JPH0928724A - Knee supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a knee supporter with which impulse can be relaxed even when a wearing person kneels down on the floor. SOLUTION: The knee supporter is formed by extending fastening bands 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b on both sides while being forked into forked state with a knee pad part 2 as a center and arranging a face fastener 6 at any one terminal part of these fastening bands forked into forked state. Then, an elastic member 7 is arranged at the position of the knee pad part 2 abutted to the kneecap. In this case, the elastic member 7 can be formed into an elliptical doughnut as well.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a knee supporter, and more particularly, to a knee supporter which is used by tightly winding around a knee portion for treating a knee joint.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a knee supporter which is used by tightly winding it around a knee, for example, a therapeutic knee joint fastening band disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-1289 is known as a conventional example. There is.

In this knee joint fastening band for treatment, a popliteal pad is provided at a substantially central position of the main body, and bifurcated fastening bands are extended on both sides of the popliteal pad. And
Each fastening band consists of the upper patella fastening band located on the upper side and the lower patella fastening band located on the lower side.The upper patella fastening band is formed longer, and the lower patella fastening band is formed shorter, respectively. Has been done.

Then, a surface fastener is attached to the surface of the upper patella fastening band and the lower patella fastening band on one side of the main body, and a surface fastener is attached to the back surface of the upper patella fastening band and the lower patella fastening band on the other side. Is.

When this knee joint fastening band for treatment is attached, the popliteal pad is applied to the back side of the knee of the wearer so that the upper patella fastening band is on the upper side, and the upper patella fastening band and the lower patella are attached. The fastening bands are superposed in the same direction at the upper and lower positions of the patella, and the surface fastener is locked and mounted.

[0006]

In this therapeutic knee joint fastening band, since the patella part of the wearer is exposed while being worn, it is not possible to keep the patella part warm as a whole. Had the drawback of low therapeutic effect.

Further, when a person wearing this therapeutic knee joint fastening band strikes the knee on the floor when he / she stumbles, the impact is transmitted directly to the wearer's knee, so the knee There is a problem in that it may hurt the knee and further worsen the disease of the knee.

Therefore, in the therapeutic knee joint fastening band in the conventional example, the patella part is kept warm as a whole, and the impact is softened even when the wearer thrusts the knee on the floor surface. It has problems that must be solved.

[0009]

As a concrete means for solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention is to extend a fastening band in a bifurcated manner on both sides centering on the knee-addressed portion and to provide the bifurcated fastening band. In a knee supporter having a surface fastener disposed at one of the ends thereof, a knee supporter is provided, in which an elastic member is disposed at a position where the elastic member is brought into contact with the patella of the knee-addressed portion. is there.

The elastic member is formed in an elliptical donut shape, and further, the elastic member is formed of silicon, and the silicon is high-frequency welded to the inside of the knee-bearing part. is there.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a knee supporter, and this knee supporter 1
Is a knee-bearing portion 2 formed at a substantially central position, and this knee-bearing portion 2
It is composed of fastening bands 3a and 3b which are opposed to each other with respect to and are located on the upper side and fastening bands 4a and 4b which are located on the lower side.

The surface side of the knee supporter 1 is formed of a pile-woven cloth over the entire surface, and has a structure in which a surface fastener described later can be detachably locked at a free position on the surface portion. . Further, the back side is formed of a towel cloth so as to easily absorb sweat and the like.

A plurality of, for example, two spring members 5 and 5, for example, are provided inside the surface of each of the left and right sides of the knee addressing portion 2, and are elastic with respect to flexion and extension of the knee joint of the wearer. This prevents the bending and stretching of the knee joint and prevents wrinkles in the width direction during wearing.

Further, the fastening bands 3a and 3b located on the upper side are formed to be slightly longer than the fastening bands 4a and 4b located on the lower side, and the extension lengths thereof are set up and down. It is formed by mutually shifting.

The fastening bands 3a, 3b located on the upper side
Is a pair of a fastening band 3a formed with one shorter side and a fastening band 3b formed with another longer side, and one of the fastening bands 4a and 4b located on the lower side is formed slightly longer. Fastening band 4a and fastening band 4b with the other being slightly shorter
And are paired.

Fastening bands 3b, 4a formed to have a longer length as described above
As shown in FIG. 1, surface fasteners 6 and 6 are respectively provided at the front end portions on the back side of the surface fasteners 6 and 6 when tightly wound around the knees of the wearer. Are respectively engaged with the cloths on the front side of the corresponding shorter fastening bands 3a, 4b.

The surface fasteners 6 and 6 can be attached to the front ends of the fastening bands 3a and 4b, which are formed to be short, on the back side, and in this case, they are tightly wound around the knees of the wearer. In this case, the fastening bands 3b, 4 which are formed longer
The surface fasteners 6, 6 may be locked to the cloth on the front surface side of a.

Further, an elastic member 7 is arranged at a substantially central position of the knee-contacting portion 2, that is, at a position where it abuts on the patella portion. The elastic member 7 is formed of a member having a cushioning property such as silicon, soft rubber, urethane foam, cotton, or cloth, and therefore, when the wearer carelessly kneels on the floor or the like. However, the shock can be absorbed and relieved, which does not hurt the knee or aggravate the disease of the knee.

When the elastic member 7 is made of silicon, high frequency welding may be performed on the inside of the knee addressing portion 2. In this case, since the elastic member 7 is firmly provided inside the knee-to-knee portion 2, the elastic member 7 does not fall off even with a change over time.

If the elastic member 7 is formed in an elliptical donut shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when fitted, it fits perfectly to the convex shape of the patella of the wearer. There is no sense of incongruity.

A method of mounting the knee supporter 1 thus constructed will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the elastic member 7 is applied to the patella of the wearer, and the fastening bands 3a and 3b located on the upper side and the fastening bands 4a and 4b located on the lower side.
The upper and lower positions on the rear side of the knee are alternately overlapped with each other, and the surface fasteners 6, 6 are fastened to the corresponding fastening bands 3.
Lock on the surface of a and 4b. That is, the upper fastening band 3
It suffices to mount the lower fastening bands 4a and 4b so that the locking directions thereof are different from each other.

A knee supporter 1 constructed as described above
By wearing the, the patella part can be kept warm as a whole.

[0023]

As described above, in the knee supporter according to the present invention, the fastening band extends bilaterally on both sides around the knee-addressed portion, and one end of the bifurcating fastening band is provided. In the knee supporter in which the surface fastener is arranged in the portion, the patella portion can be kept warm as a whole by adopting the structure in which the elastic member is arranged at the position where it abuts the patella portion of the knee-addressed portion. Further, even when the wearer pokes the knee on the floor or the like, the impact can be absorbed and relieved, so that the knee is not hurt or the illness of the knee is aggravated. It has an excellent effect.

Further, since the elastic member is formed into an elliptical donut shape, it fits perfectly to the convex shape of the patella, so that there is an excellent effect that there is no discomfort when worn.

Furthermore, since the elastic member is made of silicon and the silicon is high-frequency welded to the inside of the knee-bearing portion, the elastic member is firmly arranged on the knee-bearing portion, so that it can be aged over time. It has various excellent effects that the elastic member does not fall off due to changes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a knee supporter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a mounted state of the knee supporter according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Knee supporter 2 Knee addressed part 3a, 3b Fastening band located on the upper side 4a, 4b Fastening band located on the lower side 5 Spring member 6 Surface fastener 7 Elastic member

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A knee supporter comprising a bifurcated fastening band extending on both sides of a knee-to-the-knee portion, and a surface fastener provided on one end of the bifurcated fastening band. A knee supporter characterized in that an elastic member is arranged at a position where it abuts against the patella part of the knee area. 2. The knee supporter according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is formed in an elliptical donut shape. 3. The knee supporter according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is formed of silicon, and the silicon is high-frequency welded to the inside of the knee-addressed portion.