KR102185276B1 - Ankle Rehabilitation Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a functional ankle rehabilitation device. The functional ankle rehabilitation device of the present invention comprises: an ankle wearing unit which includes at least one wearing strip and is worn on an ankle part; functional shoes which are to partially insert feet for wearing; and a detachable elasticity connecting unit which is elastically connected to the ankle wearing unit and the functional shoes to be detachable, and allows ankle rehabilitation exercise by using artificial ankle movement. Each of the functional shoes includes: an elastic shoe body which is divided into a foot accommodation space unit for accommodating a foot and a component installation space unit, and is made of an elastic material to enable deformation; an elastic heel supporting unit which is provided on one side of the component installation space unit of the elastic shoe body, and elastically supports a heel of the foot; a pneumatic tube which is provided in the other side of the component installation space unit of the elastic shoe body, and selectively lifts a front side of the foot based on pneumatic pressure; a pleat unit which is formed in the elastic shoe body of a position next to the pneumatic tube to allow action of the pneumatic tube; and a compressed air supplying or releasing unit which supplies compressed air to or releases compressed air from the pneumatic tube.

Description

Functional ankle rehabilitation device {Ankle Rehabilitation Device}

The present invention relates to a functional ankle rehabilitation device, and more particularly, to a functional ankle rehabilitation device capable of inducing an ankle rehabilitation more effectively than the prior art even though it has a simple structure and leading to rapid recovery.

The ankle (ankle joint) has the function of controlling the movement and shock coming from the foot, but structurally it is easy to injure.

For example, when the toes are directed downward, the back part of the talus enters between the tibia and the fibula during plantar flexion mechanically, and at this time, the ankle damage occurs frequently as the back is narrow and there is a space where excessive motion can occur. Of course, aging can damage the ankle.

If the ankle is damaged, surgery or procedures are performed depending on the degree of damage, and the need for an ankle rehabilitation device suitable for rapid recovery is emerging.

Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2017-0015983

It is an object of the present invention to provide a functional ankle rehabilitation device capable of inducing quick recovery by inducing ankle rehabilitation more effectively than before, even with a simple structure.

The object is provided with at least one wearing strip, an ankle wearing portion worn on the ankle portion; Functional shoes worn by partially inserting the foot; And a detachable elastic connection part removably elastically connected to the ankle wearing part and the functional shoe, and allowing an ankle rehabilitation exercise to proceed using an artificial ankle movement, wherein the functional shoe comprises a foot receiving space in which a foot is accommodated An elastic shoe body partitioned into a part and a part installation space part, and made of an elastic material so as to be deformable; A heel elastic support part provided on one side of the part installation space of the elastic shoe body and elastically supporting the heel of the foot; A pneumatic tube provided on the other side of the part installation space of the elastic shoe body and selectively lifting the front of the foot based on the pneumatic pressure; A corrugated portion formed on the elastic shoe body at a position adjacent to the pneumatic tube to enable the pneumatic tube to act; And it is achieved by a functional ankle rehabilitation device comprising a compressed air supply or release unit for supplying or releasing compressed air to the pneumatic tube.

An input remote control for inputting a signal for supplying or releasing compressed air; And a controller for automatically controlling the operation of the compressed air supply or release unit based on the input signal of the input remote controller, wherein when compressed air is supplied to the pneumatic tube by the control of the controller, the wrinkle portion is spread and the heel of the foot When the front is lifted by the axis, and the compressed air in the pneumatic tube is discharged, the ankle movement is forcibly induced through the motion of returning the front of the foot to the original position, thereby allowing the ankle rehabilitation to proceed.

Compressed air connector coupled to the lower end of the functional shoe and coupled to the lower end of the functional shoe, further comprising a shoe support for supporting the functional shoe, the shoe support being connected to the compressed air supply or release unit Is provided, and the compressed air connector and the pneumatic tube may be connected to a compressed air supply line.

The heel elastic support portion, a heel support pad for supporting the heel of the foot; And a spring connected to the heel support pad and supporting the heel support pad in a buffer manner.

The detachable elastic connection part, an ankle-side connection ring provided in a plurality of spaced apart along the height direction of the ankle wearing part; One shoe-side connection ring provided on the functional shoe; And an elastic band provided at an end of the ankle-side connection ring and a locking ring that is respectively engaged with the shoe-side connection ring.

A weight provided in the shoe support and applying a load to the shoe support; And at least one vacuum compressor provided at a lower end of the shoe support.

According to the present invention, even with a simple structure, there is an effect of inducing ankle rehabilitation more effectively than in the prior art, thereby leading to rapid recovery.

1 is a diagram showing a damaged ankle.
2 is a view showing a state in which the functional ankle rehabilitation device according to an embodiment of the present invention is worn on the damaged ankle of FIG. 1.
3 to 5 are partial cross-sectional views of FIG. 2, illustrating a process of performing an ankle movement by the action of a detachable elastic connector.
6 and 7 are partial cross-sectional views of FIG. 2, illustrating a process of performing an ankle exercise by the action of a pneumatic tube.
8 is a control block diagram for a functional ankle rehabilitation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to embodiments to be described later in detail together with the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms.

In the present specification, the present embodiment is provided to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and to fully inform a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. And the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Therefore, in some embodiments, well-known components, well-known operations, and well-known techniques have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring interpretation of the present invention.

The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification. In addition, terms used in the present specification (referred to) are for explaining an embodiment, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in a written phrase. In addition, components and actions (actions) referred to as'comprising (or having)' do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other components and actions.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs.

In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless defined.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram of a state in which the ankle is damaged, FIG. 2 is a view of a state in which a functional ankle rehabilitation device according to an embodiment of the present invention is worn on the damaged ankle of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are partial cross-sectional views of FIG. 2 , A view showing a process of performing an ankle movement by the action of a removable elastic connection, FIGS. 6 and 7 are partial cross-sectional views of FIG. 2, a view showing a process of performing an ankle movement by the action of a pneumatic tube, FIG. 8 is a control block diagram for a functional ankle rehabilitation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If the ankle is damaged due to walking, exercise, or aging, as shown in FIG. 1, surgery or treatment is performed according to the degree of damage, but by wearing a functional ankle rehabilitation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention for quick recovery Can be used.

In the case of using the functional ankle rehabilitation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, even though it has a simple structure, it is possible to effectively induce ankle rehabilitation than in the prior art, thereby leading to rapid recovery.

The functional ankle rehabilitation device 100 according to the present embodiment capable of providing such an effect may include an ankle wearing unit 110, a functional shoe 120, and a removable elastic connection unit 170.

The ankle wearing part 110 is a kind of pad worn on the ankle part. At least one wearing strip 111 is provided on the ankle wearing unit 110 so that it can be well worn on the ankle and can be separated.

The wearing strip 111 may be a Velcro-type band. A plurality of first locking rings 173a are provided on one side of the ankle wearing part 110 along the height direction.

Functional shoes 120 are shoes worn by partially inserting a foot. The functional shoe 120 is divided into a foot receiving space portion 122 in which a foot is accommodated, and a component installation space portion 123, and includes an elastic shoe body 121 made of an elastic material so as to be deformable.

That is, the elastic shoe body 121 is made of a soft elastic material so that the front of the foot can be lifted as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 while the foot is put in the foot receiving space 122 of the elastic shoe body 121 and worn as shown in FIG. 3. do. In particular, it is desirable that the front of the foot is made softer.

The detachable elastic connection part 170 is elastically connected to the ankle wearing part 110 and the functional shoes 120 so as to be detachable, and serves to perform an ankle rehabilitation exercise using an artificial ankle movement.

The detachable elastic connection part 170 includes a plurality of ankle-side connection rings 171 provided on the ankle wearing part 110 to be spaced apart along the height direction, and one shoe-side connection ring 172 provided on the functional shoes 120 ), and the ankle-side connection ring 171 and the shoe-side connection ring 172, respectively, and first and second locking rings 173a and 173b are provided at the ends of the elastic band 173.

For example, if the pneumatic tube 140 provided in the elastic shoe body 121 is not used, ankle rehabilitation can be performed as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 using the elasticity of the detachable elastic connection part 170.

That is, when the first and second locking rings 173a and 173b are respectively hung on one of the ankle-side connection rings 171 and the shoe-side connection rings 172, a constant force is applied to the ankle wearing unit 110 and the functional shoes 120 Because this occurs, you can use this force to perform ankle rehabilitation through ankle exercise.

However, this force is a force that pulls the ankle wearing unit 110 and the functional shoes 120 together, so that the front of the foot is forcibly lowered, that is, the dark arrow DOWN operation in FIG. 3 allows rehabilitation through the ankle movement. have. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, since the elastic force of the elastic band 173 is changed when the position of the first locking ring 173a is changed, the force applied to the ankle may be increased.

On the contrary, in order to perform rehabilitation through ankle movement by forcibly raising the front of the foot, that is, the dark arrow UP of FIG. 7, automatic control using the pneumatic tube 140 may be used.

To this end, the functional shoe 120 is provided on one side of the part installation space 123 of the elastic shoe body 121, and the heel elastic support 130 elastically supports the heel of the foot, and the elastic shoe body 121 ) Is provided on the other side of the part installation space 123 and is adjacent to the pneumatic tube 140 to allow the action of the pneumatic tube 140 and the pneumatic tube 140 to selectively lift the front of the foot based on the pneumatic pressure. It includes a corrugated portion 125 formed on the elastic shoe body 121 in one position, and a compressed air supply or release portion 186 for supplying or releasing compressed air to the pneumatic tube 140.

The heel elastic support unit 130 may include a heel support pad 131 for supporting the heel of the foot, and a spring 132 connected to the heel support pad 131 and supporting the heel support pad 131 in a buffer manner. . Since the ankle rehabilitation proceeds by lifting the front of the foot while the heel of the foot is supported by the heel support pad 131, there is no problem on the ankle during rehabilitation.

A shoe support 190 is provided at the lower end of the functional shoes 120. The shoe support 190 serves to support the functional shoes 120 with an area larger than the area of the lower end of the functional shoes 120. Therefore, a stable landing is possible.

One side of the shoe support 190 is provided with a compressed air connector 185 connected to the compressed air supply or release unit 186. The compressed air supply or release unit 186 may be connected via the compressed air connector 185.

In addition, the compressed air connector 185 and the pneumatic tube 140 are connected to the compressed air supply line 184. The compressed air supply line 184 is provided hidden inside the shoe support 190 so that it is not visible from the outside.

A weight 191 that applies a load to the shoe support 190 is provided in the shoe support 190. In addition, a vacuum compressor 192 is provided at the lower end of the shoe support 190.

The weight 191 and the vacuum compressor 192 may be optional, but when they are provided and used, the bottom portion of the shoe support 190 does not shake, that is, does not lift up, and only lifts the front of the foot in a state that is firmly disposed on the ground. It is advantageous for rehabilitation because you can exercise while raising.

Meanwhile, an input remote control 188 and a controller 180 are further mounted to supply or discharge compressed air through the compressed air supply or release unit 186.

The input remote control 188 is a means for inputting a signal for supplying or releasing compressed air. It is convenient to use because it is in the form of a remote control.

The controller 180 automatically controls the operation of the compressed air supply or release unit 186 based on an input signal from the input remote control 188. For example, when compressed air is supplied to the pneumatic tube 140 through the control of the controller 180 as shown in FIG. 6, the fold portion 125 is unfolded and the front of the foot is lifted along the heel of the foot, and compression in the pneumatic tube 140 When the air is discharged, the motion of returning the front of the foot to its original position can be automatically repeated, and through this motion, the ankle movement can be forcibly guided and ankle rehabilitation can proceed. In particular, this may be a way to proceed with rehabilitation through ankle exercise with the dark arrow UP operation of FIG. 7.

The device controller 180 performing this role may include a central processing unit 181 (CPU), a memory 182 (MEMORY), and a support circuit 183 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT).

The central processing unit 181 is one of various computer processors that can be applied industrially to automatically control the operation of the compressed air supply or release unit 186 based on the input signal of the input remote control 188 in this embodiment. Can be

The memory 182 (MEMORY) is connected to the central processing unit 181. The memory 182 can be installed locally or remotely as a computer-readable recording medium, and can be easily used such as random access memory (RAM), ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, or any digital storage type. It may be at least one or more memories.

The support circuit 183 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT) is coupled with the central processing unit 181 to support typical operation of the processor. The support circuit 183 may include a cache, a power supply, a clock circuit, an input/output circuit, a subsystem, and the like.

In this embodiment, the device controller 180 automatically controls the operation of the compressed air supply or release unit 186 based on the input signal of the input remote control 188, and such a series of control processes are stored in the memory 182. Can be saved. Typically software routines may be stored in memory 182. Software routines can also be stored or executed by other central processing units (not shown).

Although the process according to the present invention has been described as being executed by a software routine, it is also possible that at least some of the processes of the present invention are performed by hardware. As such, the processes of the present invention may be implemented by software executed on a computer system, or by hardware such as an integrated circuit, or by a combination of software and hardware.

Hereinafter, the operation of the functional ankle rehabilitation device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

First, it is the case of rehabilitation of the ankle by lowering the front of the foot. In this case, without using compressed air, the elasticity of the detachable elastic connection part 170 may be used as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5.

That is, when the first and second locking rings 173a and 173b are respectively hung on one of the ankle-side connection rings 171 and the shoe-side connection rings 172, a constant force is applied to the ankle wearing unit 110 and the functional shoes 120 In other words, since this occurs, since pulling force is generated between the ankle wearing unit 110 and the functional shoes 120, the user can perform ankle rehabilitation while forcing the movement of lowering the front of the foot.

Next, it is the case of ankle rehabilitation by raising the front of the foot. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the removable elastic connection part 170 may be removed and compressed air may be used. That is, when compressed air is supplied to the pneumatic tube 140 through the control, the front of the foot is lifted by the heel of the foot as the pleat 125 is unfolded as shown in FIG. 7 and the compressed air in the pneumatic tube 140 is discharged. As shown in 6, the movement to return to the original position can be automatically and repeatedly performed, and through this movement, the ankle movement can be forcibly induced and ankle rehabilitation can proceed. In particular, this may be a way to proceed with rehabilitation through ankle exercise with the dark arrow UP operation of FIG. 7.

According to the present embodiment, which acts in the structure as described above, even though it is a simple structure, it is possible to effectively induce ankle rehabilitation than in the prior art, thereby leading to rapid recovery.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and it is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, it should be said that such modifications or variations belong to the claims of the present invention.

100: functional ankle rehabilitation device 110: ankle wearing part
111: wearing strip 120: functional shoes
121: elastic shoe body 122: foot accommodation space
123: part installation space part 125: corrugated part
130: heel elastic support 131: heel support pad
132: spring 140: pneumatic tube
170: removable elastic connection 171: ankle side connection
172: shoe-side connection ring 173: elastic band
173a: first locking ring 173b: second locking ring
180: controller 184: compressed air supply line
185: compressed air connector 186: compressed air supply or release part
188: input remote control 190: shoe support
191: weight 192: vacuum compressor

Claims (6)

An ankle wearing part provided with at least one wearing strip and worn on an ankle portion;
Functional shoes worn by partially inserting the foot; And
It includes a detachable elastic connection part that is elastically connected to the ankle wearing part and the functional shoes so as to be detachably attached, and to proceed with an ankle rehabilitation exercise using artificial ankle movements,
The above functional shoes,
An elastic shoe body partitioned into a foot receiving space for receiving a foot and a component installation space, and made of an elastic material so as to be deformable;
A heel elastic support part provided on one side of the part installation space of the elastic shoe body and elastically supporting the heel of the foot;
A pneumatic tube provided on the other side of the part installation space of the elastic shoe body and selectively lifting the front of the foot based on the pneumatic pressure;
A corrugated portion formed on the elastic shoe body at a position adjacent to the pneumatic tube to enable the pneumatic tube to act; And
Functional ankle rehabilitation device comprising a compressed air supply or release unit for supplying or releasing compressed air to the pneumatic tube.
The method of claim 1,
An input remote control for inputting a signal for supplying or releasing compressed air; And
Further comprising a controller for automatically controlling the operation of the compressed air supply or release unit based on the input signal of the input remote control,
When compressed air is supplied to the pneumatic tube through the control of the controller, the folds are spread and the front of the foot is lifted along the heel of the foot. Functional ankle rehabilitation device, characterized in that forcibly induced ankle rehabilitation to proceed.
The method of claim 2,
It has an area larger than the area of the lower end of the functional shoe and is coupled to the lower end of the functional shoe, further comprising a shoe support for supporting the functional shoe,
A compressed air connector connected to the compressed air supply or release unit is provided on the shoe support,
Functional ankle rehabilitation device, characterized in that the compressed air connector and the pneumatic tube are connected to a compressed air supply line.
The method of claim 1,
The heel elastic support part,
A heel support pad on which the heel of the foot is supported; And
Functional ankle rehabilitation device comprising a spring connected to the heel support pad and supporting the heel support pad in a buffered manner.
The method of claim 1,
The removable elastic connection portion,
An ankle-side connection ring provided in a plurality of the ankle wearing parts to be spaced apart along the height direction;
One shoe-side connection ring provided on the functional shoe; And
Functional ankle rehabilitation device, characterized in that it comprises an elastic band provided at the end of the ankle-side connection ring and the engaging ring, respectively, to the shoe-side connection ring.
The method of claim 3,
A weight provided in the shoe support and applying a load to the shoe support; And
Functional ankle rehabilitation device, characterized in that it further comprises at least one vacuum compressor provided at the lower end of the shoe support.

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