WO2019216657A1

WO2019216657A1 - Walking aid having anti-slip unit

Info

Publication number: WO2019216657A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/005541
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박정진; 이영훈
Original assignee: Park Joung Jin
Priority date: 2018-05-09
Filing date: 2019-05-09
Publication date: 2019-11-14
Also published as: KR20190128881A; KR102051582B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a walking aid having an anti-slip device, wherein the anti-slip device is detachably stored inside an impact absorbing member which is fitted to a support to reduce impact, and the coupling position of the anti-slip device stored inside the impact absorbing member is changed according to ground conditions. The walking aid comprises: a support for supporting a user's body during walking; an impact absorbing member which is fitted to the lower end of the support and reduces impact; and an anti-slip device detachably stored inside the impact absorbing member through a coupling member, thereby being simple to use and being a reliable walking aid that assures safe walking on slippery road surfaces.

Description

Walk aids with non-slip

The present invention relates to a walking aid having a non-slip device, and more particularly, a detachable non-slip device is housed in a buffer member for relieving an impact by inserting a support for supporting a user's body when walking. It relates to a walking aid having a non-slip tool that can be used to change the engagement position of the non-slip tool accommodated in the buffer member according to the ground state.

Various walking aids, such as crutches, have been developed to impart functionality that enhances user convenience.

Looking at the prior art related to such walking aids, the bottom surface of a dry road surface or concrete is provided with a coil spring and a rubber tip at the lower part of the shore of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0328945 (2003.10.04. In the case of using in the non-slip function, but when walking on slippery roads such as ice or snow, there is a problem that does not exhibit their function.

An anti-slip wand which can selectively use one of the contact portion and the anti-slip part of the lower end of the wand in Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1530551 (2015.06.25.) As a non-slip device for solving the above problems is disclosed. However, in order to increase or decrease the entire length of the cane, it has a multi-stage body such as a central body part, an upper body part, and a lower body part, and moves the upper body part and the lower body part in the longitudinal direction of the central body part, and uses a protrusion to prolong the length. There is a problem in that the manufacturing cost is increased due to a large number of components and complicated structure, such as applying a coupling structure for fixing by inserting the projection into the positioning hole to adjust the.

In addition, when used on a slippery surface such as an icy road, it is scratched by a sharp awl in the process of pushing up the contact portion of the central body to the upper side of the lower body so that the awl part of the anti-slip part is located at the bottom of the cane. There is a problem that is vulnerable to safety accidents. In addition, when the load is concentrated on the projection supporting the upper body portion and the lower body portion to the central body by the load applied to the wand, there is a problem such that the positioning hole is loose and crushed or broken.

In addition, in the case of crutches or canes disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1530551, etc., since the installation and operation of the anti-slip part are configured to be directly connected to the structure of the crutches or the cane, unless the manufacturer of the crutches or the cane manufactures such a product. The user cannot use the non-slip stick or crutches disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1530551 and the like, and if the function of the non-slip part is deteriorated or malfunction occurs, the crutches or the cane must be replaced. There is a problem that causes inconvenience and waste of the user.

An object of the present invention is to install a non-slip device having a non-slip device having one side and the other side formed with a spike to the bottom of the support of the walking aid, detachable, both sides of the anti-slip according to the place and ground conditions By configuring the storage position of the non-slip tool to be used so that any one of the surfaces to face the ground, on the slippery road surface, such as ice roads and snow roads, it is possible to prevent the slip of the non-slip opening toward the ground to prevent slipping, On indoor or non-slip roads, the flat surface of the non-slip device faces the ground to prevent damage to the floors and spikes of indoor floors such as marble and tiles, as well as to prevent slipping due to reduced ground area. To provide a walking aid with a globe.

In addition, another object of the present invention is configured to be installed in the interior of the shock absorbing member coupled to the lower end of the support such that the anti-slip device is implemented to reduce the manufacturing cost by implementing a non-slip structure with a simple structure of a small size In addition, even if the function of the anti-slip device is deteriorated by long time use, only the cushion member provided with the anti-slip device or the non-slip device is replaced, so the cost reduction effect in comparison with the conventional technology that requires replacing the entire support base An object of the present invention is to provide a walking aid having a non-slip device that can enhance user's convenience.

A walking aid according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a support for supporting the body of the user when walking, a cushioning member fitted to the lower end of the support and cushioning the shock and the coupling member inside the buffer member; And a non-slip device that is removably received, wherein the coupling member is a ring-shaped magnetic body having a hollow portion, and the anti-slip device has a first surface formed flat and a second surface facing the first surface; And a spike protruding from the second surface of the body, wherein the first and second surfaces of the body are made of a metal that can be attached to and detached from the coupling member, and the outer circumferential surface of the body is housed inside the buffer member. A drawing groove for drawing the anti-slip opening is formed, and the cushioning member is fitted with a housing and the support formed of an elastic material. An insertion groove formed in the upper surface of the housing, the receiving groove formed in the lower surface of the housing corresponding to the opposite side of the insertion groove and one side toward the ground is opened to accommodate the non-slip opening therein, the interior of the housing The diaphragm includes a diaphragm for distinguishing the insertion groove from the accommodation groove, and the open end of the accommodation groove of the buffer member is formed to be larger than the diameter of the accommodation groove or the chamfered portion is formed so that the extraction groove can be exposed to the outside. And, the lower surface of the diaphragm is characterized in that the spike receiving groove is formed to accommodate the spike of the anti-slip.

In addition, in the walking aid according to the invention, the spike is characterized in that any one of a conical, ball rod, pyramid, crown type.

In addition, in the walking aid according to the invention, the outer peripheral surface of the housing of the buffer member is characterized in that the recessed groove is formed.

In addition, in the walking aid according to the present invention, a ring-shaped reinforcing member which is embedded in the bottom of the insertion groove of the buffer member to contact the lower end of the support to prevent cracking of the diaphragm separating the insertion groove and the receiving groove. It further comprises.

According to the present invention as described above, a non-slip device having a side surface formed on one side and the other side formed with a spike is detachably installed at the bottom of the support of the walking aid, but according to the place and ground state of the anti-slip device It is possible to faithfully play the role of a walking aid for ensuring safe walking on a slippery road surface by making it possible to change the storage position of the anti-slip tool so that either side of the side faces the ground. .

In addition, the present invention can be removed or attached to the anti-slip tool using a magnet fixed to the shock absorbing member is easy to attach and detach the anti-slip tool, can be manufactured in a simple structure of a small size can reduce the manufacturing cost.

In addition, the present invention can easily change the storage position of the non-slip opening accommodated in the shock absorbing member, so that when used in dry road surface, concrete, indoors, such as the flat surface facing the ground damage of the spikes formed on the anti-slip openings or indoor floor Damage to the surface can be prevented, and the slip groove can be quickly and safely taken out or stored by using the withdrawal groove formed on the outer circumferential surface of the slip prevention hole that is manufactured in a small size.

On the other hand, the present invention can be easily applied to the existing walking aids because the non-slip tool is configured to be installed inside the shock absorbing member, and even if the function of the anti-slip tool is degraded by use, Since only the shock absorbing member, which is a consumable item, needs to be replaced without a new purchase, there is an advantage of improving user convenience and economy.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a walking aid having a non-slip device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the walking aid of Figure 1;

Figure 3 illustrates various forms of spikes formed on the anti-slip tool according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the lower portion of the walking aid of FIG.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a non-slip storage detachably housed in the buffer member according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a buffer member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

In the embodiments described below, although the crutch used by the handicapped or injured patients as a walking aid is described by way of example, the walking aid need not be limited to the crutches, and is used by the elderly and the disabled. It should be noted that the present invention can be applied to various walking aids that need to prevent slippage on slippery roads such as canes.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the walking aid having a non-slip in accordance with the present invention, Figure 1 (a) is the case of separating the buffer member from the bottom of the lower support, Figure 1 (b) is the bottom 2 illustrates a separate perspective view of a main part of the walking aid of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view illustrating various forms of spikes formed on an anti-slip tool according to the present invention. .

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the walking aid (1) having an anti-slip in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is a support (11) (13), a cushioning member (11) for supporting the user's body when walking 20), the reinforcing material 30, the coupling member 31 and the anti-slip (40).

In the present embodiment, the

support

11, 13 is configured as a crutch form consisting of the upper support 11 and the lower support 13 as shown in Figure 1 to 4 as an example. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the lower portion of the walking aid of FIG.

At this time, the upper support 11 is formed in the shape of a substantially inverted triangular shape of the upper side is narrow and wide and the lower side is not provided on the upper side is provided on the upper side, the pair of upper support 11 is downward They become narrower and face each other at regular intervals.

For example, the upper support 11 may be manufactured by processing wood in the form of a rod like a conventional crutch or by bending a hollow rectangular tube. In addition, unlike the present embodiment, the upper support 11 may be formed in a circular rod shape or a tubular shape, and the cross-sectional shape and size of the upper support 11 may be modified as necessary.

In addition, the upper end of the lower support 13 is coupled to the lower end of the upper support 11, for this purpose, a plurality of through holes 12 are formed in a row to adjust the overall length at the lower end of the upper support 11 In addition, a fastening hole (not shown) is formed at an upper end of the lower support 13.

The

support members

11 and 13 configured as described above are positioned at the upper end of the lower support 13 between the pair of upper support 11 spaced apart by a predetermined interval, and then formed on the upper support 11. In the state in which the fastening hole (not shown) of one through-hole 12 and the lower support 13 is aligned, the fastening member 15 is inserted and fastened.

In this case, the fastening member 15 may be implemented as a butterfly nut and bolt fastening by screw coupling as an example.

In addition, as described above, a position for fastening the fastening member 15 by matching the fastening holes 12 of the lower support 13 with the plurality of through holes 12 formed at different heights at the lower ends of the upper support 11. The overall length of the walking aid (1) can be adjusted according to the.

In addition, the lower support 13 may be formed in a bar shape as a whole by bonding the rectangular tube of the upper end and the circular tube of the lower end to each other or by processing the surface of one lower end of the rectangular tube.

The lower end 13a of the lower support 13 configured as described above is coupled to the upper end of the shock absorbing member 20, and the lower end 13a of the lower support 13 is inserted into the insertion hole 23 of the shock absorbing member 20. Correspondence to determine form and shape.

In addition, the shock absorbing member 20 has a housing 21 which is fitted to the lower end portion 13a of the lower support 13 to mitigate the impact. The housing 21 is formed of an elastic material such as rubber or plastic and has a lower portion. The surface is preferably formed with irregularities or surface treatment so as to prevent slipping on the dry road surface or concrete road surface.

An insertion groove 23 having a predetermined depth is formed in the upper surface 2 of the housing 21, and an accommodation groove 25 having a predetermined depth is formed in the housing lower surface 24 corresponding to the opposite side of the insertion groove 23. A diaphragm 27 is formed in the housing 21 to separate the insertion groove 23 and the accommodation groove 25.

When the lower support 13 is press-fitted to the upper end of the shock absorbing member 20, a considerable load by the user's weight is transferred directly to the diaphragm 27 through the lower end 13a to accelerate the crack of the diaphragm 27. Can be.

In consideration of this, in the present embodiment, the reinforcing material 30 is inserted into the insertion groove 23, and then the lower end portion 13a of the lower support 13 is press-fitted into the insertion groove 23. As a result, the reinforcement 30 is placed on the upper surface of the diaphragm 27, and the lower end 13a of the lower support 13 is placed on the upper surface of the reinforcement 30, and the reinforcement 30 is disposed between the diaphragm 27 and the lower end 13a. ) Is interposed. This reinforcing material 30 may be formed of a ring-shaped rigid material.

In addition, one side of the receiving groove 25 is open toward the ground, the coupling member 31 is formed in the hollow portion to detach the slipper opening 40 in the interior of the receiving groove 25 through the opened one side. Is accepted.

In this case, when the coupling member 31 is installed on the bottom surface of the diaphragm 27 (that is, the bottom surface of the receiving groove), for example, it may be fixed by using an adhesive or by indentation.

In the present embodiment, the coupling member 31 may be implemented as a ring-shaped magnetic material to attach the anti-slip device 40 by using magnetic force as an example, and thus the anti-slip device 40 is a buffer member The inside of the 20 can be attached and detached via the coupling member 31, in the present embodiment, the coupling member 31 is configured as a neodium magnet as an example.

For example, the anti-slip tool 40 protrudes from one side of the body 41 so as to be embedded in a rod (or rod) or a cylindrical body 41 and a slippery road surface such as an ice road or snow road. The spike 44 is provided. That is, in the present embodiment, the first surface 42 on one side of the body is formed flat, and the spike 44 is protruded on the second surface 43 formed on the other side of the body so as to face the first surface. .

Referring to FIG. 3, the anti-slip tool 40 may be implemented as one of a conical shape (a), a ball bar shape (b), a pyramid shape (c), and a crown shape (d) depending on the shape of protruding from the upper surface of the body. .

In addition, the anti-slip tool 40 is formed of a metal material that is attached to the magnet to the whole so as to be attached to the coupling member 31 is a magnetic body, or the first surface 42 and the second surface 43 of the body 41 Only the portion corresponding to the above may be formed of a metal material attached to the magnet as described above.

In addition, a plurality of withdrawal grooves 45 may be formed in the body 41 along the outer circumferential surface of the body 41 so that the slip groove 40 may be easily received or withdrawn from the accommodation groove 25. By pressing the housing lower surface 24 by the same configuration, the withdrawal groove 45 of the body 41 accommodated in the accommodation groove 25 is exposed to easily grasp the body 41 to be taken out.

In addition, the open end of the receiving groove 25 of the buffer member 20 to facilitate the withdrawal of the body 41, the receiving groove so that the extraction groove 45 is exposed to the outside. It is more preferable to form larger than the diameter of (25) or to be chamfered, in the present embodiment by forming the chamfer (25a) at the open end of the receiving groove 25 as an example, It was configured to be exposed to the outside.

The walking aid having a non-slip device according to the present invention configured as described above, when the user walks on a dry road surface, a concrete road surface, an indoor corridor, or the like, as shown in FIG. 5, the second of the body 41. The surface 43 is accommodated in the receiving groove 25 and the first surface 42 of the body is exposed to the outside to face the ground.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a non-slip device detachably housed in a shock absorbing member according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 (a) illustrates a case in which the first flat surface of the non-slip device is installed to face the ground. 5B is a case where the second surface on which the spike of the anti-slip tool is formed is installed to face the ground.

In this case, the first surface 42 of the body 41 is positioned equal to or higher than the lower surface of the housing 24 so that the housing 21 of the buffer member 20 may be pressed by the user's weight when walking. The lower surface 24 first comes into contact with the ground to prevent slippage.

At this time, the body 41 of the non-slip tool 40 made of a solid metal is accommodated in the receiving groove 25 which is the center of the buffer member 20 of the buffer member 20, such as a core (core) member Since the function maintains the shape, the housing lower surface 24 is prevented from being deflected and distorted to one side according to the road surface condition while walking, thereby stably maintaining the ground area between the lower surface of the housing 24 and the ground. Fall accidents can be prevented.

In this case, the spike 44 formed on the second surface 43 of the body 41 has a lower surface of the diaphragm 27 (ie, the bottom surface of the receiving groove) through the hollow of the coupling member 31 having a ring shape. By being accommodated in the spike receiving groove 25b formed in the), it is possible to prevent damage or breakage.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a plurality of slit grooves 26 are formed in the concave shape with a predetermined depth on the lower surface of the lower surface of the housing 24, wherein the slit grooves 26 are tread grooves of a car tire. Like a groove or groove groove, it performs an anti-slip function.

On the other hand, when walking on a slippery road surface such as an ice length or snow road, as shown in FIG. 5B, the first surface 42 of the body 41 is accommodated in the receiving groove 25 and the body ( The second face 43 and the spike 44 of 41 are exposed to face the ground. When the lower surface of the housing 24 comes into contact with the ground, the spikes 44 protruding from the second surface 43 are first embedded in slippery ground such as ice sheets or snow, to prevent slippage.

In the present embodiment, the body 41 is formed in a cylindrical shape, but is not limited thereto. The shape of the body 41 may be variously modified to correspond to the receiving groove 25.

At this time, the outer diameter of the body 41 is formed to be slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the receiving groove 25 so that the sliding groove 40 in the receiving groove 25 of the buffer member 20 can be easily attached and detached from the body. When the 41 is accommodated in the receiving groove 25, it is preferable that a gap is formed between the inner surface of the receiving groove 25 and the outer surface of the body 41.

The buffer member 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a buffer member according to another embodiment of the present invention. The buffer member 20 is formed with a recessed groove 28 recessed in a predetermined depth in the outer peripheral surface of the housing 21.

Even when the user walks on the inclined surface, the concave groove 28 is deformed and the load center point is distributed on the housing lower surface 24 as a whole, thereby stably maintaining the ground area between the housing lower surface 24 and the ground. It becomes possible.

As in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to conveniently use according to the ground state by attaching and detaching the anti-slip tool by utilizing the dead space of the buffer member commonly applied to the walking aid. In addition, the non-slip tool housed in the buffer member can be manufactured in a simple structure and a small size can reduce the manufacturing cost.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements by those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are provided. It belongs to the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Support for supporting the user's body when walking,

A cushioning member fitted to a lower end of the support and cushioning shock;

It includes a non-slip opening that is detachably accommodated through the coupling member inside the buffer member,

The coupling member is a ring-shaped magnetic material formed hollow portion,

The anti-slip tool includes a body having a first surface formed flat and the second surface facing the first surface and a spike protruding from the second surface of the body,

The first surface and the second surface of the body is made of a removable metal to the coupling member, the outer circumferential surface of the body is formed with a drawing groove for withdrawing the anti-slip opening stored in the buffer member,

The shock absorbing member is formed in a housing formed of an elastic material, an insertion groove formed on an upper surface of the housing so as to fit the support, and a side formed on a lower surface of the housing corresponding to an opposite side of the insertion groove and opened toward one side of the housing. An accommodation groove in which the anti-slip is received, and a diaphragm for distinguishing the insertion groove and the accommodation groove from the inside of the housing,

The opened end of the receiving groove of the shock absorbing member is formed to be larger than the diameter of the receiving groove or the chamfered portion is formed so that the withdrawal groove is exposed to the outside, the spike housing accommodates the spike of the anti-slip in the lower surface of the diaphragm Walking aids characterized in that the groove is formed.
In claim 1,

The spike is walking aids, characterized in that any one of a cone, ball rod, pyramid, crown type.
In claim 1,

Walking aids, characterized in that the recessed groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing of the buffer member.
In claim 1,

Walking aids further comprising a ring-shaped reinforcement embedded in the bottom of the insertion groove of the buffer member to contact the lower end of the support to prevent cracking of the diaphragm separating the insertion groove and the receiving groove. .