic fabric.   The knee joint supporter according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a tightening belt portion wound up and down the knee on both sides of the back belt body is provided in a bifurcated manner so as to be symmetrical in the vertical and horizontal directions.

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