JPH0341696Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a therapeutic device, and more particularly to a therapeutic device auxiliary device used for correcting the balance of the body.

(Background technology) Keeping a certain posture in daily life,
Stiff shoulders and lower back pain often occur when you hold yourself in an awkward position. For this reason, various gymnastics and chiropractic methods have been devised and put into practice to relieve this type of stiff shoulders and lower back pain.

Stiff shoulders, back pain, etc. are caused by distortions in the balance of the body, and by correcting the distortions in the balance of the body, it is possible to eliminate stiff shoulders and back pains. As a result of the research, the applicant has
He has developed and is implementing a new and unprecedented method called 3-axis corrective exercises as a way to correct body imbalances.

This three-axis corrective exercise applies the principle of precession observed in rotating objects such as a gyroscope and a spinning top to a method of correcting body imbalance.

The precession is a phenomenon in which when a force is applied to the axis of rotation of a rotating object from a lateral direction, the axis of rotation tilts in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation and each of the applied forces, which occurs in a three-dimensional space. This is a characteristic motion of a rotating body within a vehicle. In the above-described three-axis corrective exercise, the body is assumed to have three axes: a vertical axis, a horizontal axis, and a sagittal axis. The vertical axis mentioned above is the axis that is perpendicular to the ground when the body is upright, the horizontal axis is the axis that intersects the vertical axis perpendicularly and goes in the left and right direction of the body, and the sagittal axis is perpendicular to the two axes, the vertical and horizontal axes. It is an axis that intersects with the body and passes from the back of the body to the front. In the three-axis correction exercise, the three axes are taken as the basic axes, and the imbalance is corrected by moving the body around a predetermined axis according to the unbalanced state of the body. This three-axis corrective exercise utilizes the principle of precession as mentioned above, so for example, when trying to correct an imbalance around the horizontal axis, two axes, the vertical axis and the sagittal axis, are used. This is corrected by moving the body in a specific direction.

In fact, such imbalances can be effectively corrected by the method of 3-axis corrective exercises.
By correcting the imbalance, stiff shoulders can be alleviated.
I am able to relieve my back pain.

However, as a result of researching a method for correcting body imbalance during the above-mentioned 3-axis corrective exercise, the present inventor developed a therapeutic aid based on the principle of this correction method that has the same effect as actually moving the body. Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a therapeutic aid that can easily eliminate body imbalance by using the above-mentioned treatment method of 3-axis corrective exercise as a principle. There is something to do.

(Means for solving the problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, a grip part 10 formed in a cylindrical shape, and a rotating body 22 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, accommodated in the grip part and rotatably supported coaxially with the center line of the grip part.
, a shaft 27 extending from the rotating body in the direction of the center line within the gripping portion, and an O-ring 28 fitted onto the shaft.
With a sliding contact material such as, one end side extends into the grip part so as to cross the grip part in the radial direction, and the other end side projects outside from the cylindrical body of the grip part, and can be rotated within a certain angular range. An operating part such as a lever 16 is pivotally supported on the grip part in the middle part, and when the operating part is rotated, it slides into contact with the outer surface of the sliding contact material and the rotating body is rotated in the same direction as the rotating direction of the operating part. At the same time, when the operating section is fully rotated, the operating section is separated from the outer surface of the sliding contact material so that the rotating body can rotate freely in the rotating direction of the operating section. It is characterized by having a contact portion 32 provided on the other end side.

(Function) When the operating portion such as the lever 16 protruding from the outer surface of the grip portion 10 is flipped in one direction or the other direction, the contact portion 32 provided at the other end of the operating portion
rubs the outer surface of the sliding contact material 28 fitted onto the shaft 27,
The rotating body 22 is rotationally driven via the sliding material 28 due to the frictional force between the sliding material 28 and the contact portion 32 . At the position where the operation part is completely pushed down, the contact part 32 separates from the sliding contact member 28 and does not come into sliding contact with it, so the rotating body 22 continues to rotate freely. By reversing the direction in which the lever 16 is tilted, the rotating body 22 is rotationally driven in the opposite direction. Since the direction in which the lever is tilted is the same as the direction in which the rotating body 22 is rotated, the rotating body can be rotated by tilting the lever in the direction in which the rotating body is desired to be rotated.

(Embodiments) Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the treatment aid according to the present invention.

In the figure, 10 is a grip portion formed in a cylindrical shape,
A cylindrical cap 12 whose upper end is closed is screwed onto the top of the grip 10, and a bottom plate 14 closes the bottom of the grip 10.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a lever, and a groove for preventing slipping is provided on the outer surface of the lever. An arm 18 is fixed to the inner surface of the lever 16, and is inserted through a through hole 20 formed in the circumferential surface of the grip portion 10. The through hole 20 has a length approximately one-fourth of the circumferential length of the grip portion 10 .

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the cap 12 with the cap 12 removed. As shown in the figure, a short cylindrical rotating body 22 is located inside the cap 12 and can be rotated very smoothly to the center of the support 24. It is pivoted like this. This rotating body 22 is made of metal such as copper. Furthermore, a screw is formed on the peripheral surface of the support body 24 to engage with a screw formed on the bottom inner peripheral surface of the cap 12.

FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view showing the connection between the lever 16 and the rotating body 22. As shown in the figure, the support body 24 has a screw 24a screwed into the top inner circumferential surface of the gripping portion 10 at the bottom of the threaded portion into which the cap 12 is screwed. 10 and is fixed.

In the figure, 26 is a flange that rotates together with the rotating body 22 on the lower surface of the support body 24, and a shaft 27 that rotates integrally with the rotating body 22 extends from the center of the lower surface of the flange 26 toward the bottom of the gripping part 10. An O-ring 28 is provided around the tip of the shaft 27 as a sliding contact member.

On the other hand, a ring 30 is fixed to the cylindrical grip portion 10, and the side surface of the arm 18 is pivotally supported by the ring 30. The lower end portion of this arm 18 is bent upward at a right angle and is formed into a contact portion 32 whose inner surface is curved in an arc shape. It is provided at a position that makes sliding contact with the outer surface of the O-ring 28.

Next, the operation of the above-described embodiment will be explained.

Since the arm 18 is pivotally supported by the ring 30, it can be easily rotated by pushing the lever 16, and as shown in FIG.
By screwing into and pushing while fixed,
The contact portion 32 of the arm 18 slides on the outer surface of the O-ring 28, and the friction between the contact portion 32 and the O-ring 28 causes the shaft 27 to rotate, and at the same time, the rotating body 22 to rotate. The movable range of the lever 16 is restricted by both sides of the through hole 20.
6 is brought down and comes into contact with the side surface of the through hole 20, the sliding contact between the contact portion 32 and the O-ring 28 is released, and at that point the rotating body 22 rotates freely relative to the lever 16. That is, when the lever 16 is pushed,
The inner surface of the contact portion 32 passes while contacting the outer surface of the O-ring 28, and the pushing force applied to the lever 16 during this passage causes the rotating body 22 to move due to the frictional force between the O-ring 28 and the contact portion 32. It is converted into rotational force. Therefore, the rotational speed of the rotating body 22 changes according to the force that pushes the lever 16, and the lever 16
When the lever 16 is pushed strongly and quickly, the rotating body 22 rotates at high speed, and when the lever 16 is pushed weakly, the rotating body 22 rotates slowly.

The lever 16 is used by tilting forward or backward, and the rotating body 22 is rotated no matter which direction the lever 16 is tilted. Moreover, due to the configuration, the rotating body 22 rotates in the same direction as the direction in which the lever 16 is pushed down. It should be noted that since the rotating body 22 is very smoothly pivoted on the support body 24, it can continue to rotate for a considerable period of time with one rotation of the lever 16.

Since the lever 16 is just at the thumb position when gripping the grip 10, the rotating body 22 can be easily rotated by gripping the grip 10 and flicking the lever 16 with your fingers. be able to.

Note that, as described above, the rotating body 22 is connected to the contact portion 32.
Since the O-ring 28 is rotated by the frictional force between the O-ring 28 and the O-ring 28, the O-ring 28 is formed into a metal disk, and the inner surface of the contact portion 32 is provided with a non-slip material such as elastic rubber. Good too.

Next, we will explain the 3-axis corrective exercises mentioned above,
A method of using the above-mentioned treatment aid will be explained.

As mentioned above, in 3-axis corrective gymnastics, we assume that the body has three axes that are orthogonal to each other: the vertical axis, the horizontal axis, and the sagittal axis. Move your body to correct the problem. For example, when looking at the balance around the horizontal axis (the left-right axis when standing upright), in other words, the balance between forward bending and backward bending, if the balance is such that it is difficult to bend forward, in this case it is easier to bend forward. It is necessary to modify it as follows.
In this way, to make it easier to bend forward,
All you need to do is give the body a force to bend forward, but in 3-axis corrective gymnastics, the rotational force of precession is used instead of directly bending forward.

In other words, according to the principle of precession, the rotational force that causes forward bending around the horizontal axis can be combined by combining the rotations around the vertical and sagittal axes. However, when considering the direction of precession, around the vertical axis, the body rotates in the opposite direction to clockwise when viewed from vertically above, and around the sagittal axis, the body twists. Rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the front (lower right shoulder), or twist the body clockwise around the vertical axis and lower the left shoulder around the sagittal axis do it.

By moving (rotating) the body in this way, the rotational force is combined and the imbalance in the body that makes it difficult to bend forward is corrected.

The above-mentioned therapeutic aid has the same effect as the above-mentioned rotation when correcting the balance of the body, and when rotating the body in a specific direction, the rotating direction of the rotating body 22 of the therapeutic aid is adjusted to the direction of rotation of the body. By rotating it to match the direction you want it to rotate,
It can have the same effect as rotating your body. It should be noted that there are various kinds of imbalances in the body, and the directions of the imbalances are also various, so it is necessary to use a treatment aid depending on the content of the imbalances.

In this treatment aid, since the direction in which the lever 16 is pushed down is the rotation direction of the rotation body 22, the rotation direction of the rotation body 22 is easy to understand, and the rotation body 22 can be rotated simply by pushing the lever 16. The rotational speed of the rotating body 22 can be changed by adjusting the pushing force of the lever 16.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 is a gripping portion formed in a thin cylindrical shape, and reference numeral 12 is a cap formed into a tapered shape that covers the top of the gripping portion 10. Reference numeral 40 denotes a disk-shaped operation section, which is rotatably supported with a part of its circumferential surface protruding from a through hole 20 opened in the side surface of the grip section 10 . FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure inside the gripping part 10, and 22a and 22b are bearings 42a and 42b fixed in the gripping part 10, respectively.
It is a cylindrical rotating body that is rotatably supported on the shaft.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of engagement between the rotating body 22a and the operating section 40. The rotating bodies 22a and 22b are both fixed to a shaft 27, and the operating section 40 is supported by an operating section shaft 44a that is eccentrically supported from the shaft 27. One half of the operating portion 40 on the shaft 27 side is formed in a gap leaving a peripheral edge, and a contact portion 32 protrudes inward at the center of the peripheral edge.
is formed. The inner surface of this contact portion 32 comes into sliding contact with the outer circumferential surface of an O-ring 28 fixed concentrically to the shaft 27 when the operating portion 40 is rotated.

In this embodiment, by rotating the operating part 40, the contact part 32 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the O-ring 28, and the rotating bodies 22a and 22b are rotated by the frictional force between the contact part 32 and the O-ring 28. be moved. Due to the configuration of the operating section 40, the rotating bodies 22a, 22b, etc., the rotating bodies 22a, 22b rotate in the same direction as the rotating direction of the operating section 40, as in the first embodiment described above.

In addition, since this embodiment has a configuration in which two rotating bodies are arranged in series, the mass of the entire rotating body can be increased, and even if the treatment aid is made smaller and thinner, the rotating body It has the characteristic that the rotating body can continue rotating for a considerable period of time due to its inertia.

The method of using the treatment aid of this embodiment is also the same as that of the first embodiment described above.

(Effects of the invention) As mentioned above, the therapeutic aid of the present invention allows the rotating body to be rotated extremely easily by simply grasping the grip and flicking the lever with one's fingers, and the rotating body continues to rotate for a considerable period of time. can be done. Also,
By adjusting the force for rotating the lever, the rotational speed of the rotating body can be adjusted as appropriate, making it extremely easy to use. Furthermore, since the structure is simple, there is no possibility of failure, and the operability in handling is good. Moreover, it has the remarkable effect that it can be suitably used as an auxiliary treatment device based on the principle of three-axis corrective gymnastics.

The present invention has been variously explained above using preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and it goes without saying that many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. That's true.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1, 2, and 3 are respectively a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the treatment aid according to the present invention, a perspective view showing the rotating body, and an assembled perspective view showing the connection between the rotating body and the lever etc. FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6 are respectively a perspective view showing the second embodiment and an explanatory view showing the internal structure of the grip, and FIG. FIG. 10...Gripping part, 12...Cap, 16...
Lever, 22, 22a, 22b...Rotating body, 28
... O-ring, 32 ... contact part, 40 ... operation part, 42a, 42b ... bearing.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A gripping part formed in a cylindrical shape; a rotating body formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, housed in the gripping part and rotatably supported coaxially with the center line of the gripping part; A shaft extending from the rotating body in the direction of the center line within the grip, a sliding member such as an O-ring fitted onto the shaft, and one end extending into the grip so as to cross the grip in the radial direction. an operating part such as a lever, whose other end protrudes outside from the cylindrical body of the gripping part, and which is pivotally supported at the midpoint on the gripping part so as to be rotatable within a certain angle range, and when the operating part is rotated. A rotational force is applied to the outer surface of the sliding member to rotate the rotating body in the same direction as the rotational direction of the operating section, and when the operating section is fully rotated, the sliding member is rotated. A treatment aid comprising: a contact portion spaced apart from an outer surface and provided on the other end side of the operating portion to allow the rotating body to rotate freely in the rotating direction of the operating portion.