JP6949986B2 - Posture holding device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a posture holding device for holding a human body of a person who has difficulty in maintaining a predetermined posture in a predetermined posture.

A posture holder for holding the upper body in a predetermined posture has been conventionally known. The posture holder is composed of, for example, a pipe made of a steel material covered with a hose and bent into a predetermined shape. Then, the posture holder in the bent state is worn so as to pass through a part of the upper body, for example, the armpit or the crotch. As a result, the upper body is held in a predetermined posture by the posture holder (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-74191

When a bedridden bed user, such as an elderly person, eats, the user is considered to be in a state where the upper body is raised (gudge-up sitting position) from the state of lying on the bed on his back. There is a need. For example, the user is placed in a gudge-up sitting position when eating.

However, in the gudge-up sitting position, the user's head and shoulder girdle sink into the mat, and kinematically, the user eats in the lying position. In addition, if the sitting position on the bed becomes unstable, it becomes extremely difficult for the user to eat. Therefore, in the medical / nursing field, it is necessary to frequently adjust the posture of the user during the meal time. Even if, for example, the posture holder described in Patent Document 1 is used to stabilize the sitting position of the user on the bed, it is difficult to stabilize the sitting position of the user.

In addition, when the user is held in a sitting position on the bed using pillows, cushions, etc. without using the posture-maintaining tool described in Patent Document 1, the field of care, etc. is based on the experience of the caregiver. Since pillows and cushions were inserted between the bed and the user as appropriate, it was difficult to accurately reproduce the proper sitting position of the user when the caregiver changed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a posture holding device capable of stably holding a predetermined posture and easily reproducing a predetermined posture.

The present invention abuts and supports at least one part of the human body of a person who has difficulty in maintaining a predetermined posture by itself and another part of the human body other than the one part, and supports the one part. A posture holding device that holds the predetermined posture by maintaining the relative positional relationship of the other portion with respect to the first contact portion that abuts the one portion and the other portion. The second contact portion that comes into contact with the second contact portion, the connecting portion that connects the first contact portion and the second contact portion, and the second contact portion that is interposed between the connecting portion and the first contact portion. The relative positional relationship between the position adjusting portion capable of holding the relative position of the first contact portion with respect to the contact portion at a predetermined position and the first contact portion with respect to the second contact portion is shown numerically. A relative position display unit is provided, and the position adjusting unit has a first relative value which is a relative positional relationship of the position adjusting unit with respect to the connecting portion, and a swing angle of the first contact portion with respect to the connecting portion. A variable state in which the second relative value, which is the second relative value, and the third relative value, which is the distance from the position adjusting portion to the contact portion of the first contact portion that abuts the one portion, are variable, and the above. The relative position display unit has one operation knob that can be switched between a first relative value, a second relative value, and a fixed state in which the third relative value is fixed, and the relative position display unit is the first relative value. The present invention relates to a posture holding device that visually displays a value, the second relative value, and the third relative value from a predetermined direction.

Here, the relative position display unit has a first scale indicating the relative positional relationship of the position adjusting portion with respect to the connecting portion and a second scale indicating the swing angle of the first contact portion with respect to the connecting portion. It is preferable to have a third scale indicating the distance from the position adjusting portion to the contact portion of the first contact portion that contacts the one portion.

Further, the second scale and the third scale are instructed by one instruction line, so that the swing angle of the first contact portion with respect to the connecting portion and the one portion from the position adjusting portion are described. It is preferable that both the distance to the contact portion of the first contact portion that comes into contact with the first contact portion and the distance to the contact portion can be read.

Further, the posture holding device is used by being arranged between the shoulder girdle and the upper body support portion that supports the person's upper body from behind by supporting at least the shoulder girdle of the person from behind. Consisting of a retainer, the connection extends along the vertebral bone from a portion of the human back that faces the portion between the left and right shoulder blades to at least a position that faces the back of the head. The second contact portion is composed of a support, and the second contact portion connects both ends of the left end portion that can be arranged to face the left shoulder blade, the right end portion that can be arranged to face the right shoulder blade, and the left end portion and the right end portion. A shoulder girdle support portion having a portion, which is fixed to a portion on one end side of the support, abuts on the shoulder girdle of a person behind the person, and the left and right shoulder blades are placed on the front face value. It is composed of a shoulder girdle support portion that is tilted forward by 30 ° or more and bends the shoulder girdle so as to be convex in the direction from the front side to the back side of the person, and the first contact portion is other than the support. By a head support that is fixed to the end-side portion, is placed facing the back of the human head, abuts on the back of the head, and supports the head so as to maintain the head in a predetermined position with respect to the shoulder girdle support. The swallowing posture holder is configured and does not have a portion that supports a portion below the shoulder girdle of the person, and the swallowing posture holder alone cannot support the shoulder girdle and the head of the person. The shoulder girdle support portion is placed on the upper body support portion, and the shoulder girdle support portion is sandwiched between the shoulder girdle of a person and the upper body support portion, so that the shoulder girdle support portion is a person. It is preferable that the shoulder girdle is supported and the head support portion supports the user's head.

Further, the position adjusting portion sets the fixed position of the head support portion with respect to the support in the direction in which the support extends, the direction in which the head support is separated from the support, and the head support portion with respect to the support. It is preferable that the head support portion position adjusting portion is adjustable in the direction in which the head swings.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a posture holding device capable of stably holding a predetermined posture and easily reproducing a predetermined posture.

It is a front perspective view which shows the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear perspective view which shows the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the main part which shows the head support part position adjustment part of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the coupling member of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of the inner holding member of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the outside of the inner holding member of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of the outer holding member of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the outside of the outer holding member of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the relative position display part of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a main part perspective view which shows the relative position display part of the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side perspective view which shows the state that the swallowing posture of a user is maintained by the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state that the swallowing posture of a user is maintained by the posture holding device by one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the posture holding device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9B. The posture-holding device abuts and supports the head, which is one part of the human body of a person who has difficulty in maintaining a posture suitable for swallowing, and the shoulder girdle, which is the other part, and supports the head. By maintaining the relative positional relationship of the shoulder girdle, it maintains a posture suitable for swallowing. More specifically, the posture holding device is used by being arranged between the shoulder girdle and the upper body support portion that supports the person's upper body from behind by supporting at least the person's shoulder girdle from behind. It is a swallowing posture holder 1.
In the following description, the description in the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions follows the direction seen from the person using the swallowing posture holder 1 (hereinafter referred to as "user") unless otherwise specified. Further, in the figure, the arrow FR indicates the front of the swallowing posture holder 1, the arrow UP indicates the upper side of the swallowing posture holder 1, and the arrow LH indicates the left side of the swallowing posture holder 1. Further, the central side in the left-right direction is defined as the inside, and the opposite side is defined as the outside.

As shown in FIG. 1, the swallowing posture holder 1 includes a support 10 as a connecting portion, a shoulder girdle support portion 30 as a second contact portion, and a head support portion 50 as a first contact portion. A head support portion position adjusting portion 70 as a position adjusting portion, and a relative position display unit 90 are provided.
The support 10 is composed of columns 11 made of magnesium alloy. As shown in FIG. 3, the cross-sectional shape of the support column 11 orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the support column 11 is a hollow oval shape. The longitudinal direction of the oval shape of the support column 11 has a positional relationship that coincides with the left-right direction.

The lower end portion of the support column 11 is curved in the forward direction and then extends linearly, and the lower end portion side of the curved portion is fixed to the shoulder girdle support portion 30. The support 10 composed of the struts 11 is attached to the vertebrae from a position facing the part between the left scapula and the right scapula, which is a part of the user's back, to a position above the position facing the back of the head. Extend along. A resin retaining 12 is detachably fixed to the upper end of the support column 11. The retaining 12 closes the opening at the upper end of the hollow support column 11 and constitutes a flange portion at the upper end portion that is slightly larger than the width in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the support column 11. Further, a head support portion 50 is movably fixed to the support column 11 at a portion below the upper end portion of the support column 11 as described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shoulder girdle support portion 30 includes a front plate portion 31, a rear plate portion 32, a central pad portion 33, a left end pad portion 34, and a right end pad portion 35. Have. The lower end of the support column 11 is inserted and fixed in a groove 301 extending in the vertical direction formed in the center of the front plate portion 31 and in the center of the front plate portion 31 in the left-right direction. The front plate portion 31 and the rear plate portion 32 are formed by integrally molding a substantially pentagonal resin member having substantially the same shape, and are curved so as to be convex rearward.

More specifically, the central portion of the front plate portion 31 and the rear plate portion 32 in the longitudinal direction is substantially flat, and the front plate portion 31, the left end portion and the right end portion of the rear plate portion 32 are curved forward. , The left edge and the right edge are flat. The front surface of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the front plate portion 31 is inclined with respect to the surface of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the rear plate portion 32 so as to face upward from the lower end portion toward the upper end portion, and the support column 11 Extends parallel to the lower end of. A rear plate groove 302 is formed on the lower surface of the rear plate portion 32 at a position where the groove 301 into which the lower end portion of the support column 11 is inserted is formed so as to be substantially opposed to each other in the vertical direction. A screw 303 penetrates the bottom of the rear plate groove 302, and the screw 303 is screwed into the support column 11 to fix the support column 11 in the groove 301 of the front plate portion 31. Further, the strap 304 is fixed to the screw 303 located on the uppermost side of the plurality of screws 303.

The central pad portion 33, the left end pad portion 34, and the right end pad portion 35 are integrally connected to form a substantially rectangular plate as a whole, and the center of the front surface of the front plate portion 31. The central pad portion 33 is fixed to the portion, the left end pad portion 34 is fixed to the flat portion of the left end portion of the front surface of the front plate portion 31, and the right end portion of the front surface of the front plate portion 31 is flat. The right end pad portion 35 is fixed to the portion of. Fixing the central pad portion 33 to the central portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 31, fixing the left end pad portion 34 to the left end portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 31, and right end to the right end portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 31. The portion pad portion 35 is fixed by a snap button (not shown). Therefore, the central pad portion 33, the left end pad portion 34, and the right end pad portion 35 are removable from the front surface of the front plate portion 31.

The left end pad portion 34 and the right end pad portion 35 are thicker in the direction away from the front surface of the front plate portion 31 than the center pad portion 33. The left end portion and the left end portion pad portion 34 on the front surface of the front plate portion 31 form the left end portion of the scapula support portion 30, and are used so as to face the left scapula. The right end portion and the right end portion pad portion 35 on the front surface of the front plate portion 31 form the right end portion of the scapula support portion 30, and are used so as to face the right scapula. Further, the central portion and the central pad portion 33 on the front surface of the front plate portion 31 hang the left end portion and the right end portion of the shoulder girdle support portion 30 and are fixed to both ends on the one end side portion of the support body 10. Configure the connection. The shoulder girdle support portion 30 includes a portion that supports the upper body of the gudge-up bed (nursing bed), particularly a portion that faces the shoulder girdle, a portion that faces the shoulder girdle of the backrest of the chair, and a shoulder plate of the user. It is arranged so as to be sandwiched between the band and can come into contact with the user's shoulder band behind the user.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the head support portion 50 includes a front plate portion 51, a rear plate portion 52, a center pad portion 53, a left end pad portion 54, and a right end pad portion 55. doing. The front plate portion 51 and the rear plate portion 52 are formed by integrally molding rectangular resin members having substantially the same shape. More specifically, the length of the front plate portion 51 and the rear plate portion 52 of the head support portion 50 in the longitudinal direction is larger than the length of the front plate portion 31 and the rear plate portion 32 of the shoulder girdle support portion 30 in the longitudinal direction. The width of the front plate portion 51 and the rear plate portion 52 of the head support portion 50 in the vertical direction is shorter than the width of the front plate portion 31 and the rear plate portion 32 of the shoulder girdle support portion 30 in the vertical direction. From the left end of the front plate 51 and the rear plate 52 to the central portion of the front plate 51 and the rear plate 52 in the longitudinal direction, and the right end of the front plate 51 and the rear plate 52, the front plate portion 51 and the rear plate portion 52 are directed toward the front and rear. It is curved so that it becomes convex.

The central pad portion 53, the left end pad portion 54, and the right end pad portion 55 are integrally connected to form a substantially rectangular plate as a whole, and the center of the front surface of the front plate portion 51. The central pad portion 53 is fixed to the portion, the left end pad portion 54 is fixed to the flat portion of the left end portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 51, and the right end portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 51 is flat. The right end pad portion 55 is fixed to the portion of. Fixing the central pad portion 53 to the central portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 51, fixing the left end pad portion 54 to the left end portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 51, and fixing the right end portion to the right end portion on the front surface of the front plate portion 51. The portion pad portion 55 is fixed by a snap button (not shown). Therefore, the central pad portion 53, the left end pad portion 54, and the right end pad portion 55 are removable from the front surface of the front plate portion 51.

As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, an upper strut fixing plate 56 is provided at the center of the rear plate portion 52 in the left-right direction. The upper strut fixing plate 56 is composed of two resin plate-shaped members extending rearward in a positional relationship parallel to the vertical direction, and the upper strut fixing plate 56 is located at the center position in the vertical direction, respectively. An oval through hole 56A having an oval shape that is long in the extending direction of the upper column fixing plate 56 is formed. The oval through hole 56A on the left side slightly expands toward the end of the opening in the left direction, and the oval through hole 56A on the right side slightly expands toward the end of the opening in the right direction. There is. Further, on both side surfaces of the upper column fixing plate 56 on the left side and the right side, an oval-shaped engaging groove 56B slightly larger than the oval through hole 56A is formed so as to surround the oval through hole 56A. ing.

A head support portion position adjusting portion 70 is provided between the two upper column fixing plates 56. As shown in FIG. 3, the head support portion position adjusting portion 70 includes a coupling member 71, a packing 72, an outer holding member 73, an inner holding member 74, a bolt 75, a flat washer 76, and an operation knob. 77, and by fixing after the position of the head support portion position adjusting portion 70 with respect to the support column 11 is changed, the relative position of the head support portion 50 with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30 is determined. Can be held in position.

The length of the connecting member 71 in the left-right direction is equal to the width between the two upper strut fixing plates 56. The connecting member 71 is made of resin and has a substantially C shape in a plan view, and the shape of the space 57A formed in the center of the connecting member 71 is a support column cut along a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the support column 11. It is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the outer shape of 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the opening portion of the coupling member 71 having a substantially C-shape in a plan view is such that a portion 715 of about one-third of the opening portion approaches each other from the outside to the inside of the coupling member 71. They are in contact with each other, and about two-thirds of the inner part 716 of the remaining opening part is slightly widened and separated from each other. Further, a through hole 711 penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in the C-shaped opening portion of the substantially C-shaped connecting member 71. A bolt 75 (see FIG. 3) penetrates the through hole 711. Around the through hole 711, a cylindrical convex portion 712 extending cylindrically in the through hole 711 in the penetrating direction is provided. The dead end space 717 with respect to the opening portion of the substantially C-shaped connecting member 71 has an oval shape. The support column 11 penetrates the space 717.

A pair of outer peripheral convex portions 713 are provided on the peripheral surface of the tubular convex portion 712 so as to project outward in the radial direction of the tubular convex portion 712 from the portion of the peripheral surface at the diameter position. Further, at the base of the tubular convex portion 712, a disk-shaped packing 72 is arranged coaxially with the tubular convex portion 712 so as to surround the base of the tubular convex portion 712.
The inner surface of the disk-shaped packing 72 is in contact with the side surface of the coupling member 71, and the outer surface of the packing 72 is in contact with the inner surface of the inner holding member 74. By rotating the operation knob 77 in one direction, the pressure at which the packing 72 is sandwiched between the side surface of the coupling member 71 and the inner surface surface of the inner holding member 74 increases. As a result, the coefficient of static friction between the packing 72 and the side surface of the coupling member 71 and the coefficient of static friction between the packing 72 and the inner surface of the inner holding member 74 become higher, and the inner holding member 74 is relative to the coupling member 71. It is configured so that it cannot rotate and is fixed.

The inner holding member 74 is made of resin and has a substantially oval-shaped substantially plate shape as shown in FIG. 5B and the like. A pair of ribs 741 arranged in a parallel positional relationship are provided on the outer surface of the inner holding member 74, which is closer to one end in the longitudinal direction of the inner holding member 74. The ribs 741 are respectively engaged with the inner engaging groove 56B. As a result, when the operating knob 77 is rotated and the pressure at which the packing 72 is sandwiched between the side surface of the coupling member 71 and the inner surface surface of the inner sandwiching member 74 is low, the inner sandwiching member 74 is fixed to the upper support column. It is integral with the plate 56 and is rotatable with respect to the coupling member 71.

An inner member through hole 742 is formed in a substantially central portion of the inner holding member 74. A cylindrical convex portion 712 penetrates through the inner member through hole 742. A pair of rotation blocking protrusions 744 protruding inward in the radial direction of the inner member through hole 742 are provided at a diameter position in the portion of the inner member through hole 742 in the longitudinal direction of the inner holding member 74. The tip of the rotation blocking convex portion 744 has an arc shape, and the radius of this arc shape is substantially the same as the radius of the cylindrical convex portion 712. Further, the radius of the portion of the inner member through hole 742 in which the rotation blocking convex portion 744 is not provided is substantially the same as the maximum diameter of the outer peripheral convex portion 713 of the tubular convex portion 712. As a result, the inner holding member 74 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the coupling member 71 within a range in which the outer peripheral convex portion 713 can move between the pair of rotation blocking convex portions 744 in the circumferential direction of the inner member through hole 742. ing.

In the vicinity of the inner member through hole 742 which is the outer surface of the inner holding member 74 and is provided with the pair of rotation blocking convex portions 744, there is a first outer convex portion 746 protruding from the outer surface of the inner holding member 74, respectively. , A second outer convex portion 747 is provided. The first outer convex portion 746 has a substantially rectangular shape in terms of the through hole of the inner member through hole 742, and the side surface 7462 adjacent to the inner member through hole 742 follows the shape of the rotation blocking convex portion 744. It has a jagged shape. At the center of the first outer convex portion 746, a partition wall 7461 that divides the internal space of the first outer convex portion 746 into two is provided. The second outer convex portion 747 projects in a triangular shape from the outer surface of the inner holding member 74.

The outer holding member 73 is made of resin, and the outer shape of the outer holding member 73 has a substantially oval shape. The outer surface of the outer holding member 73 has a curved surface that curves convexly toward the outside of the head support portion position adjusting portion 70, and the central portion of the curved inner surface projects from the inner surface. A central engaging cylinder portion 731 that protrudes in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed in the direction of the through hole 733, which will be described later, is provided. The central engaging cylinder portion 731 is provided with a partition wall 7311 that divides the internal space of the central engaging cylinder portion 731 into two. One of the internal spaces of the bisected central engaging cylinder portion 731 has substantially the same shape as the first outer convex portion 746, and the first outer convex portion 746 engages with the first outer convex portion 746. The other space of the internal space of the bisected central engaging cylinder portion 731 has the same shape as the inner member through hole 742, and the through hole 733 is formed in the center, so that the inner member through hole 742 is formed. The penetrating tubular convex portion 712 is inserted and engaged.

Further, the portion of the central engaging cylinder portion 731 forming the other space, and the portion farthest from one space, has a triangular shape recessed in a triangular shape with which the second outer convex portion 747 engages. A recess 734 is formed. As described above, since the other space has the same shape as the inner member through hole 742, the outer holding member 73 is integrated with the inner holding member 74, and the outer peripheral convex portion 713 has the inner member through hole 742. It is configured to be rotatable relative to the cylindrical convex portion 712 within a movable range between the pair of rotation-blocking convex portions 744 in the circumferential direction of the above.

The base of the central engaging cylinder portion 731 has a portion 735 having a shape in which the central engaging cylinder portion 731 expands, and this portion 735 is an opening having an enlarged diameter of the oval through hole 56A on the left side described above. The portion has a shape that follows the shape of the portion of the enlarged opening of the oval through hole 56A on the right side. A plurality of radial ribs 736 are provided radially around the central engaging cylinder portion 731 inside the inner surface of the wall portion forming the outer surface of the curved outer holding member 73. The inner end faces of the plurality of radial ribs 736 all have a flush-to-plane positional relationship. A pair of ribs 737 arranged in a parallel positional relationship are provided on the inner surface of the outer holding member 73, which is closer to one end in the longitudinal direction of the outer holding member 73, so as to project from the end face of the radial rib 736. The ribs 737 are respectively engaged with the outer engaging groove 56B. As a result, when the operating knob 77 is rotated and the pressure at which the packing 72 is sandwiched between the side surface of the coupling member 71 and the inner surface surface of the inner sandwiching member 74 is low, the inner sandwiching member 74 is fixed to the upper support column. It is integral with the plate 56 and is rotatable with respect to the coupling member 71.

A hexagonal recess 7301 with which the head of the hexagonal bolt 75 engages is formed around the through hole 733 on the outer surface of the outer holding member 73. A flat washer engaging recess 7302 to which the flat washer 76 can be engaged is formed around the hexagonal recess 7301. The tip of the bolt 75 (see FIG. 3) with the central engaging cylinder portion 731 penetrating the oval through hole 56A and sandwiching the upper strut fixing plate 56 between the outer sandwiching member 73 and the inner sandwiching member 74. The through hole 733 of the outer holding member 73, the inner member through hole 742 of the inner holding member 74, the through hole 721 of the packing 72, the through hole 711 of the coupling member 71, the through hole 721 of the packing 72, and the inside of the inner holding member 74. It penetrates the member through hole 742, the through hole 733 of the outer holding member 73, and the through hole 761 of the flat washer 76, and is screwed into the female screw 771 formed on the operation knob 77.

The relative position display unit 90 has a first scale 91, a second scale 92, and a third scale 93, and numerically indicates the relative positional relationship of the head support portion 50 with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30. ..
The first scale 91 shows the relative positional relationship of the connecting member 71 with respect to the support column 11. The numerical value indicated by the first scale 91 corresponds to the first relative value. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the first scale 91 is provided on the front surface of the center of the support column 11 in the left-right direction along the extending direction of the support column 11. For example, the numerical value of the first scale 91 facing the upper end edge of the connecting member 71 indicates the relative positional relationship of the connecting member 71 with respect to the support column 11.

The second scale 92 indicates the swing angle of the head support portion 50 with respect to the support column 11. The numerical value indicated by the second scale 92 corresponds to the second relative value. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the second scale 92 is the upper surface of the connecting member 71, and is provided at both ends of the connecting member 71 in the left-right direction. Further, an indicator line 95 indicating a numerical value on the second scale 92 is provided on the upper surface of the inner holding member 74.

The third scale 93 indicates the distance from the head support portion position adjusting portion 70 to the contact portion of the head support portion 50 that abuts on the head. The numerical value indicated by the third scale 93 corresponds to the third relative value. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the third scale 93 is provided on the upper surface of the upper strut fixing plate 56 along the extending direction of the upper strut fixing plate 56. Further, the indicator line 95 indicating the numerical value on the second scale 92 also indicates the numerical value on the third scale 93, and by looking at the indicator line 95, the numerical value on the second scale 92 and the numerical value on the third scale 93 can be seen. Both are readable.
The second scale 92 and the third scale 93 are instructed by one indicator line 95 as described above, so that the swing angle of the head support portion 50 with respect to the support column 11 and the head support portion position adjusting portion 70 It is possible to simultaneously read both the distance from the head to the contact portion of the head support portion 50 that abuts on the head. Further, the numerical values of the first scale 91, the numerical values of the second scale 92, and the numerical values of the third scale 93 are obtained when the swallowing posture holder 1 is viewed at the angle shown in FIG. 8, that is, the swallowing posture. When viewed from diagonally forward left upper side or diagonally forward right upper side of the holder 1, it is easily visible and readable with almost no movement of the line of sight.

In the swallowing posture holder 1 having the above configuration, the head of the bolt 75 is engaged with the hexagonal recess 7301 by rotating the operation knob 77 with respect to the bolt 75. The operation knob 77 advances and retreats with respect to the head, and between the head of the bolt 75 and the operation knob 77, the outer holding member 73, the inner holding member 74, the packing 72, the coupling member 71, the packing 72, and the inner holding member 77. The member 74, the outer holding member 73, and the flat washer 76 are configured to be tightened or loosened.

Specifically, the outer holding member 73, the inner holding member 74, the packing 72, the connecting member 71, the packing 72, the inner holding member 74, and the outer holding member arranged between the bolt 75 and the operation knob 77. 73, in a state where the flat washer 76 is tightened, that is, from the relative positional relationship of the connecting member 71 with respect to the support column 11, the swing angle of the head support portion 50 with respect to the support column 11, and the head support portion position adjusting portion 70. The operation knob 77 is rotated from a state in which the distance to the contact portion of the head support portion 50 that comes into contact with the head and the contact portion are fixed. Then, first, the portion that is in contact with the packing 72, that is, the connecting member 71 in which the packing 72 is sandwiched and the inner holding member 74 becomes relatively rotatable (1), thereby making it relatively rotatable (1) with respect to the support column 11. The head support portion 50 can swing.

Further, when the operation knob 77 is rotated and loosened, the portion where the resins come into contact with each other, that is, the outer holding member 73, the inner holding member 74, and the upper strut fixing plate 56 are relatively slid. It becomes movable (2), whereby the head support portion 50 can move in the front-rear direction with respect to the support column 11, and the head of the user 2 (see FIGS. 9A and 9B) is moved from the head support portion position adjusting portion 70. The distance to the abutting portion of the head support portion 50 that abuts the portion is variable.
Further, when the operation knob 77 is rotated and loosened, the connecting member 71 becomes slidable (3) with respect to the support column 11, whereby the head with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30 in the vertical direction is formed. The height of the support portion 50 can be adjusted.
On the contrary, when the operation knob 77 is rotated and tightened from this state, they are fixed in the reverse order of the above order. That is, in this way, the operation knob 77 is in a state in which the head support portion 50 is rotatable (swingable), movable, and slidable with respect to the support column 11 in the above-mentioned (1) to (3). It is possible to switch between a non-rotatable (non-swingable), non-movable, and non-sliding state, in other words, a variable state and a fixed state of the head support portion 50 with respect to the support column 11.

The swallowing posture holder 1 is used as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the user 2 of the swallowing posture holder 1 lies on the gudge-up bed 3, the part 3A of the gudge-up bed 3 facing the upper body of the user 2 is assisted (shown). The gadget is increased from 30 ° to 70 ° with respect to the full flat state. The part 3A of the gudge-up bed 3 that has been gudge-up corresponds to the upper body support portion.

Next, the assistant arranges the swallowing posture holder 1 between the user 2 lying on the gudge-up bed 3 and the portion 3A of the gudge-up bed 3. At this time, the central portion of the rear plate portion 32 of the shoulder girdle support portion 30 is placed on the portion 3A of the gudge-up bed 3 which has been gudged up, and the support column 11 of the support 10 is used. Behind person 2, the positional relationship extends along the vertebrae. Further, the shoulder girdle support portion 30 is provided so that the left end pad portion 34 of the shoulder girdle support portion 30 faces the left scapula and the right end pad portion 35 of the scapula support portion 30 faces the right scapula. Adjust the position. As a result, the shoulder girdle support portion 30 abuts on the shoulder girdle of the user 2 behind the user 2 so that the shoulder girdle is convex in the direction from the front side to the back side of the user 2. Curve to.

Next, the assistant can sufficiently rotate the operation knob 77 to rotate the head support portion 50 with respect to the support column 11 (swingable) (1), and the head support portion 50 is connected to the support column 11. (2) The connecting member 71 can be slid with respect to the support column 11 (the height of the head support portion 50 can be adjusted with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30) (3). ). Then, the assistant grips the head support portion 50 with one hand, and as described above, the head becomes rotatable (swingable), movable, and slidable in (1) to (3). The portion support portion 50 is simultaneously rotated (sliding), moved and slid. Then, when the head of the user 2 is in contact with the head support portion 50 and a posture suitable for swallowing is formed, the assistant is in the direction opposite to the direction of the rotation. The operation knob 77 is sufficiently rotated to fix the head support portion 50 to the support column 11 so as not to rotate, and to fix the head support portion 50 to the support column 11 so as not to move in the front-rear direction. In addition, the connecting member 71 is fixed to the support column 11 so as not to be slidable (the height of the head support portion 50 cannot be adjusted with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30).

In this state, the position where the head of the user 2 is supported by the head support portion 50 with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30 corresponds to a predetermined position of the head. In this way, the swallowing posture holder 1 bends the shoulder girdle so as to be convex from the front side to the back side of the user 2 in the user 2, and extends from the neck to the shoulder girdle. The part of the user 2 is maintained in a gently curved state, and the user 2 is eaten.

The swallowing posture holder 1 having the above configuration can exert the following effects.

As described above, the swallowing posture holder 1 as a posture holding device includes a head support portion 50 as a first contact portion, a shoulder girdle support portion 30 as a second contact portion, and a support as a connecting portion. Head support portion position adjustment as a position adjusting portion capable of holding the relative position of the head support portion 50 with respect to the body 10 and the shoulder girdle support portion 30 to a position suitable for swallowing by the user 2. A portion 70 and a relative position display portion 90 that numerically indicates the relative positional relationship of the head support portion 50 with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30 are provided.
The head support portion position adjusting portion 70 has a first relative value which is a relative positional relationship of the coupling member 71 with respect to the support column 11, a second relative value which is a swing angle of the head support portion 50 with respect to the support column 11, and a second relative value. A variable state in which the third relative value, which is the distance from the head support portion position adjusting portion 70 to the contact portion of the head support portion 50 in contact with the head of the user 2, is variable, and the first relative value. , A second relative value, and a fixed state in which the third relative value is fixed, and one operation knob 77 that can be switched to. Then, the relative position display unit 90 displays the first relative value, the second relative value, and the third relative value so as to be visible from the direction shown in FIG.

The swallowing posture holder 1 as a posture holding device includes a gudge-up bed 3 as an upper body support portion that supports a person's upper body from behind by supporting at least the shoulder girdle of the person from behind, and a shoulder instep. A swallowing posture holder 1 that is placed between the band and used, and does not have a portion that supports a portion below the shoulder girdle of the person, and the swallowing posture holder 1 alone does not support the shoulder of the person. The shoulder girdle and the head cannot be supported, and the shoulder girdle support portion 30 is placed on the upper body support portion, and the shoulder girdle girdle support portion 30 is sandwiched between the person's shoulder girdle and the gudge-up bed 3. The instep support portion 30 is composed of a swallowing posture holder 1 that supports the shoulder girdle of a person and the head support portion 50 that supports the user's head.

The swallowing posture holder 1 includes a left end pad portion 34 as a left end portion that can be arranged facing the left scapula, a left end portion on the front surface of the anterior plate portion 31, and a right end portion pad that can be arranged facing the right scapula. It has a right end portion on the front surface of the portion 35 and the front plate portion 31, and a central portion and a central pad portion 33 on the front surface of the front plate portion 31 as both end connecting portions for connecting the left end portion and the right end portion. Further, the swallowing posture holder 1 is fixed to a portion on the one end side of the support 10, abuts on the shoulder girdle of the user 2 behind the user 2, and the left and right shoulder blades are placed on the front face value. Fixed to the shoulder girdle support portion 30 that tilts forward by 30 ° or more and curves the shoulder girdle so as to be convex from the front side to the back side of the user 2, and the portion on the other end side of the support body 10. The head support portion 50 is provided so as to face the back head of the user 2 and abut on the back head to support the head so as to maintain the head at a predetermined position of the head with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30.

Therefore, in a state where the shoulder girdle of the user 2 is appropriately curved so as to be convex from the front side of the user 2 toward the back, the head of the user 2 is placed on the shoulder girdle support portion 30. By rotating one operation knob 77, the head support portion 50 is easily supported with respect to the support body 10 and the shoulder girdle support portion 30 so as to be in a state of being supported so as to maintain the portion in a predetermined position. , It is possible to make adjustments in the three types of directions (1) to (3) described above at the same time.

Further, after the adjustment, the user 2 is used by reading the first scale 91, the second scale 92, and the third scale 93 of the relative position display unit 90 in a state suitable for swallowing. After the user 2 has used the swallowing posture holder 1, when the user 2 uses the swallowing posture holder 1 again, the assistant can easily reproduce these three values in the swallowing posture holder 1. In addition, it is possible to position the head support portion 50 with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion 30 so that the user 2 is in a posture suitable for swallowing.
That is, conventionally, in order to make the posture suitable for swallowing, a cushion or the like is arranged on the gudge-up bed 3 and the assistant adjusts appropriately based on the experience. , The first scale 91, the second scale 92, and the third scale 93 make it possible to manage the posture suitable for swallowing. Therefore, in the case of a patient in which user 2 is hospitalized, the nurse who was replaced when the nurse was replaced, and in the case of a patient who was discharged from the hospital or an elderly person receiving care. In addition, home-visit nursing nurses and caregivers can easily put the patient in a posture suitable for swallowing.
Further, for example, it is possible to perform an evaluation for grasping how much the person has recovered in the process of rehabilitation by a person who has difficulty in maintaining a posture suitable for swallowing by the above three numerical values. Is.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms within the scope of the claims. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the posture holding device has been described with reference to the example of the swallowing posture holder 1, but the posture holding device is not limited to the swallowing posture holder 1. The posture-holding device abuts and supports at least one part of the human body of a person who has difficulty in maintaining a predetermined posture by itself and other parts of the human body other than one part, and supports the other part of the human body. It suffices as long as it maintains a predetermined posture by maintaining the relative positional relationship of the parts.

That is, the posture holding device is a connecting portion that connects the first contact portion that contacts one portion, the second contact portion that contacts the other portion, and the first contact portion and the second contact portion. A position adjusting portion that is interposed between the connecting portion and the first contact portion and can hold the relative position of the first contact portion with respect to the second contact portion at a predetermined position, and a second contact portion. It suffices to include a relative position display unit that numerically indicates the relative positional relationship of the first contact portion with respect to the relative position.
The position adjusting unit has a first relative value which is a relative positional relationship of the position adjusting unit with respect to the connecting portion, a second relative value which is a swing angle of the first contact portion with respect to the connecting portion, and a position adjusting unit. A variable state in which the third relative value, which is the distance from the first contact portion to the contact portion of the first contact portion, is variable, the first relative value, the second relative value, and the third relative value. Has one operation knob 77 that can be switched between a fixed state and a fixed state, and the relative position display unit 90 sets the first relative value, the second relative value, and the third relative value from a predetermined direction. It may be displayed so that it can be visually recognized. Therefore, for example, the posture holding device may be a device that holds the body of the person to be measured in a predetermined posture when measuring the vital capacity.

Further, in the present embodiment, the relative position display unit 90 has a first scale 91, a second scale 92, and a third scale 93, but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the relative position display unit 90 may be composed of a liquid crystal display unit that displays a first relative value, a second relative value, and a third relative value.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the usage method has been described with the example of the user 2 lying on the gudge-up bed 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. The swallowing posture holder 1 is arranged and used between the shoulder girdle and the upper body support portion that supports the user's upper body from behind by supporting at least the shoulder girdle of the user 2 from behind. May be done. For example, a chair or a wheelchair may be used instead of the gudge-up bed 3. In this case, the shoulder girdle support portion 30 may be arranged so as to be sandwiched between the backrest of the chair or wheelchair as the upper body support portion and the shoulder girdle of the user.

Further, if the support extends along the vertebrae from a position facing the part between the left scapula and the right scapula, which is the part of the user's back, to at least a position facing the back of the head. good.

Further, the configuration of the shoulder girdle support portion, the support body, the head support portion, and the head support portion position adjusting portion is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

1 ... Swallowing posture holder (posture holding device) 2 ... User 3A ... Upper body support 10 ... Support (connecting part) 11 ... Support 30 ... Shoulder girdle support Part (second contact part) 31 ... front plate part 33 ... center pad part 34 ... left end pad part 35 ... right end pad part 50 ... head support part (first hit) Contact part) 56 ・ ・ ・ Fixing the upper support 70 ・ ・ ・ Head support part Position adjustment part (Position adjustment part) 77 ・ ・ ・ Operation knob 90 ・ ・ ・ Relative position display part 91 ・ ・ ・ 1st scale 92 ・・ ・ 2nd scale 93 ・ ・ ・ 3rd scale 95 ・ ・ ・ Instruction line

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The other part of the human body of a person who has difficulty in maintaining a predetermined posture by abutting and supporting at least one part of the human body and another part of the human body other than the one part, and the other part with respect to the one part. A posture-holding device that holds the predetermined posture by maintaining the relative positional relationship of the parts.
The first contact portion that contacts the one portion and
A second contact portion that abuts on the other portion and
A connecting portion that connects the first contact portion and the second contact portion,
A position adjusting portion that is interposed between the connecting portion and the first contact portion and can hold the relative position of the first contact portion with respect to the second contact portion at a predetermined position.
A relative position display unit that numerically indicates the relative positional relationship of the first contact portion with respect to the second contact portion is provided.
The position adjusting portion has a first relative value which is a relative positional relationship of the position adjusting portion with respect to the connecting portion, a second relative value which is a swing angle of the first contact portion with respect to the connecting portion, and A variable state in which the third relative value, which is the distance from the position adjusting portion to the contact portion of the first contact portion that abuts the one portion, is variable, the first relative value, and the second relative value. It has one operation knob that can be switched between a value and a fixed state in which the third relative value is fixed.
The relative position display unit is
The first scale showing the relative positional relationship of the position adjusting portion with respect to the connecting portion, and
A second scale indicating the swing angle of the first contact portion with respect to the connecting portion, and
It has a third scale indicating the distance from the position adjusting portion to the abutting portion of the first abutting portion that abuts on the one portion.
The second scale and the third scale correspond to the swing angle of the first contact portion with respect to the connecting portion and the one portion from the position adjusting portion by being instructed by one instruction line. It is possible to read both the distance to the contact portion of the first contact portion that is in contact with the first contact portion.
The relative position display unit is a posture holding device that visually displays the first relative value, the second relative value, and the third relative value from a predetermined direction. The posture holding device is a swallowing posture holder used by being arranged between a shoulder band and an upper body support portion that supports a person's upper body from behind by supporting at least the shoulder band of the person from behind. Consists of
The connecting portion is composed of a support extending along the vertebrae from a position facing the part between the left scapula and the right scapula, which is a part of the human back, to a position facing at least the occipital region.
The second abutment portion is a scapula having a left end portion that can be arranged facing the left scapula, a right end portion that can be arranged facing the right scapula, and both end connecting portions that bridge the left end portion and the right end portion. It is a band support part, which is fixed to a part on one end side of the support, abuts on the shoulder band of the person behind the person, and tilts the left and right shoulder blades forward by 30 ° or more with respect to the front face value. It is composed of a scapula support part that bends the scapula so that it is convex from the front side to the back side of the person.
The first contact portion is fixed to a portion on the other end side of the support, is arranged so as to face the back of the head of a person, and is in contact with the back of the head so that the head is designated as the head with respect to the shoulder girdle support portion. Consists of a head support that supports it in place
The swallowing posture holder does not have a portion that supports a portion below the shoulder girdle of the person, and the swallowing posture holder alone cannot support the shoulder girdle and the head of the person, and the shoulder. The instep support portion is placed on the upper body support portion, and the shoulder girdle support portion is sandwiched between the shoulder girdle of the person and the upper body support portion, so that the shoulder girdle support portion is the shoulder instep of the person. The posture holding device according to claim 1, wherein the band is supported and the head support portion supports the user's head. In the position adjusting portion, the fixed position of the head support portion with respect to the support is set in a direction in which the support extends, a direction in which the head support is separated from the support, and the head support portion swings with respect to the support. The posture holding device according to claim 2 , further comprising a head support portion position adjusting portion that can be adjusted in each of the moving directions.

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