KR20200091652A - Walking assistance apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a walking assistance device which can be used to support the body during walking and also be simply and safely stood up and supported using various surrounding objects when taking a rest or storing for a while.

Description

Walking aids {WALKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a walking aid device for assisting walking, and in particular, a walking aid device that is used to support the body during walking and is easily and securely supported by using various peripheral objects when resting or storing for a while. will be.

In general, walking aids and crutches are the most widely known driving aids for assisting walking.

Among them, the cane is widely used to assist driving when the elderly, the handicapped, or early hiking or long-distance hiking for a long time, or other walking or walking exercise.

On the other hand, in the case of crutches, most of the people who are very uncomfortable with the lower extremity are mainly used. The difference is that the upper and lower lengths are longer than the cane, and the shoulder rest supporting the shoulder of the user is provided at the upper end.

Most of the users who use such a driving assist device have difficulty walking for a long time and often sit and rest while walking. At this time, a stick or crutches without a self-reliance function is placed at an angle by relying on surrounding objects. However, in this case, the erected state is very unstable, so it may fall on its own.

In order to solve the above problems, in the Registration Utility Model Publication No. 0207067 (October 05, 2000), a cane was formed to form a hole in the handle so that it can be used as a first auxiliary hook. However, with such a configuration, there were many limitations in supporting the cane on a variety of objects around it, which inevitably made it useless.

Registered Utility Model Publication No. 0207067 (2000.10.05.)

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems in general, and the object of the present invention is to support the body when walking, and while rest or storage for a while, simply and safely stand up and down using various surrounding objects. It is to provide a walking aid to enable.

In order to achieve the above object, the walking aid device according to the technical idea of the present invention is a walking aid device that can assist a user's walking, and is formed in a long shape in the vertical direction and supported by the user while holding it by hand A device body capable of; And a hanger member to support one of the surrounding objects in an erected state of the device main body; and a metal tube installed in a state penetrating the upper portion of the device main body, and installed inside the metal tube and in the center. A donut-shaped first magnet having a through hole communicating with an internal space of the device body is provided to enable attachment of the device body to metallic objects among surrounding objects using the magnetic force of the first magnet, and the hook member Is, a hook string made of two layers so that any one of the surrounding objects can be worn or hanged in a ring shape, and is coupled to one end of the hook string to lead one end of the hook string and longitudinally pass through the first magnet In the state of passing through and entering the internal space of the device body, one end of the hook string is blocked so as not to escape from the interior space of the device body through the through hole of the first magnet, and the hook string is outside the device body. When an external force to be pulled out is not applied, a weight rod for inducing a tendency to pull the hook string under the internal space of the device body by its own weight, and coupled to the other end of the hook string while being located outside the device body Blocking the other end of the hanger string from being introduced into the interior space of the device body through the through hole of the first magnet and hanging any one of the surrounding objects, or in the state where the hanger string surrounds any one of the surrounding objects It is characterized in that the technical configuration includes a hook so that the middle portion of the hook string can be hung.

Here, the other end of the hook string is further provided with an adsorption plate for vacuum adsorption to the surface of the object having a smooth surface among the surrounding objects, and the side surface of the device body is applied to a metallic object among the surrounding objects by using magnetic force. It can be characterized in that the second magnet of the disk-shaped to be attached to the body of the device is further installed.

In addition, the upper side of the device main body is hinged so that the upper end is rotatable, and a U-shaped first auxiliary hanger is further provided so that it can be hooked to surrounding objects using the lower end, and the upper end of the device main body has a belt shape. It may be characterized in that the Velcro is further provided.

In addition, the LED is installed on the front end of the handle portion to be utilized as a lighting lamp and a charging battery is built in the handle portion to supply power to the LED, and the rear end portion of the handle portion transmits power to the charging battery. A socket groove having a power terminal for forming is formed, and a sharing battery for replenishing insufficient power of the rechargeable battery is further provided by being inserted in the socket groove.

In addition, at the lower end of the apparatus body, a stepping shaft that comes in contact with the ground in a state of receiving elastic support of the spring and a generator that generates power by the lifting operation of the stepping shaft and provides power to the charging battery and the sharing battery are further installed. It can be characterized by being.

In addition, the main body of the device is formed in a long cane in the vertical direction, a body part to be supported on the ground, and a T-shaped cane consisting of a handle part coupled to the top of the body part, so as to support the ground It may be characterized by any one of crutches having a handle in the middle of the body portion and a shoulder support portion to support a user's shoulder.

The walking aid device according to the present invention can be used to support the body when walking, and can be supported simply and safely by using various surrounding objects when resting or storing for a while.

In addition, the present invention is possible to adjust the length and a variety of surrounding objects by a hook and a hook, an adsorption plate, an auxiliary hook, a first magnet and a second magnet with a height difference, including a hook string to place objects in a ring shape. The device body can be supported by relying on it.

1 is a use state diagram of a walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention
2 is a perspective view of a walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 3 is a side view partially cut to explain the configuration of the walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 4 is a front view of the walking aid device according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 5 is a rear view of the walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention
6 is a perspective view of a walking aid device according to a first modified embodiment of the present invention
7 is a side view of a walking aid device according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention
8 is a perspective view of a walking aid device according to a third modified embodiment of the present invention

With reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the walking support device according to embodiments of the present invention. The present invention can be applied to various changes and may have various forms, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific disclosure form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each drawing, similar reference numerals are used for similar components. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged than actual ones for clarity of the present invention, or reduced in actual scales in order to understand a schematic configuration.

Further, terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the second component may be referred to as a first component. On the other hand, unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms, such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary, should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and should not be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

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1 is a state diagram of a walking aid device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The walking aid device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to be used to support the body when walking, and to be supported simply and safely by using various surrounding objects when resting or storing for a while. In the figure, it shows a state in which the walking assistance device 100 is supported to stand safely using the hook member 120 while leaning on a chair.

Hereinafter, the walking assistance device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view partially cut to explain the configuration of the walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is an embodiment of the present invention It is a front view of the walking aid device, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the walking aid device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention as shown, the device body 110, the hook member 120, the first auxiliary hook 130, the sharing battery 140, the LED for lighting 150, the power generation member It comprises 160 and velcro 190.

The device body 110 is formed in an elongated shape in the vertical direction so that the user can point and support the ground (110a), and is coupled to the body portion (110a) so that the user can hold and support when walking It is made of one handle portion 110b, and it can be seen that the shape of the device body 110 is not significantly different from that of a conventional stick-type cane.

Here, the metal tube 112 is installed in a state penetrating the upper side of the body portion (110a), the inside of the metal tube (112) the body portion (110a) through the inner space (111a) through the hole (113a) through the center The provided donut-shaped first magnet 113 is installed. As a result, the device body 110 can be attached to metallic objects among surrounding objects using the magnetic force of the first magnet 113. The first magnet 113 is provided as having a sufficiently high magnetic force to stably attach to a metallic object so that the device body 110 does not collapse in an erected state. In addition, it is preferable that the first magnet 113 is detachably attached only by magnetic force rather than being completely fixed in a state inserted inside the metal tube 112.

On the other hand, a second magnet 114 of a disk shape is further installed on the side of the handle portion 110b in the apparatus body 110. For the installation of the second magnet 114, a metal tube 114 is first embedded in the side of the handle portion 110b, and the second magnet 114 is installed inside the metal tube 114.

Accordingly, the second magnet 114 may be attached to the metallic object among the surrounding objects by magnetic force so that the device body 110 does not collapse in the erected state. Since the second magnets 114 and the first magnets 113 have different heights installed between each other, they may be attached to metallic objects that correspond to each other while complementing each other. The second magnet 114, like the first magnet 113, is provided with a sufficiently high magnetic force to stably adhere to a metallic object.

A space for installation of an LED 150 for lighting is provided at the tip of the handle portion 110b of the device body 110, and a rechargeable battery 180 for supplying power to the LED 150 is provided inside the handle portion 110b. ) Is installed. In addition, a socket groove 116 having a power terminal for transmitting electric power is formed at a rear end of the handle portion 110b by being connected to the built-in charging battery 180. The socket groove 116 is equipped with two sharing batteries 140 for replenishing insufficient power of the charging battery 180. According to the configuration in which two sharing batteries 140 are mounted in one socket groove 116, one can be used for the user's walking aid and the other can be used for the same walking aid used by others. Becomes In addition, the sharing battery 140 is provided with a USB port 141 as shown in FIG. 5, so it can be used as a portable battery for various small electronic devices that use power from the USB port 141, such as a smartphone. Therefore, even if the other person does not use the walking aid of the present invention, it is possible to practice sharing.

The hook member 120 serves to support the device body 110 in a standing state with respect to any one of the surrounding objects. To this end, the hook member 120 includes a hook string 121, a weight bar 122 coupled to one end of the hook string 121, and a hook 123 coupled to the other end of the hook string 121, and It consists of an adsorbing plate (124).

The hanger string 121 of the hanger member 120 is made of two layers so that any one of the surrounding objects can be worn or hanged in a ring shape, and the ends are connected.

The weight rod 122 is coupled to one end of the hanger string 121, leads one end of the hanger string 121, passes through the through hole 113a of the first magnet 113 in the longitudinal direction, and the device body 110 The body portion (110a) of the interior space (111a) is introduced. And in that state, one end of the hook string 121 is blocked so as not to escape from the inner space 111a of the body portion 110a through the through hole 113a of the first magnet 113. And the weight bar 122 is the inner space of the body portion 110a by the weight of the weight when the external force (by the user) is not applied to pull the hanger string 121 out of the body portion 110a. (111a) will lead to the tendency to pull downward. Therefore, the weight bar 122 should be provided to have a sufficient weight so that the hook string 121 can be pulled down only by its own weight. As a result, the hanger string 121 is mostly inserted into the inner space 111a of the body portion 110a of the device body 110 unless the user withdraws, and only a part of the other end comes out of the body portion 110a. It becomes a state. As a result, when the hanger string 121 is not used, the hanger string 121 is removed from the body portion 110a of the apparatus body 110 to eliminate the problem of jamming.

The hook 123 is coupled to the other end of the hanger string 121 and is located outside the body unit 110a of the apparatus body 110 while the other end of the hanger string 121 passes through the first magnet 113 While serving to block the body portion 110a from being introduced into the inner space 111a through the 113a, either one of the surrounding objects is hanged or the middle of the hanger string 121 in which one of the surrounding objects is enclosed. It acts as a temporary fixation by hanging the site.

The adsorption plate 124 is provided at the other end of the hanger string 121 and is vacuum adsorbed to the surface of the surrounding objects having a smooth surface, such as glass, to temporarily support the body 110. The adsorption plate 124 is useful to support the device body 110 in a standing state in the vicinity of a mirror or glass when there is no object that can be hung or placed using a hook string 121 and a hook 123 around it. Can be used.

In this way, the hook member 120 can target surrounding objects located at a wider radius around the hook string 121 so as to adjust the length as it is drawn in and out from the body portion 110a of the device body 110. The surrounding objects having various shapes by selectively using at least one of a two-ply hook string 121 that can be made into a ring shape, a hook 123 that can be easily hooked, and a suction plate 124 that can be vacuum adsorbed It is possible to stably support the apparatus main body 110 in a standing state while being flexible, hung, wrapped, or vacuum adsorbed to the fields.

The first auxiliary hook 130 is made of a U-shaped body and is installed on the upper side of the body portion 110a of the device body 110, the upper portion of the first auxiliary hook 130 is rotatable It is hinged to the part 110a so as to rotate the upper part of the first auxiliary hook 130 around the lower part so that the lower part can be hooked to any one of the surrounding objects. The first auxiliary hook 130 is suitable to be used for simply supporting the hook member 120 by simply hanging and supporting the device body 110 from the ground.

The LED 150 is inserted into a space provided by being recessed in the distal end of the handle portion 110b of the device body 110 in a state in which a plurality of PCBs are integrated. The LED 150 can be used as a lighting lamp in a dark place, and can be used as an emergency light to signal a danger if necessary. The switch for turning the LED 150 on and off is omitted for convenience, and may be installed in one of the upper portion of the handle portion 110b or the body portion 110a. The switch provides a position for lighting and turning off the LED 150 and a position for blinking so that the LED 150 can be selected and used as the lighting and emergency lights.

The power generation member 160 serves to produce electric power for providing the charging battery 180 and the sharing battery 140 by self-generation. To this end, the power generation member 160 is in the state of receiving elastic support of the spring 162 in the inner space 111b of the lower portion of the body portion 110a of the apparatus body 110, and the stepping shaft 161 which moves up and down in contact with the ground , It is made of a generator 163 that is generated by the lifting operation of the stepping shaft (161). The electric power produced by the generator 163 is provided to the charging battery 180 and the sharing battery 140. As described above, the present invention can produce power used to light the LED 150 by itself with a configuration provided with the power generation member 160, and the surplus power remaining after lighting the LED 150 is also provided to the sharing battery 140. Is done.

The velcro 190 is provided as a belt shape that can be released while being wound on the upper end of the body portion 110a. Thus, as shown in the drawing, the body body 110 is usually wound around the body portion 110a, and is made of wood, non-ferrous metal, PVC material, or the like, for which the first magnet 113 or the second magnet 115 cannot be used. It can be used as a method for fixing and can be used by loosening or joining or winding.

Subsequently, a walking aid device according to a first modified embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

6 is a perspective view of a walking aid device according to a first modified embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated, the walking aid device according to the first modified embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the shoe 164 made of any one of rubber, polyurethane, and silicone is coated on the bottom of the stepping shaft 161 as compared with before deformation. Is done.

The shoes 164 provided as described above are suitable for use by the elderly, the disabled, and patients who are not free to use the lower body because they have a higher sense of stability when contacting the ground than the stepping shaft 161 that is sharply formed with a narrow area at the bottom. ) In the case of the pre-deformation walking aid without the shoes 164, it is suitable for users who are relatively free to use the lower body for leisure activities such as mountain climbing.

In the case of the first modified embodiment, the shapes of the body portion 110a and the handle portion 110b of the device body 110 may be partially different. Therefore, detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a walking aid device according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention will be described.

7 is a side view of a walking assist device according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the walking aid device according to the second modified embodiment of the present invention, in addition to coating the shoes 164 made of any one of rubber, polyurethane, and silicone on the bottom of the stepping shaft 161 as compared with before deformation , It characterized in that it further comprises a shoulder rest (110c) to support the shoulder of the user at a position spaced apart from the upper portion of the handle portion (110b) from the device body (110).

If the above-described embodiment and the first modified embodiment correspond to a walking stick, the second modified embodiment corresponds to crutches, and is suitable for use by patients with disabilities and patients who are more difficult to use the lower body than the users of the previous embodiments.

In the case of the second modified embodiment, compared to the first embodiment, the body portion 110a of the device body 110 is bifurcated and formed longer and the handle portion 110b is a bifurcated body portion. It is provided in the form of horizontally connecting between (110a). And the shoulder portion 110c is provided in a form that horizontally connects the uppermost ends of the branched body portions 110a.

Here, instead of being excluded from the configuration, the LED 150 and the sharing battery 140 that existed in the embodiment before modification are additionally installed with the second auxiliary hanger 170. The second auxiliary hook 170 is installed to be able to move back and forth through the side surface of one body portion 110a of the body portion 110a of the two-pronged device body 110. At this time, the rear end of the second auxiliary hook 170 is located inside the hollow handle portion 110b. The second auxiliary hook 170 is formed in an L-shape with the distal end lying down from the outside of one side of the body 110a of the device body 110 so that it can be easily walked to surrounding objects.

As described above, the present invention can be converted from a cane shape to a crutches shape through a simple modification. In the case of other configurations not described in the second modified embodiment, the detailed description will be omitted because it is roughly the same as the embodiment before modification.

Next, a walking aid device according to a third modified embodiment of the present invention will be described.

8 is a side view of a walking aid device according to a third modified embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the walking aid device according to the third modified embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the apparatus body 110 is made of a straight stick. Unlike before deformation, such a straight (stick type) cane is formed without distinction between the body part and the handle part, a metal tube 112 is installed at the top of the device body 110, and the first magnet 113 is inside the metal tube 112. It is installed. The hook string 121, the weight bar 122, the hook 123, and the adsorption plate 124 are configured in the same manner as in the previous embodiments based on the first magnet 113.

Meanwhile, a ring 125 for a hook is further installed on the upper end of the device body 110. The hook ring 125 is installed to receive magnetic force from the first magnet 113 through the metal tube 112 inside the device body 110. The girly ring 125 is used for hooking the hook 123, but does not simply cover the hook 123, but stably holds it by magnetic force.

In the case of the third modified embodiment, it is of course possible to graft various configurations provided in the embodiment before modification, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As such, the present invention can be used in various forms covering a T-shaped cane, a straight cane, and crutches.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention can use various changes, modifications, and equivalents. It is clear that the present invention can be equally applied by appropriately modifying the above embodiments. Accordingly, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.

110: device body 113: the first magnet
115: second magnet 120: hook member
121: Hanging string 122: Weight stick
123: hook 124: adsorption plate
130: first auxiliary hook 140: sharing battery
150: LED 160: power generation member
170: second auxiliary hook 180: rechargeable battery

Claims (6)

As a walking aid device to assist the user's walking,
It is formed in an elongated shape in the vertical direction so that the user can hold the hand and support it on the ground; And a hook member so as to support the device body against any one of surrounding objects in an erected state.
A metal tube installed in a state penetrating the upper portion of the device body and a donut-type first magnet provided inside the metal tube and having a through hole communicating with an internal space of the device body are provided to utilize the magnetic force of the first magnet By allowing the device body to be attached to metallic objects among surrounding objects,
The hanger member is coupled to one end of the hanger string and a two-fold hanger string so as to be able to hang any one of the surrounding objects or to hang it in a ring shape, to lead one end of the hanger string and through the first magnet In the state of passing through in the longitudinal direction and entering the internal space of the device body, one end of the hook string is blocked so as not to deviate from the internal space of the device body to the outside through the through hole of the first magnet, and the hook string is When the external force to be pulled out of the device main body is not applied, a weight rod that induces the tendency to pull the hook string under the internal space of the device body by its own weight, and is coupled to the other end of the hook string to the outside of the device body While being positioned at the other end of the hook string is blocked so as not to enter the interior space of the device body through the through hole of the first magnet and hang any one of the surrounding objects or any one of the surrounding objects Walking aid device, characterized in that it comprises a hook so as to be able to hang the middle of the hook string in the enclosed state. According to claim 1,
The other end of the hook string is further provided with an adsorption plate for vacuum adsorption to the surface of the object having a smooth surface among the surrounding objects,
A walking assist device characterized in that a second magnet of a disk type is further installed on a side surface of the device body to attach the device body to metallic objects among surrounding objects using magnetic force. According to claim 1,
The upper side of the main body of the device is hinged so that the upper end is rotatable and is further provided with a U-shaped first auxiliary hanger for hanging on the surrounding objects using the lower end,
Gait assist device, characterized in that the upper end of the apparatus body is further provided with a belt-shaped velcro. According to claim 1,
It is installed on the front end of the handle portion to be used as a lighting lamp and a built-in handle portion is provided with a rechargeable battery for supplying power to the LED,
A socket groove having a power terminal for transmitting electric power to the rechargeable battery is formed at a rear end of the handle portion, and a sharing battery for replenishing insufficient power of the charging battery is provided in a form inserted into the socket groove. Walking aid device further comprises. According to claim 4,
The lower portion of the main body of the device is provided with a generator that provides power to the charging battery and the sharing battery, which is developed by a stepping shaft that moves up and down in contact with the ground in the state of receiving the elastic support of the spring, and the lifting operation of the stepping shaft. Features walking aids. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The main body of the device is formed in a straight cane, elongated in the vertical direction and a body part to support the ground, and a T-shaped cane consisting of a handle part coupled to the top of the body part, and a body part to support the ground Gait assist device, characterized in that any one of the crutches having a handle in the middle and a shoulder support to support the shoulder of the user at the top.

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