JPH11114091A - Finger training equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably grip the grip part of a finger training equipment by fingers and to prevent the training equipment from coming off from a hand even when force in fingertips is loosened. SOLUTION: The finger training equipment is constituted by providing the grip part 1 gripped by one hand, a roller fitting frame 2 provided in the tip of the grip part 1, two separated arms 3 and 4 provided in the roller fitting frame 2, a pair of rollers 14 and 14 which are supported between the arms 3 and 4 freely rotatably and is provided with a projection/recession in an outer periphery and a gear 15 which is respectively fixed to the rollers 14 and 14 and mutually engaged. In this case, the grip part 1 is constituted of an outer shell body having space inside, a support shaft is provided inside the grip part 1, one end of a rotary finger hooking member 7 is supported by the support shaft, the member 7 is provided with a finger inserting hole 8 and a finger fitting recessed part 9, the rotary finger hooking member 7 is rotated with a spindle as a center and also spring force is energized so as to permit the finger inserting hole 8 and the finger fitting recessed part 9 to be protruded to the outer part of the grip part through a groove hole 5 which is formed at the belly part of the grip part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable finger training device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A finger trainer of this type has already been proposed by the present applicant. The finger trainer includes a gripper that can be gripped by one hand, two separated arms extending laterally from the gripper, a pair of rollers rotatably supported side by side between the arms, It is composed of gears that are integrally fixed to the ends of the rollers and that mesh with each other. The grip is held by hand, and one of the thumb and the remaining three fingers (the index finger, the middle finger, and the ring finger) is used. Are placed on rollers, and the rollers are repeatedly moved in opposite directions within a certain angle, thereby training the fingers.

[0003] The conscious movement of the fingers stimulates the brain, promotes blood flow in the brain, and improves memory.
It is conventionally known for the fact that writing a spelling or the like of an English word repeatedly can help memory. In particular, in recent years, finger flexion and extension exercises stimulate the brain and promote blood flow in the brain, which is effective in rehabilitation of the physically handicapped and prevention of aging in the elderly, and is also effective in finger training for people without grip strength This has been explained in terms of cerebral physiology. It is also known that finger training can improve writing.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to improve the finger training device proposed by the present applicant and to provide a finger-holding member with which a gripper can be engaged, thereby forcing a force on the finger. A finger training device improved so that the gripper can be grasped without adding, and the finger training device does not fall out of the hand even when the fingertip is released, so that the physically challenged and elderly can perform finger training more smoothly. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a gripper which can be gripped with one hand, a roller mounting frame provided at the tip of the gripper, and a roller mounting frame provided on the roller mounting frame. Two separated arms, a pair of rollers rotatably supported between the arms and having irregularities on the outer periphery, and a gear fixed to these rollers and meshing with each other. In the finger training device having the above, the grip portion is constituted by an outer shell body having a space therein, and a support shaft is provided inside the grip portion, and one end of the rotating finger hook member is supported by the support shaft. The rotating finger-holding member has a finger insertion hole and a finger fitting recess, and the rotating finger-holding member rotates around the support shaft, and is formed on the ventral side of the grip. The finger insertion hole and the finger fitting recess are grasped through the slot. Spring force so as to protrude in outer side is characterized a configuration which is urged.

According to the present invention, under various modes in which the gripping portion is gripped with one hand, the roller can be flipped with the fingertip, and the fingertip can be trained by rotating the roller, whereby the brain connected to the fingertip via the nervous system can be trained. Stimulates and promotes blood flow in the brain,
Helps promote health. Further, when gripping the grip portion,
At the same time, by inserting and fitting the little finger or the ring finger into the finger insertion hole and the finger fitting recess of the rotating finger hook member, the hand holding the holding portion is stabilized, and the fingertip training can be performed more smoothly. .

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1 to FIG.
It has a gripper 1 having a size that can be gripped with one hand, and a roller mounting frame 2 having two spaced arms 3 and 4 at the tip side of the gripper 1. The gripping portion 1 and the roller mounting frame 2 are integrally formed with the left and right frame members 1a and 1b formed by injection molding of a plastic.
A hollow portion is formed in the inside, and a slot 5 having a predetermined length is formed on the ventral side of the grip portion 1.

On the other hand, a support shaft 6 is provided in the grip portion 1,
The base end of the rotating finger-holding member 7 is pivotally supported by the support shaft 6 and is located in the hollow portion inside the grip. The rotating finger-holding member 7 has a shape shown in FIG. 4, has a predetermined thickness, and has a finger insertion hole 8 and a finger-holding recess 9 formed therein. In addition, the support shaft 6
, A winding part of a spring 10 is wound, one end 10 a of the spring is locked by a locking projection 11 in the grip part 1, and the other end 10 b of the spring is a base end of the rotating finger hook member 7. The finger insertion hole 8 and the finger holding recess 9 of the turning finger holding member 7 are locked by the turning position defining protrusion 12 formed on the side surface.
The spring is biased in a direction to protrude from the spring. The rotation position regulating protrusion 12 is formed in the arc-shaped guide groove 1 formed in the grip portion 1.
3 and movably fitted in the rotation finger 3 to restrict the rotation range of the rotation finger holding member 7.

A pair of rollers 14, 14 having spiral irregularities on the outer circumference along the axial direction are rotatably supported between the arms 3, 4. Gears 15, 15 are fixed to one end of each of the rollers 14, 14, respectively. The gears 15, 15 are meshed with each other, and by rotating any one of the rollers 14, 14 with a fingertip, the gears 15 and 15 are rotated in the opposite direction. It is designed to rotate synchronously.

A projection 16 is provided on the outer surface of the arm 4 on the distal end side. The projection 16 has a small hole 17 extending in the length direction of the arm 4 and a small hole 17 extending along and along the small hole 17. A slot 18 communicating with the upper part 17 is provided. On the other hand, an elongated pointer member 19 slidable in the small hole 17 and the slot 18 is fitted into the small hole 17 and the slot 18, and a neck portion 20 slidable in the slot 18 is provided above the pointer member 19. And a finger hook 21 protruding outside the protrusion 16 and elongated in the length direction of the arm 4 is integrally formed, and the finger hook 21 is moved to move the pointer member 1.
9 is slidably mounted so that the tip of the arm 9 can protrude from the tip of the arm 4.

The finger training apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is as described above. As shown in FIG. 2, the gripper 1 is gripped, and the little finger 22 is inserted into the finger insertion hole 8 of the rotating finger holder 7. The ring finger 23 is fitted into the finger fitting concave portion 9 to hold the grip portion 1, and the other three fingers are put on the unevenness 14 a of the rollers 14, 14, and the finger is repeatedly rotated to perform finger training. . The gripping mode of the gripping portion 1 may be other than that shown in FIG. 2. In this case, another two fingers are inserted into the finger insertion hole 8 and the finger fitting recess 9 of the rotating finger hook member 7, and the fitting is performed. The finger training can be performed in the same manner as described above by gripping the grip portion 1 and flipping the unevenness 14a of the rollers 14, 14 with the remaining three fingers. Note that the finger training may be performed by rotating the rotating finger holding member 7 so as to be pushed into the grip portion 1 against the force of the spring 10 and gripping the grip portion 1 from above.

Although not shown in the drawings, the Japanese Utility Model 4-416
As shown in No. 17, it is also possible to provide a pyramid-shaped projection on the roller and press the fingertip against this projection to stimulate the acupoint of the finger.

[0013]

As described above, according to the finger training of the present invention, the fingertip can be effectively trained by gripping the gripping portion with one hand and rotating the roller with the fingertip, and the fingertip can be trained through the nervous system. It is effective for rehabilitation of the physically handicapped by stimulating the connected brain and promoting blood flow in the brain,
It is also effective in preventing aging of the elderly. In particular, in the present invention, by inserting and fitting each finger into the finger insertion hole and the finger fitting recess of the rotating finger holding member of the gripping part, the finger training can be performed even when the finger force is loosened during the finger training. The vessel does not fall off from the hand, and the gripper can be stably gripped and finger training can be smoothly performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a finger training device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the finger training apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the finger training device in use.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the finger training apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grasping part 2 Roller mounting frame 3, 4 Arm 7 Rotating finger hook member 8 Finger insertion hole 9 Finger fitting recess 14 Roller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gripper that can be gripped with one hand, a roller mounting frame provided at the tip of the gripper, two separated arms provided on the roller mounting frame, and a rotation between the arms. In a finger training device having a pair of rollers that are freely supported and have irregularities on the outer periphery and gears that are respectively fixed to these rollers and mesh with each other, the grip portion has a space inside. It is composed of an outer shell, and a support shaft is provided inside the grip portion, and one end of the rotating finger hanging member is supported by the supporting shaft, and the rotating finger hanging member has a finger insertion hole, a finger fitting concave portion, And the rotating finger hooking member rotates about the support shaft, and passes through a groove formed on the abdominal side of the grip portion, so that the finger insertion hole and the finger fitting recess are formed. The configuration in which the spring force is urged to protrude outward from the grip Characterized finger training device.