CN104055649A - Mutual-assisting device for upper and lower limbs - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a mutual aid device for upper and lower limbs, which includes two fixing mechanisms respectively fixed to the upper limbs and the lower limbs, and two telescopic mechanisms respectively connected to the two said fixing mechanisms, wherein one of said telescopic mechanisms is used as the main telescopic mechanism Drive another telescoping mechanism to move; the fixed mechanism includes an active plate and a driven plate hinged to each other, the active plate is connected with the active part of the upper and lower limbs, and the driven plate is connected with the driven part of the upper and lower limbs, The active plate and the driven plate are respectively connected to two ends of the telescoping mechanism. The operation is simple, the volume is small, the weight is light, and it is easy to carry. The user drives the telescopic mechanism to stretch or compress through the movement of the upper limbs, thereby driving the lower limbs to move together to achieve the purpose of rehabilitation, exercise or assistance.

Description

Mutual aid device for upper and lower limbs

technical field

The invention relates to a rehabilitation mechanism, in particular to an upper and lower limb mutual aid device.

Background technique

With the gradual development and maturity of medical technology, people's physical injuries in life and work can also be better treated, but medical treatment can only heal the current injuries to the body. If medical treatment cannot fully restore a healthy state, there will be various sequelae, and these problems need to be recovered by rehabilitation, so that the patient can return to the original state of health or minimize the impact of the sequelae left behind.

Rehabilitation covers a wide range of areas. Rehabilitation after wind and flood damage, reconstruction of damaged bridges, reconstruction of homes, social reorganization, spiritual reform, etc. are all areas of rehabilitation. In the medical field, disease After the occurrence, there will be a stable period, which may leave sequelae or cause physical and mental obstacles. How to make the remaining good parts and residual functions of the patient play to the best extent, so that he can return to his family, society, and Work, so that he can live independently, this is the essence of rehabilitation medicine.

Although the development of rehabilitation is only a few short decades, rehabilitation medicine does have positive value for patients, family members, society, and the country. The quality and promotion of rehabilitation medicine can also be used as an indicator of national social welfare and progress In the field of rehabilitation medicine, there are still many fields to be developed in addition to the relatively mature neurological disease rehabilitation, bone and joint rheumatic disease rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary disease rehabilitation, and children's rehabilitation. Future rehabilitation medicine will move towards Specialized areas of medicine to develop.

At present, there are many rehabilitation equipment suitable for various parts of the human body on the market. Among them, rehabilitation mechanisms suitable for the legs are often bulky, complex components are difficult to use, expensive, and not suitable for widespread use.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide an upper and lower limb mutual aid device, which is small in size, light in weight, simple in operation and cheap in price, and can enable the user to drive Joint movement of the lower limbs can easily achieve the purpose of rehabilitation.

In order to achieve the above and other related purposes, the present invention provides an upper and lower limb mutual aid device, which includes two fixing mechanisms respectively fixed to the upper and lower limbs, and two telescopic mechanisms respectively connected to the two said fixing mechanisms, wherein One telescopic mechanism is used as the main telescopic mechanism to drive the other telescopic mechanism to move; the fixed mechanism includes an active plate and a driven plate hinged to each other, the active plate is connected to the active part of the upper and lower limbs, and the driven plate is connected to the active part of the upper and lower limbs. If the driven parts of the upper and lower limbs are connected, the active plate and the driven plate are respectively connected with the two ends of the telescopic mechanism.

Further, the active plate and the driven plate are aluminum plates.

Preferably, both the active plate and the driven plate are provided with fixing straps.

Further, the telescoping mechanism is an air cylinder.

Preferably, the telescopic cylinders of the two telescopic mechanisms are connected through a circulating air path.

Further, one end of the telescoping mechanism is provided with a three-way interface switch connected to the air source.

Preferably, the telescopic mechanism is a hydraulic cylinder.

As mentioned above, the upper and lower limb mutual aid device of the present invention is easy to operate, small in size, light in weight, and easy to carry. The user drives the telescopic mechanism to stretch or compress through the movement of the upper limbs, thereby driving the lower limbs to move together to achieve rehabilitation and exercise. the goal of.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the upper and lower limb mutual aid device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the telescoping mechanism 3 .

Explanation of symbols in the figure

1 active board

2 follower plate

3 telescopic mechanism

31 First air chamber

32 Second air chamber

33 third air chamber

34 Fourth air chamber

35 piston

4 fixing straps

5 trachea

Detailed ways

The implementation of the present invention will be illustrated by specific specific examples below, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 2. It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings attached to this specification are only used to match the content disclosed in the specification, for those who are familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the implementation of the present invention. Limiting conditions, so there is no technical substantive meaning, any modification of structure, change of proportional relationship or adjustment of size, without affecting the effect and purpose of the present invention, should still fall within the scope of the present invention. The disclosed technical content must be within the scope covered. At the same time, terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" quoted in this specification are only for the convenience of description and are not used to limit this specification. The practicable scope of the invention and the change or adjustment of its relative relationship shall also be regarded as the practicable scope of the present invention without any substantial change in the technical content.

Fig. 1 shows the structure diagram of the upper and lower limb mutual aid device of the present invention, including two fixing mechanisms respectively fixed to the upper limbs and the lower limbs, and two telescopic mechanisms 3 respectively connected to the two fixing mechanisms, wherein one telescopic mechanism 3 serves as the main The telescopic mechanism drives another telescopic mechanism 3 to move; the fixed mechanism includes the active plate 1 and the driven plate 2 hinged to each other, the active plate 1 is connected to the active part of the upper and lower limbs, and the driven plate 2 is connected to the driven part of the upper and lower limbs , the active plate 1 and the driven plate 2 are connected to the two ends of the telescopic mechanism 3 respectively. The present invention has a simple structure. The active part of the above-mentioned upper and lower limbs is the lower arm of the upper limb or the shank of the lower limb, and the driven part of the upper and lower limbs is the upper arm of the upper limb or the thigh of the lower limb. The movement of the active part drives the driven part to move, and then Drive the telescopic mechanism to move. If the upper limbs are healthy and the lower limbs are unhealthy, the telescopic mechanism on the upper limbs will act as the main telescopic mechanism, which can drive the telescopic mechanism installed on the lower limbs to move, and then the telescopic mechanism of the lower limbs will drive the calf and thigh of the lower limbs to move; the same is true in reverse When used, the lower limbs can drive the upper limbs to move, so the device can easily complete the assisted movement of the upper and lower limbs.

The active plate 1 and the driven plate 2 of the upper and lower limb mutual aid device are preferably aluminum plates. The aluminum alloy has low density, light weight, is easy to carry and is not easy to corrode. Comfortable, when used as a power-assisted structure, it will not cause additional burdens. Both the active plate 1 and the driven plate 2 are provided with fixed straps 4, which can fix the upper and lower limb mutual aid device with the user's upper and lower limbs.

The telescopic mechanism 3 of the device can be a cylinder, and the telescopic cylinders of the two telescopic mechanisms 3 are connected by a circulating air circuit. One end of each telescopic mechanism 3 is provided with a three-way interface switch connected to the air source. In this device, the three-way interface switch It can communicate with the external atmosphere; the telescopic mechanism 3 can also be a hydraulic cylinder, which can be realized by filling the telescopic cylinder of the telescopic mechanism 3 with liquid, and a better boosting effect can be obtained by using hydraulic power assist.

Fig. 2 shows the structural representation of two telescopic mechanisms, as shown in Fig. 2, telescopic mechanism comprises telescopic cylinder and piston 35, and piston 35 divides the internal space of each telescopic cylinder into two air chambers, in the present embodiment, will serve as The interior of the telescopic cylinder of the main telescopic mechanism is divided into a first air chamber 31 and a second air chamber 32, and the interior of the telescopic cylinder of another telescopic mechanism 3 is divided into a third air chamber 33 and a fourth air chamber 34, and each air chamber is respectively The four air pipes 5 communicate in pairs, that is, the first air chamber 31 communicates with the third air chamber 33 and the fourth air chamber 34 through two air pipes 5, and the second air chamber 32 communicates with the third air chamber 33 and the fourth air chamber 34 through two air pipes 5 respectively. The third air chamber 33 communicates with the fourth air chamber 34 . When the user's lower arm moves closer to the upper arm, the piston 35 in the main telescopic mechanism moves downward, the gas in the second air chamber 32 is compressed, and the gas reaches the telescopic mechanism through the air pipe 5, pushing the secondary The piston 35 of the telescopic mechanism moves upwards, thereby driving the lower limbs to move together. In the same way, when the upper limbs are straightened, the piston 35 in the main telescopic mechanism moves upward, the volume of the second air chamber 32 increases, and the pressure decreases, so the gas in the fourth air chamber 34 enters the second air chamber through the trachea 5 . In the chamber 32, the piston of the telescoping mechanism is moved downwards, thereby driving the lower limbs to perform contraction movement.

In this embodiment, one end of the telescopic cylinder of the telescopic mechanism 3 is provided with a switch of a three-way interface, which can be connected to external air to increase the pressure. It is also possible to fill the telescopic cylinder with liquid, and use hydraulic pressure to strengthen the boosting effect of the device.

During specific implementation, when the user needs to rehabilitate the lower limbs, the two fixing mechanisms of the upper and lower limb mutual aid device are respectively fixed on the user's upper limbs and lower limbs by using the fixing strap 4, wherein the part as the main telescopic mechanism is fixed on the user's As a part of the telescopic mechanism, it is fixed on the lower limbs of the user, and the active plate 1 in the fixing mechanism is fixed on the forearm of the upper limb or the calf of the lower limb, and the driven plate 2 is fixed on the big arm or the lower leg of the upper limb. On the thighs of the lower limbs, the user voluntarily bends or stretches the upper limbs, and the gas in each air chamber of the main telescopic mechanism is transformed into energy through the change of volume, and through the conduction of the mutual aid device, the energy is transferred to the secondary telescopic mechanism, driving The piston 35 in the telescoping mechanism moves up and down, so that the user's lower limbs are passively stretched or bent, and the upper and lower limbs are moved together to achieve the purpose of rehabilitation.

In the same way, the device can also be used for assisting the legs, rehabilitation and assisting the waist, and the like.

In summary, the upper and lower limb mutual aid device of the present invention has simple structure, simple and convenient use, and low production cost, and makes full use of the movement of the upper limbs to drive the lower limbs to move passively, so as to achieve the purpose of rehabilitation. At the same time, the device can also be used as a booster structure to enhance the movement effect of the lower limbs through the movement of the upper limbs. The main material of the mutual aid device is preferably aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy is corrosion-resistant during use, which can effectively guarantee the service life of the product, and the aluminum alloy has a small density and light weight. When used as a re-inspection mechanism, it will not harm the user's The body creates pressure, which improves the comfort of the product, and at the same time, when the device is used as a power-assisted structure, it will not cause additional burden to the user. The present invention is light in weight, small in size, easy to carry, store and use; in addition, the upper and lower limb mutual aid device has simple structure, convenient operation, and low production cost, so the present invention effectively overcomes various shortcomings in the prior art and has a high degree of Industrial utilization value.

The above-mentioned embodiments only illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can modify or change the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed in the present invention should still be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims (7)

1. a upper and lower extremities mutual aid device, it is characterized in that, comprise respectively two fixed mechanisms that fix with upper limb and lower limb, and two telescoping mechanisms (3) that are connected with two described fixed mechanisms respectively, telescoping mechanism described in one of them (3) drives another one telescoping mechanism (3) motion as main telescoping mechanism; Described fixed mechanism comprises active plate (1) and the follower plate (2) being hinged, described active plate (1) is connected with initiative part in upper and lower extremities, described follower plate (2) is connected with follower in upper and lower extremities, and described active plate (1) is connected with the two ends of described telescoping mechanism (3) respectively with described follower plate (2).

2. upper and lower extremities mutual aid device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described active plate (1) and described follower plate (2) are aluminium sheet.

3. upper and lower extremities mutual aid device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, is equipped with fixedly bandage (4) on described active plate (1) and described follower plate (2).

4. upper and lower extremities mutual aid device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described telescoping mechanism (3) is cylinder.

5. upper and lower extremities mutual aid device according to claim 4, is characterized in that, between the telescoping cylinder of two described telescoping mechanisms (3), by circulation gas circuit, is connected.

6. upper and lower extremities mutual aid device according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described telescoping mechanism (3) one end is provided with the three-way interface switch being connected with source of the gas.

7. upper and lower extremities mutual aid device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described telescoping mechanism (3) is hydraulic cylinder.