JPH1176456A - Finger training apparatus with display - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an entertaining capability so as to train fingers enjoyably by arranging a counter, which integrates and displays the number of reciprocation of a plunger, in a finger training apparatus in which the plunger is reciprocated by a predetermined distance against loading springs. SOLUTION: A bottom plate of a body 12 in a finger training apparatus is placed on a palm and four fingers excepting a thumb are hooked on four finger hanging recesses 72a-72d, and then, pressing force is applied in the direction of the body 12 to the apparatus by the fingers until a handle 71 is stopped, so that the fingers are trained. When application of force by the fingers is loosened, the handle 71 is returned to the original position by means of restoring force of loading springs 73. In the finger training apparatus 1 constituted in this way, a counter 2 is incorporated so as to count the number of reciprocation of the handle 71, and the counted result is represented through a display window 6 provided with a liquid crystal display panel 7 which can display a four-digit number. Alternatively, a condition corresponding to the reciprocating motion may be displayed graphically. In addition, consumed energy is converted into electric power so as to be used as an electric power source for the display means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a forging device for a fingertip belonging to a health device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of sports such as golf and baseball, and instruments such as guitars and pianos, fingertip exercisers have been commercialized for a long time. Particularly, in recent years, it has been found that discipline of fingertips greatly contributes to maintaining the health of elderly people, and general interest in fingertip health appliances has been increasing.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a conventional fingertip exerciser. In the figure, the fingertip exerciser 70 includes a handle 71 and a body 77. The handle 71 has a wooden finger rest 72 and four plungers 7 vertically implanted below the lower surface of the finger rest.
4. A stopper plate 75 is provided at the lower end of the plunger 74.
The female screw of the bolt 76 for attaching the screw is turned.

[0004] Reference numeral 77 denotes a body, and a guide hole 78 into which a plunger 74 is slidably fitted is provided at an upper portion of the body 77.
Are provided. The guide hole 78 is provided in the plunger 7.
4 has a sufficient length to restrict the vertical movement in the figure, and the plunger 74 of the handle 71
Drilled at equal intervals. The lower part of the guide hole 78 of the body 77 forms one empty room 81 and the lower end thereof is the bottom plate 7.
9 is closed by a screw screw 80.

[0005] The handle 71 and the body 77 are assembled as follows. The tips of the four plungers 74 into which the load springs 73 have been inserted are inserted into the guide holes 78 of the body 77. Plunger 7 viewed from the lower end of guide hole 78
A stopper plate 75 is attached to the lower end of the plunger at the front end of the plunger with four bolts 76 from the opening side of the empty chamber 81 at the lower end of the body 77. The lower end of the body 77 is assembled by fixing a bottom plate 79 with a screw 80.

[0006] The fingertip exerciser 70 operates as follows. The fingertip exerciser puts the bottom plate 79 of the body 77 on the palm of either hand, and puts four fingers except for the thumb on the four recesses 72a, 72b, 72c, 72d of the finger rest 72 to apply force to the fingers. Push in the direction of the body 77 until the handle 71 stops. Next, the handlebar 71 is returned to the original position by releasing the force of the finger and relying on the restoring force of the load spring 73. Repeat the operation from the beginning.

In the above configuration, the load spring 73
Is already mounted in a compressed state so as to have a predetermined preload. The handle 71 is connected to the load spring 7
When the plunger 74 is pushed in the direction of the body 77 against the preload of 3, the plunger 74 slides in the guide hole 78 of the body 77 and descends in the empty chamber 81 of the body 77 together with the stopper plate 75 and the like, and the plunger 74 The load spring 73 is compressed until the mounting bolt 76 at the tip of the contact abuts against the bottom plate 79 and stops.
During this time, the spring increases the resistance against the finger placed on the finger rest 72 in accordance with the amount of compression. The portion shown by a broken line shows a state in which the mounting bolt 76 of the stopper plate 75 is in contact with the bottom plate 79.

In this way, the mounting bolts 76 are attached to the four fingers from the preload at the initial position by the bottom plate 79 of the body.
The fingertip is trained by repeating the movement against the load up to the maximum load when it comes into contact with.

In a conventional fingertip training device, a method of counting the number of times of operation has been adopted, for example, by recording or appropriately recording. The memorized method forgets the exact number with a little diversion. Keeping records is cumbersome and not long-lasting. There were many factors that led to a decrease in willingness to continue fingertip training.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and not only makes up for this drawback, but also allows a plurality of people to enjoy a competition, such as enjoying a competition, so that they can continue to exercise their fingers while having fun. The purpose of the present invention is to provide such a fingertip forging device.

[0011]

According to claim 1 of the present invention,
A plunger 74 fitted slidably in the axial direction of a guide hole 78 formed in the body 12 is urged by a load spring 73 in a direction extending from the body 12 and assembled.
A counter 2 for integrating and displaying the number of reciprocations of the plunger 74 in a fingertip forging device in which the plunger 74 reciprocates a predetermined distance against the load spring 73 with a fingertip.
Is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display means for displaying a picture corresponding to the number of reciprocations of the plunger 74 in a picture. The display means mentioned here includes from the counting detector to the display.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the energy consumed in the process of fingertip training is converted into electric power, and at least a part of the energy is supplied as power to the display means. The display means mentioned here includes from the counting detector to the display.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the number of times of operation of the fingertip exerciser is displayed on the counter, not only the mental burden of counting the number of operations is released, but also the accurate number of times is displayed, so that intentional training is performed. It has the effect of being able to do it.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the state corresponding to the number of operations is displayed in the picture, and therefore, there is an effect that the training can be performed while enjoying the dream plan.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the operation energy of the fingertip exerciser is used as a power source for the display means. Therefore, there is no need to replace a depleted battery and always worry about the state of the battery. There is an effect that the fingertip forging device can be used.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1 to 3 are views showing a first example of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, portions common to the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the conventional example, and description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a known counter attached to the fingertip exerciser 1. The counter 2 has a body 1
The display window 6 of the counter 2 is attached to the side surface of the counter 2 so as to be visible. The display window 6 is provided with a 4-digit liquid crystal display panel 7.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the counter 2. In the figure, reference numeral 8 denotes a known magnetically responsive switch circuit for turning on and off an electric switch according to the operation of a fingertip.
Contains three. Numeral 9 denotes a counting device for counting the number of inputs and outputs of the magnetically responsive switches in a decimal number. The counting device 9 can use a commercially available IC. 1
0 is a reset input circuit of the counter. Reference numeral 7 denotes a liquid crystal display panel for displaying a count value. The liquid crystal display panel 7 can also be selected from commercially available products adapted to the output of the counting IC. FIG.
In this case, the one having a four-digit digital display window was used. 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a line connecting the counting device 9 and the display board 7. It is to be noted that the display means mentioned here includes a device and a line shown in FIG.

In the counter 2 having the above structure, the switch accommodating portion 4 is positioned on the stopper plate 75 so that the magnetic piece 5 faces the magnetically responsive switch accommodating portion 4 when the stopper plate 75 comes into contact with the bottom plate 79 in FIG. It is installed in. In the figure, the portion shown by a broken line shows the state where the magnetically responsive switch housing portion 4 and the magnet piece 5 face each other.

Next, the operation of the counter 1 will be described.
Each time the handle 72 of the fingertip exerciser 1 is operated, the position where the stopper plate 75 contacts the bottom plate 79 and the body 1
It reciprocates with the lower end of the second guide hole 78. Each time, the magnet piece 5 closes the magnetic sensitive switch 8 of the counter, sends electricity from the power supply 13 to the short-time counting device 9, and the number is integrated as a decimal number. This integrated decimal number is line 1
1 is displayed on the display device 7 as a 4-digit decimal number.

In this way, the degree of fingertip training is displayed as the number of times of operation, so that enthusiasts of fingertip training can compare their records with each other and encourage each other beyond simply continuing training individually. Encourage the willingness to plan and continue training while having fun, such as continuing training.

FIG. 4 shows a second example of the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein a one-chip microcomputer is used for the counting device instead of an IC, and internal software processing is performed according to the counting. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of displaying the data signal. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a one-chip microcomputer. The microcomputer 20 sends the output of the data signal input from the count signal input circuit 21 to the liquid crystal display 29 via the line 25 from the anode driver 24 via the line 23 by means of internal software processing. A control signal which is another output signal 20 is connected to the liquid crystal display device via a line 26 from a cathode driver 27 via a line 26. The display means here includes the counting signal source and the equipment shown in FIG.

To explain the operation, an internal software process is performed in accordance with a signal input from the counter counting device 9, and for example, an image expression that awakens a sleeping person gradually can be provided. Also, a plurality of image display programs can be selected in advance.

By displaying the progress of such training, it is more than a matter of personally and systematically continuing training, and a positive environment in which fingertip training lovers compare each other's achievements and enjoy each other. The effect is that enthusiasts can emphasize the image of equipment that can be made and enjoyed as a group, from the image of easy making and simply continuing to train with patience.

As a power source for driving the counting device 9 and the liquid crystal display panel 7, it is generally convenient to use a battery. However, it is also possible to generate power according to the movement of a fingertip and replace this power with a battery. .

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a power generator is operated in accordance with training of a fingertip. In the figure, 31 of the fingertip exerciser 30 is a main body. Holes 52 and 53 are formed on the upper and lower sides of the main body 31. A sleeve 46 is penetrated through the holes 52 and 53, and the lower side is approximately at the surface position of the main body, and the upper side protrudes by about 15 mm and is fixed to the main body 31. The sleeve 46 has two slits 47 and 48 cut along the longitudinal direction upward from the lower end. When the plunger 32 is inserted from the lower end of the sleeve 46, the hanger 50 is provided by the slit 47, and the rack 33 is provided by the slit 48. Exposed.

A return spring 49 is applied to the hanger 50 and the hanger 51 fixed to the upper inside of the body 31 by applying a pretension thereto. A small gear A35 fixed to a gear shaft A37 meshes with the rack 33, and a large gear A36 fixed coaxially to the gear shaft A37 meshes with a small gear # 38 fixed to a gear shaft # 40, and is coaxial with the gear shaft # 40. Gear 39 fixed to the gear shaft C42
The gear C meshes with a gear D43 fixed to an input shaft 44 of a generator 45 fixed inside the main body 31. The gear shafts 37, 40, 42 of this series of gear trains
Are rotatably supported, and change the movement of the rack 33 to rotation, increase the speed, and transmit the rotation to the generator 45.

The lower side of the main body 31 is covered with a cover 57 and is fixed to the main body 31. A handle 34 is fixed to the outermost end of the plunger 32.

Next, the operation will be described. Forefinger exerciser 3
0 is held in one hand, an arbitrary finger of the hand is hung on the handle 34, and the main body 31 and the cover 57 are supported by the other finger and palm. When the plunger 32 is pushed against the force of the return spring 49 with a finger hanging on the handle 34, the generator 45 rotates at a high speed to generate AC power and generate a resistance corresponding to the generated power. That is, the finger is subjected to a resistance corresponding to the drag of the return spring 49 and the amount of power generation. When the plunger reaches the bottom, the force of the finger is relaxed, the gear train is reversely rotated by the restoring force of the return spring 49, and the plunger is restored to the original position while generating power. By repeating this operation, the training of the fingertip is performed.

While the finger training is continued, the generator 45 continues to generate AC power. This output is converted to DC power by a known rectifier circuit shown in FIG. In the figure, the output of the AC generator is guided to the rectifier 60 by lines 58 and 59 and is rectified into DC electricity to move the needle of the meter 54 via lines 61 and 62. The power is displayed on the meter 54 as electric power by an indicator needle 55 driven according to the amount of power generation and another holding needle 56 that follows the movement of the needle. Since the holding needle 56 of this meter has recorded the maximum output so far, the state of training can be known. This output can be used not only as a power source for the counter 2 but also for lighting or the like by juxtaposing an incandescent lamp or a semiconductor display element.

According to the fingertip training device of the present invention, there is an effect that the training of the fingertip can be carried out systematically or enjoyed by adding an entertaining element.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the counter 2 has been described as an electronic type, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be any type such as a mechanical type and an electric vibration type. Although a switch for driving the display device uses an IC type, a drive device using electronics may be used. Although the generator is an AC generator, there is no problem with a DC generator. One or more fingers can be disciplined. Of course, changes can be freely made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0034]

According to the fingertip training device of the present invention, the mental burden of memorizing the number of fingertip operations by integrating and displaying the number of fingertip operations is released, and training can be continued systematically. By displaying the degree of the number of exercises in an image, training can be continued while having fun. By providing the fingertip forging device with a power generator, it can be used as a power source for the display device, eliminating the need for battery replacement, and can be used as illumination for the display means even in a dark place. It has many effects.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a fingertip training device with a display according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a device configuration of the display device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, showing a positional relationship of a magnetic switch of the counter device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another example of the display device of the fingertip training device with a display according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front partial sectional view of a fingertip forging device with a display according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a generator is connected to the fingertip forging device.

6 is a block diagram showing a rectifier circuit of the AC generator shown in FIG. 5 and a state of a meter display.

FIG. 7 is a front partial sectional view of a conventional finger exerciser.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Counter 12 Body 29 Liquid crystal display 54 Meter 73 Load spring 74 Plunger 78 Guide hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plunger (74) slidably fitted in an axial direction of a guide hole (78) drilled in a body (12) in a direction extending from the body (12) by a load spring (73). The reciprocating number of the plunger (74) is integrated and displayed in a fingertip forging device which is assembled by being urged and reciprocates the plunger (74) by a predetermined distance against the load spring (73) with a fingertip. A fingertip forger with a display, provided with a counter (2) for performing the operation. 2. The fingertip training device with a display according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a picture according to the number of reciprocations of the plunger (74). 3. The fingertip training with display according to claim 1, wherein energy consumed in the process of fingertip training is converted into electric power, and at least a part of the energy is supplied as a power source of the display means. vessel.