JPH03284274A - Finger exercise device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively exercise tips of fingers and give a stimulus to brain for preventing senility by a method wherein a positioning plate is fixed on a rotary axle, and a ball, which is elastically held in a ball housing of a fixed frame, is pressed so as to fit it in a recessed part provided at the end of the positioning plate. CONSTITUTION:A fixed frame 32 is fixed inside a roller support frame 5. A positioning plate 36 mounted on a rotary shaft 29 is set in a clearance 37 between upper and lower plates of the fixed frame 32. Moreover, a recessed ball housing 33 is provided on the bottom of the clearance 37 of the fixed frame 32, and a spring 34 and a ball 35 are housed in it so that the ball 35 is pushed by the spring 34. The ball 35 is pushed so as to fit it into two or more recessed parts 41 provided on the edge of the positioning plate 36. Thereby, when a roller adapter frame 43 is turned on the rotary shaft 29, the ball 35 is pushed and fitted into one of the three recessed parts 41 which are arranged at different angles on the edge of the positioning plate 36, and the roller adapter frame 43 can be transferred to the corresponding position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a portable finger trainer.

[Prior Art] The present applicant previously proposed a finger training device in Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-38456. This finger trainer includes a grip that can be grasped with one hand, two separate arms that extend laterally from the grip, and a pair of rollers that are rotatably supported in parallel between these arms. , consists of gears that are fixed to each of these rollers and mesh with each other, and when you grasp the grip part with your hand, you can use your thumb and the remaining three
Finger training is performed by placing one of the fingers (index finger, middle finger, ring finger) on a roller, and reciprocating these rollers within a certain angle range in opposite directions.

It has long been known that conscious movement of the fingers stimulates the brain and improves memory, based on the fact that memory can be aided by repeating the spelling of English words, etc. Furthermore, it has become possible to explain from the perspective of cerebral physiology that it is effective in the rehabilitation of physically disabled and elderly people, and in finger training for people who lack grip strength.

Furthermore, it is also known that finger training helps improve handwriting.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The finger training device previously proposed by the present applicant also allows the finger training device described above to be performed while being held in one hand.

However, with the above-mentioned finger training device, it is not possible to perform fingertip training in a state where the angle between the wrist and the fingertips is changed while the user is gripping the grip portion of the training device.

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the finger training device previously proposed by the applicant, and to practice writing in various states of the fingers from the wrist.
Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a finger training device which is more effective for rehabilitation of handicapped persons and elderly persons in the gripping direction.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a grip that can be grasped with one hand, a roller support frame provided at the tip of the grip, and a roller support frame provided on the roller support frame. a pair of rollers that are rotatably supported side by side between these arms and have concavities and convexities in the direction of the outer circumferential axis, and that are each fixed to these rollers and mesh with each other. In the finger training device, a roller mounting frame is provided to support the pair of rollers, a rotation shaft is fixed to the upper surface of the roller mounting frame and one side of the roller support frame, and a fixed frame is attached to the other side. A positioning plate is fixed to the rotating shaft, and a ball elastically supported in a ball storage portion of the fixed frame is pressed into a recess provided at the tip of the positioning plate.

[Function] The fingertips can be trained by flicking the roller with the fingertip and rotating it under various conditions in which the gripping portion is grasped with one hand. Further, by training without rotating the roller mounting frame by a predetermined angle about the rotation axis as a fulcrum, the wrist line can be performed.

[Example] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 7, the finger training device has a grip part 1 that is large enough to be held with one hand, and this grip part 1 includes a grip part main body 2 located on the hand side and a grip part body 2 on the distal side. It consists of a slanted roller support frame 5 that rotatably supports a roller mounting frame 43 having two separate arms 3.4. are connected to each other so as to be rotatable by a predetermined angle. Inside the grip part 1,
A positioning frame 7 is pivotally supported on the support shaft 6, and one end 8 of the positioning frame 7 is engaged with a notch 11 of a stopper plate 10 in the roller support frame 5. Further, a plurality of recesses 12 are formed at the other end of the positioning frame 7 at arcuate positions, and the recesses 12 can be engaged with a cylinder 14 fitted with a rod-shaped spring 13.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the rod-shaped springs 13 are inserted and held in holes 16 on both sides of a mouth-shaped frame 15, and the U-shaped frame 15 is held inside the grip main body 2 by a holding frame 17. Fixed. Furthermore, due to the arrangement of each member, the support shaft 6 is provided to pass through the hole 18 of the U-shaped frame 15.

Therefore, the grip main body 2 and the roller support frame 5 can be rotated by a predetermined angle about the support shaft 6, and the rod-shaped spring 13 is bent so that its cylindrical body 14 is engaged with any of the recesses 12 of the positioning frame 7. When not aligned, the rotational angle position described above can be stably maintained.

Further, a pair of rollers 20.20 having irregularities in the direction of the outer circumferential axis are rotatably supported between the arms 3.4. Gears 21.21 are fixed to one end of each roller 20.20, and these gears 21.21 mesh with each other, so that when either roller 20.20 is rotated with a fingertip, the opposite direction is generated. It is designed to rotate synchronously with the

Further, a protrusion 27 is provided on the outer surface of the outer arm 4, and the protrusion 22 has a pore 23 extending in the length direction of the arm 4, and a pore 23 extending along the pore 23 and extending along the pore 23. A communicating slot 24 is provided above.

On the other hand, an elongated pointer member 25 that is slidable within the pore 23
is inserted into the small hole 23, and the upper part of the pointer member 25 has a neck part 26 that is slidable in the slot 24, and a finger rest that projects from the upper end of the protruding part 22 and is elongated in the length direction of the arm 4. The part 27 is integrally formed, and the finger rest moves the part 27, and the finger rest is slidably attached so that the tip of the part 27 protrudes forward from the state along the outer arm 4. . A portion including these arms 3, 4 and rollers 20, 20 is used as a roller mounting frame 43 as described above.

A rotating shaft 29 protruding from the upper surface 28 of the roller mounting frame 43
should be inserted into the guide cylinder 31 provided inside the roller support frame 5, and should not be disengaged from the guide cylinder 31 by the collar 30 if necessary. A positioning plate 36 is fixed to the rotating shaft 29.

On the other hand, 32 is a U-shaped fixed frame when viewed from the side, and this fixed frame 32 is fixed inside the roller support frame 5. The positioning plate 36 provided on the rotating shaft 29 is connected to the fixed frame 3.
It is inserted into the gap 37 between the upper and lower plates of No. 2. Furthermore, a ball storage recess 33 is provided at the back of the gap 37 of the fixed frame 32, and a spring 34 and a ball 35 pushed by the spring 34 are stored in this recess 33. This ball 35
are pressed and engaged with a plurality of four parts 41 provided at the tip of the positioning plate 36.

The ball 35 is pressed into engagement with three recesses 41 formed at different angles at the tip, and the roller mounting frame 43 can be rotationally displaced to this position. Therefore, Fig. 3 (A),
As shown in (B), the grip main body 2 and rollers 20, 20
It is now possible to train the fingertips with different angular positions, and it is possible to train in various ways with different angles between the wrist located on the grip body 2 side and the rollers 20, 20 and the fingertips. . Furthermore, during writing training, the user can practice while holding the writing instrument while imagining a viewpoint beyond the writing instrument and checking this. Note that the arrangement relationships of the two rotating shafts and the fixed frame 32 with respect to the roller mounting frame 43 and the roller support frame 5 may be reversed.

The finger training device of this embodiment is as described above, and is shown in Figs.
As shown in the figure, the grip main body 2 and roller support frame 5 can be rotated by a predetermined angle about the support shaft 6,
The user can perform finger training by reproducing the same feeling as holding a pen, pencil, etc. in various gripping states.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the finger trainer of the present invention, by holding the grip part with one hand and rotating the roller with the fingertip, the fingertip can be effectively trained and the brain is stimulated. It can stimulate the body and prevent aging, and is also effective in the rehabilitation of physically disabled and elderly people.

Furthermore, this finger training device has the effect of improving handwriting, and in particular, in the present invention, the roller mounting frame of the finger training device is provided so as to be rotatable at a predetermined angle with respect to the grip body and the roller support frame, so that the wrist and It is possible to change the angle when training with the fingertip, making it easier to train the fingers according to the way the writing instrument is gripped. This has the effect of making it easier to confirm the position.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show two parts of the grip part of the finger training device according to the present invention.
3(A) and 3(B) are perspective views of the roller mounting frame in two different states of use, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views of usage states other than those shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a sectional view, FIG. 7 is an explanatory sectional view of the rotation mechanism of the roller mounting frame, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a rotation of the grip body and the roller support frame. Cross-sectional view of the moving angle holding mechanism, 1st
Figure 0 is an exploded perspective view thereof. ■...Gripping part, 2...Gripping part body, 3
．． 4...Arm, 5...Roller support frame, 2
0...roller, 29...rotating shaft, 32...
・・Fixed frame, 35・・Ball, 36・・
- Positioning plate, 41... recess, 43... roller mounting frame, 45 top surface. Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A grip that can be held with one hand, a roller support frame provided at the tip of this grip, two separate arms provided on this roller support frame, and a roller that is lined up between these arms. A finger training device having a pair of rollers that are rotatably supported by a roller and have unevenness in the direction of an outer circumferential axis, and gears that are respectively fixed to these rollers and mesh with each other, supporting the pair of rollers. A roller mounting frame is provided, a rotating shaft is fixed to the upper surface of the roller mounting frame and one side of the roller support frame, a fixed frame is fixed to the other side, a positioning plate is fixed to the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft of the fixed frame is fixed. A finger training device characterized in that a ball elastically supported in a ball storage portion is brought into pressure contact with a recess provided at the tip of the positioning plate.