JP6514728B2 - Alignment support equipment for the leg and waist region - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an arrangement support device for a leg and waist system site for recovering muscle strength and stretching of muscles and the like linked to the leg or the waist and consequently eliminating the symptoms such as normalization of the skeleton and back pain. is there.

  Physical symptoms generally referred to as low back pain are mainly caused by skeletal irregularities, muscle weakness in the legs and back muscles, and related inner muscles. Among them, as a measure for the recovery of back pain caused by muscle weakness in the legs and the leg linked to it, training for strengthening and stretching these muscles and muscle care such as massage are known. For this reason, various training devices have been proposed, but many of the training devices tend to be effective only after requiring the user to make a considerable effort (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In many cases, the training itself is abandoned before the result is obtained. Especially for the elderly, excessive training and rehabilitation lead to whole-body fatigue, which is not preferable.

JP 2003-126295 A

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such background, and can be used in a relatively comfortable state without exerting a burden of excessive effort or training on the user, and sufficient strength maintenance, or The technical task is to develop an arrangement support device for the leg and waist system part that can obtain the recovery effect.

That is, the arrangement support device for the leg and waist system part according to claim 1 comprises a pair of leg opening guiding parts opened in a C-shape, and the leg opening guiding parts are configured to be elastically collapsible with each other , and It is characterized in that it has a laminated structure of a band-like low repulsion resin and a high repulsion resin .

Further, in addition to the above requirement, the leg opening / guiding part of the foot / lumber system part according to claim 2 is characterized in that the leg opening guiding part maintains the shape-retaining state at the time of leg opening induction. is there.

Furthermore, in addition to the above- described requirements, the leg arrangement system of the leg and waist system according to claim 3 is characterized in that the member for causing the leg open guiding portions to be elastically narrowed is an elastic repulsive member provided therebetween. It is characterized by

Furthermore, in the leg arrangement system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the requirements according to the third aspect, the elastic repulsion member that elastically narrows the lower opening of the leg opening guiding portion is It is characterized in that it is an assembly of foamed elastic blocks.

Furthermore, in the leg arrangement system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the requirements according to the third or fourth aspect, the lower open state of the leg opening guiding portion by the elastic repulsion member is configured to be changeable. It is characterized by
And the solution of the said subject is achieved by means of the structure of the invention of each said claim statement.

First, according to the invention of claim 1, for example, by placing the leg open guiding portion on the inner side of the thigh in a posture in which the user is supine, both legs naturally become an open state, and the hip joint is first made in that position itself. Muscle maintenance and skeletal coordination from the hip to the hip. The same effect can be obtained just by twisting the upper body in this posture. Further, if the leg open guiding portion is exercised to squeeze it against the elastic force applied to the outside, the related muscle can be effectively reinforced. As a result, recovery effects such as back pain can be obtained.
Further, since the leg open guiding portion has a laminated structure of flat repulsion resin with low repulsion foam and high repulsion foam resin, the desired shape retention property is exhibited and the contact feeling when applied to the thigh And the stretch effect of the inner crotch is also effectively achieved.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 2, since the leg open guiding portion has a shape retaining property with a certain rigidity, it guides the inside of the thigh to be effectively opened, and its movement It will further enhance the effect.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the resiliently narrowed state of the leg open guiding portion can be effectively revealed by the resilient repulsive member.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an elastic effect of the leg open guiding portion can be obtained appropriately.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5 , the angle and the hardness of the lower open state of the leg open guiding portion can be changed by the elastic repulsion member, and the individual such as the user's body shape, age, muscle difference, etc. It is possible to set according to the difference.

It is a partially broken perspective view of the arrangement support device of the foot-and-lumber system part of the present invention, and a perspective view showing an example of condition of use. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the component of the arrangement | positioning assistance apparatus of the foot-and-lumbar system site | part of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the various dimensions and the specification of the arrangement support apparatus of the foot-and-lumbar system site | part of this invention. It is an elevation which shows the various use states of the arrangement assistance apparatus of the foot-lumber system site | part of this invention. It is a top view which shows the further another use condition of the arrangement assistance apparatus of the foot-and-lumbar system site | part of this invention. It is a plan view showing an embodiment in which a plurality of groups of elastic repulsion members according to the present invention are formed separately, and the lower open state of the leg open guiding portion can be set variously. It is a top view which shows the various forms of the elastic repulsive member in this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other form regarding the structure of the leg open induction | guidance | derivation part of this invention.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention is as shown in the illustrated embodiment, and further, it is possible to appropriately modify this embodiment within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a device for assisting the preparation of the leg and waist system according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the arrangement assisting device 1), which is integrally formed into a trapezoidal or triangular shape in plan view. It is a member. The arrangement support device 1 includes a leg opening guiding portion 2 and a resilient repulsion member 3 for biasing the leg opening guiding portion 2 outward and causing them to elastically contract inward. An outer cover sheet 4 covering the whole of them and a holding grip 5 as a key in use are used as main members.
Hereinafter, these members will be specifically described.

First, the leg open guiding unit 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, this one is constituted by combining a pair of so-called pillar-like members having a sufficient shape-retaining property, so-called stiffness, as an example. It is arranged in the shape of a letter by sight. The top side of the V-shaped arrangement is hereinafter referred to as the upper side and the opposite side is described as the lower side. Each leg opening guiding portion 2 is configured by laminating a hard element plate 21 to which a flat band-like or flat plate-like high repulsion resin is applied, and a soft element plate 22 to which a low repulsion resin is applied. It is
The upper part of the leg opening and guiding part 2 itself may be connected by, for example, a band cloth sheet or the like, or may be configured in an independent state in a completely divided state.

Next, the elastic repulsive member 3 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a large number of sponge-like blocks 31 having appropriate elasticity as shown in FIGS. In this shape, the sponge-like block 31 is gathered together by the covering bag 32 to obtain a shape-retaining state.
Each sponge-like block 31 may be of a rectangular, spherical or indeterminate shape with an appropriate size, and its size is, for example, a size of a fist or egg size. Of course, it does not matter even if it is an integral big sponge block etc.

  The leg opening guiding portion 2 and the elastic repulsion member 3 are accommodated in a bag-like surface covering sheet 4 having a substantially thickness in a plan view and a substantially trapezoidal shape, and the shaping support device 1 having a certain shape retention property 1 Configure The covering sheet 4 itself thus accommodates the leg opening guiding portion 2 and the elastic repulsion member 3, and a part of the sheet main body 41 formed in a bag shape, most of which is the lower spreading shape of the leg opening guiding portion 2 Fasteners 42 are provided on the lower side of the region so that they can be stored or removed.

  Next, the holding grip 5 will be described. In the holding grip 5, a grip band 51 is provided on the upper end of the arrangement support device 1, and a large diameter grip tube 52 is externally covered on a part thereof. The holding belt 53 holds the belt. The holding belt 53 is a wide band-like member having sufficient strength, and is disposed so as to surround between the lower side and the upper end of the arrangement assisting device 1.

The basic configuration of the arrangement support device 1 of the present invention has the configuration as described above, but considering that this arrangement support device 1 is used by a user M having a different body shape and condition. It is preferable to prepare one having different dimensions, specifications, and the like. The specific example is shown in FIG.
First, in the display of dimensions, W1 is the upper side width, W2 is the lower side width, W3 is the intermediate width, H is the vertical height, and D is the thickness. The repulsion values for each part are F1 for the top, F2 for the middle part, and F3 for the lower part, respectively. When 25% compression deflection is caused from the initial shape in the arrow direction and left for a fixed time, for example 20 minutes Indicates the load of

First, the arrangement support device 1 of type I shown in FIG. 3A has dimensions of W1: 280 mm, W2: 800 mm, H: 600 mm, D: 280 mm in dimensional specification. The vertical height H is 600 mm for the types II and III described later.
And the numerical value which shows the type I rebound strength is F1; 147N (15 kg), F2; 113N (11.5 kg), F3; 75N (7.6 kg). In addition, this type I can also be said to be a standard type generally considering the physique of the Japanese.

  3 (b) should be considered as a slightly soft type as compared with the standard type type I, and the dimensions are W1: 240 mm, W2: 750 mm, D: It has a slightly smaller shape of 240 mm. And the repulsion values are F1; 137 N (14 kg), F2; 101 N (10.3 kg), F3; 61 N (6.3 kg), so the load setting is somewhat lower than the standard type type I. It is.

Furthermore, the arrangement support device 1 of type III shown in FIG. 3 (c) has a shape to be said to be a high load type, and its feature is that W2 is 950 mm, and the angle of leg open guide is set large. ing.
In terms of the repulsion strength, F1: 225 N (23 kg), F2: 160 N (16.3 kg), F3: 90 N (9.2 kg), which is a large value compared to the previous two types.
As shown in FIG. 3 (d) from such an embodiment, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 (d), the leg opening guide angle α is in the range of 30 ° to 70 °, F1 is 120N to 230N, F2 is 90N to 170N, and F3 is 50N to 100N. It can be selected appropriately in the range.

The arrangement support device 1 of the present invention has the configuration as described above, and is used as follows.
First, as a general usage, as shown in FIG. 1, with the user M supposing on a tatami mat, bed, etc., the lower side of the shaping support device 1 is made to be the foot side, and the thigh is It is inserted between the parts M1.
Then, the user M pulls this upward using the holding grip 5 so as to ensure that the configuration support device 1 sufficiently spreads the thigh M1.
In such a state, the thigh M1 of the user M is sufficiently opened and both legs are extended straight. Extremely speaking, just taking this posture as it is, depending on the situation of the user M, there may be a case where sufficient stretching effects and styling effects of legs and the like can be obtained without performing special exercise and the like.

Furthermore, in order to strengthen muscles such as the leg including the thigh M1 and the like, the inner muscle and the like, an exercise is performed to positively narrow the thigh M1. By this movement, the leg open guiding portion 2 is deformed in a state of being indented against the elastic repulsion member 3, and by the repulsion resistance, the training effect of sufficient muscle strength and the lumbar spine, spine or hip joint associated with the movement. It is possible to align related skeletal sites such as
It should be noted that changing to such an active exercise, just by twisting the upper body on the bed or floor with the posture supporting equipment 1 being held between the thighs, stretching of the muscles of the area related to the leg waist and Enhancement is achieved, and in addition, skeletal alignment or arrangement is achieved. Such a use method does not require special strength training for the user M, and the leg and waist can be easily arranged. In addition, in such a use, as shown in FIG. 1, in addition to being performed in a supine state on a bed or the like, sufficient effect can be obtained even in a standing posture as shown in FIG. 4 (a).

  Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the use method using the auxiliary pad 6 as shown in FIG. 5 is also effective for the elderly person, such as a user M who is inferior in muscle strength of the whole body including legs. First, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the auxiliary contact piece 6 is described, the reinforcing plate 62 is disposed on the outside of the pillow-like cushion material 61 directly applied to the leg. The cushion material 61 is stored in the auxiliary contact bag 63 for protection, and the auxiliary contact bag 63 is provided with an auxiliary contact bag fastener 63a for the access. In the case of using such an auxiliary pad 6, a tightening belt 65 is further used. For example, as shown in FIG. 1) hold the support belt 6 between the two legs and further support the support pad 6 on the outside of the legs, and with the assistance of an assistant etc., wind the fastening belt 65 around the support pad 6 on both sides, Lightly tighten so that both legs are squeezed. In this state, the user M does not have to exercise himself or herself over the whole or part of the body. However, in order to obtain further effects, it is preferable to perform deep breathing together. In addition, in order to inflate both legs, the operation rod is provided so as to extend from the supporting pad 6 though the tightening belt 65 is not shown, but exercise is performed such that the assistant operates this to narrow both legs. You can also Furthermore, the assistant may simply push the legs of the user M so as to narrow the legs without using the auxiliary pad 6. It has been confirmed that sufficiently effective effects can be obtained even with such a method.

The usage described above is used by sandwiching the shaping support device 1 between both legs, but as another usage form, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the thigh M1 of the user M The arrangement support device 1 is placed upside down on the outside of the body, one is placed against a wall or the like to be in a stable state, and in this state one leg M1 is bent to provide the arrangement support device 1 Try to lean back and do other exercises that extend and extend the other legs. This also provides the effect of strengthening the muscle in the region of the foot and waist system or arranging the skeletal region.
Also, as a similar usage form, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the usage is such that the user M slightly presses the body so that both legs are spread at substantially the same angle and lean on the dressing support device 1. You can also Furthermore, the user M can use other application methods.

Other Embodiments
The basic form of the arrangement support device 1 of the present invention is the form as described above, and the following modification can be adopted.
The elastic repulsion member 3 described above is one in which several so-called sponge-like elastic bodies are gathered and disposed on the inner side of the leg open guiding part 2. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), an air bag-like elastic repulsive member 3A is applied to the central portion, and the air filling state of the elastic repulsive member 3A is adjusted to adjust its elastic state, and the leg open guiding portion 2 is to change the lower open state. By the way, the lower open state said here refers to properties such as the opening angle or the repulsive strength of the leg open guiding portion 2.
When such adjustment is taken into consideration, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6 (b) to 6 (d), some elastic repulsive members 3 having a triangular shape or a bowl shape in plan view, for example, are prepared. The same adjustment may be made possible by combining them.
Furthermore, the elastic repulsion member 3 is not limited to such a sponge-like member and the like, and as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (c) using a metal spring or the like, for example, a torsion coil spring (a) or a coil A spring-like (b) elastic repulsive member 3 may be used, or an arch-like plate spring (c) or the like may be applied.

Furthermore, as another embodiment related to the leg open guiding portion 2, an overall modification as shown in FIG. 8 can be taken. That is, FIG. 8 (a) shows the whole of the arrangement support device 1 in the form of an air bag. However, as shown in the drawing, it is preferable that the part of the leg opening and guiding part 2 be in a state of securing a certain stiffness so that the entire shape of the trapezoidal shape in plan view can be maintained.
Further, in FIG. 8B, the front member 1A, the back member 1B, and the bottom member 1C of the makeup support device 1 are made of plywood, wood plate material, resin board or the like having a sufficiently high rigidity, The portion 2 and the upper member 2A are formed of an elastic rubber plate, a rubber mesh or the like. Also by this, the leg open guiding portion 2 is configured to be elastically narrowed.
Further, although not shown, by selecting an appropriate material, the so-called elastic material of muc, for example, foamed resin of muc, can be used to constitute the integrated dressing support device 1.

1 Dressing Support Equipment for Leg-Law System Part (dressing Support Equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A front member 1B back member 1C bottom member 2 leg opening guidance part 2A upper member 21 hard element plate 22 soft element plate 3 elastic repulsion member 3A elastic repulsion member 31 sponge-like block 32 covering bag 4 surface covering sheet 41 sheet main body 42 fastener DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 holding grip 51 grip band 52 grip tube 53 holding belt 6 auxiliary | assistant abutment piece 61 cushion material 62 reinforcement board 63 auxiliary | assistant one piece bag 63a auxiliary | assistant one-piece bag fastener 65 tightening belt M user M1 thigh

Claims (5)

It has a pair of leg-opening guides which open in a V-shape,
The leg-opening guiding portion is configured to be elastically narrowed in a mutually elastic manner, and has a laminated structure of a flat repulsion resin of low repulsion foam and a high repulsion foam resin. Equipment.
The said leg opening induction | guidance | derivation part maintains a shape-retaining state at the time of leg opening induction | guidance | derivation, The arrangement support apparatus of the foot-lumber system site | part of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
The member for supporting the leg waist system according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the members for making the leg open guiding parts elastically contractible with each other are elastic repulsive members provided therebetween.
The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the elastic repulsion member is an aggregate of foamed elastic blocks.
5. The leg arrangement system according to claim 3, wherein the lower open state of the leg open guiding portion by the elastic repulsion member is configured to be changeable.

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