JPS6217174B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention aims to reduce the daily calorie intake related to body weight, which is an important item in health management, to bring the person closer to the ideal weight or to the standard weight corresponding to the person's height. The present invention relates to a weight scale having a calorie display section that displays how much the current calorie intake should be increased or decreased, or how much the daily calorie intake should be, in order to lose weight.

With conventional scales, you can set the height or standard weight of the person being weighed and then check whether the person is obese or not.
It is possible to know whether a person has a thin body or a normal body weight, or how much the person's weight is over or under compared to the standard weight or ideal weight. Several things have been proposed. However, in either case, it was only possible to know the extent to which one's own body weight was in excess or deficiency relative to the standard or ideal weight, but it was not possible to know how one could approach the standard or ideal weight.

Apart from this, the human body, except for very special people,
It is known that if you continue to increase or decrease your daily calorie intake by a predetermined amount, your body weight will increase or decrease in accordance with the increase or decrease in calories, and your body weight will approach a fixed weight. Therefore, if a person appropriately determines his/her standard weight or ideal weight, or his or her target weight, which is the immediate target for weight gain or loss, such as the weight at each stage to gradually approach the target weight, To get closer to that goal, how many calories you should increase or decrease your daily calorie intake from your current level, or how many calories you should intake per day, depends on your current weight, your goal weight, and your goal. It is a roughly fixed value based on the difference in labor conditions and working conditions. However, in general, there are individual differences in working conditions (or exercise conditions), so by classifying the condition into light, normal, and heavy, and adding the condition that it belongs to one of these categories, the above-mentioned Calories are determined by the difference between your current weight and your goal weight.

For this reason, the present invention sets the target weight or a value corresponding to the target weight as described above and applies the weight to the scale, thereby determining how many calories should be increased or decreased per day in order to reach the target weight. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a weight scale that can display how many calories should be ingested per day.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained below based on illustrated embodiments. The first embodiment is applied to a flat scale weighing scale having an annular display window, as shown in Figs. , 4 is an index.

The rotary scale plate 1 is almost the same as the rotary scale plate in a conventional weight scale, and has a weight scale 6 that can display 100 kg with one revolution. The difference from the conventional one is that a calorie increase/decrease scale 16 for each work type is provided on the rotary scale plate 1 as shown in the figure. The daily calorie intake generally varies depending on the type of work, such as office workers (light labor), ordinary workers (normal labor), and manual workers such as civil engineering workers (heavy labor). The increase or decrease in daily calorie intake due to increase or decrease in calorie intake will naturally differ depending on the level of work. The calorie increase/decrease scale 16 is centered around a predetermined zero point for each labor, with calorie decreases in the increasing direction of the weight scale, and calorie increases in the opposite direction. The scale corresponds to the division of the weight scale, and is marked with an increase or decrease in calories for increasing or decreasing the number of kilograms on the weight scale from the zero point of the scale 16.

The fixed pointer 2 is fixed to the base 5 of the scale and extends above the rotary scale plate 1, and indicates the measured weight and also sets the height scale 7 or the standard weight scale 10 on the setting panel 3. It is something.

The platform 9 of this weight scale has an annular window 8 made of a transparent material so that the weight scale 6 of the rotary scale plate 1 and the display can all be seen, and the fixed pointer 2 is displayed as a line in the window. It's getting old. The outer part 8a of the annular window 8 where the weight scale 6 can be seen is fixed like a conventional weight scale, but the inner part 8b is provided so that it can be rotated by a knob 12 and serves as the setting panel 3. ing. The setting board 3 has a standard weight scale 10 and a height scale 7 based on the standard weight scale on the inner side 8b.
100Kg, and the height scale is graduated from 140cm to 185cm, corresponding to standard weights from 40Kg to 75Kg. The standard weight scale 10 is a scale with the same division so that when the zero point coincides with the scale of the rotary scale plate 1, each scale coincides.

This setting board 3 is further provided with a fan-shaped transparent window 8c inside the annular window 8, and an indicator 4 is provided in the window 8c. This index 4 is set on the weight scale 6 of the rotary scale plate 1 and the standard weight scale 10 of the plate 3.
The calorie increase/decrease scale 16 provided on the rotary scale plate 1 is provided so as to coincide with the zero point.

The weight scale constructed in this manner is used as follows. Assume that the person being weighed now has an ideal body weight of 65°C. First, the zero point scale of the rotary scale plate 1 and the fixed pointer 2 are made to match by operating the zero point adjustment knob 11 (see FIG. 1). Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the setting board 3 is rotated using the knob 12 so that the scale of 65 kg on the standard weight scale 10 coincides with the fixed pointer 2. When the person to be weighed stands on the platform 9 in this state, the weight is indicated by the fixed pointer 2 and the scale 6 of the rotary scale plate 1, as shown in FIG. In that case, if 63Kg is indicated, index 4 is the increase or decrease in daily calorie intake to compensate for the difference between the current weight and ideal weight.
shows. In other words, if the person is engaged in light labor, +180 calories can be read from the corresponding light labor scale. This means that if a person increases their daily calorie intake by 180 calories, after a few days their ideal weight will be 65 kg.
It means to become. Separately, if the ideal weight of a person to be weighed who is a light worker is 65 kg, and the actual weight is 70 kg as shown in Figure 5, this person is 5 kg over his ideal weight and is weighed every day. By reducing your calorie intake by 500 calories, you will reach your ideal weight of 65 kg in a few days.

The first embodiment was a flat scale having an annular window 8, but as shown in FIG. 6, the second embodiment was applied to a scale having a partial display type window 8A. . In that case, the setting board 3 has a cover 9a and a window 8.
It will be covered by A. In the figure, parts equivalent to those in the first embodiment are indicated by the same drawing symbols.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, instead of setting the ideal weight on the scale 10 of the setting board 3 on the fixed pointer 2, the height scale 7 may be used. If you match your height, you will find a standard weight corresponding to your height, and you can calculate the increase or decrease in your daily calorie intake to get closer to that standard weight.

In addition, as a method of use, if there is a large difference between your current weight and your standard weight, set your target weight in stages to gradually approach your standard weight.
By setting a current target weight and measuring your weight, you can read the increase or decrease in calorie intake to get closer to your current target weight.

Figures 7 to 10 show the third embodiment, which differs from the first embodiment in that it sets the height and displays the increase or decrease in calories to get closer to the standard weight corresponding to the height. In addition, the person's skeletal condition, such as thick bones, thin bones, or normal condition, is taken into consideration. This means that when calculating the increase or decrease in calories based on height, the weight that corresponds to one's optimal physical condition and the general standard weight do not necessarily match, even for people of the same height, depending on their constitution and bone structure.
This is because some people are in better physical condition if they are obese or lean than if they are of normal weight.

This embodiment is applied to a flat scale weighing scale having the same annular window as the first embodiment, and parts equivalent to those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. The rotary scale plate 1 is also provided with a calorie increase/decrease scale 16, which is similar to the first embodiment, but in order to simplify the explanation, the calorie increase/decrease scale 16 is only shown for people with normal working hours. has been omitted. The calorie increase/decrease scale 16 is provided inside the weight scale 6 of the rotary scale plate 1. The fixed pointer 2 is provided to indicate only the weight scale 6. Height scale 7
The ideal weight scale 10 is fixedly and directly scaled on an annular window 8 formed of a transparent material on the mounting table 9, concentrically with the weight scale 6 of the rotary scale 1 and inside the calorie increase/decrease scale 16. There is. The ideal weight scale 10 has the same division as the weight scale 6 of the rotary scale plate 1, but is graduated in the opposite direction, increasing counterclockwise in the figure. Further, the height scale 7 is graduated with values calculated from a general correlation between height and weight so as to correspond to the ideal weight scale 10. The setting board 3 has an indicator 4 indicating the calorie increase/decrease scale 16 and an indicator 2 indicating the ideal weight scale 10.
0, and an index group 15 indicating height scale 7 is provided. In this example, since the setting board 3 is positioned so as to cover the upper side of the calorie increase/decrease scale 16, the setting board 3 is provided with an appropriate window 14. The index group 15 is composed of a correction index 17 for a thick-boned body type, an index 18 for a standard body type, and a correction index 19 for a thin-boned body type.

The weight scale thus constructed is used in the following manner. As in the first embodiment, the zero point of the weight scale is adjusted to match the zero point of the weight scale 6 with the fixed pointer 2. Now, if the person to be weighed is 170 cm tall and has a standard skeletal body type, by rotating the setting plate rotation adjustment knob 12, the setting plate 3 is rotated to set the standard in the index group 15 for the height scale 7. Set 170cm using body index 18. Next, the person to be weighed is placed on the platform 9. At that time, suppose that the fixed pointer 2 indicates 63 kg as shown in FIG. Indicator 4 indicates +160 calories. This shows that if the person being weighed continues to take in 160 more calories every day, he or she will reach the ideal weight of 64.7 kg as indicated by index 20. Furthermore, if the person to be weighed is 170 cm tall and has a large-boned body, and the height is set using the index 17 and the person is placed on the platform 9, then the person's weight becomes as shown in Figure 8. Based on fixed guideline 2, it is found that the current weight is 69Kg, and if the current daily calorie intake is maintained without increasing or decreasing based on indicator 4, it is found that there will be no change in the current weight, which is the same as the ideal weight indicated by indicator 20. . If the person is placed on the platform 9 with the same settings, and the person becomes as shown in Figure 9, the person's current weight is 73Kg, and in order to get closer to the person's ideal weight of 69Kg, the person's daily weight must be This shows that you only need to reduce your calorie intake by 350 calories.
Similarly, if a person to be weighed with a thin bone body is 170 cm tall, and the height is set using the index 19 and the weight is placed on the platform 9 as shown in Fig. 10, the current weight is 58 kg. , which is considerably lower than the ideal weight of 60.3Kg indicated by Index 20, and the ideal weight is 60.3Kg.
This means that in order to achieve this goal, you need to increase your daily calorie intake by 220 calories.

As mentioned above, by adjusting the height scale for thick-boned, standard-skeletal, and thin-boned bodies at the same height, it becomes possible to display more practical increases and decreases in calorie intake. . From this perspective, even if the height is the same, men and women, young people, middle-aged people,
Since this differs depending on the person's age, it is best to perform a correction that takes these factors into consideration in addition to the above-mentioned correction.

FIG. 11 to FIG. 16 are the fourth embodiment,
The difference from the first embodiment is that the total amount of calories ingested per day to get closer to the target weight is displayed. In Figures 11 and 12, 1 is a rotary scale plate, 2 is a fixed pointer, 3 is a setting board, 4 is a calorie indicator provided in the fan-shaped window 8c, 5 is a scale base, 6 is a weight scale, and 7 is height. The scale, 8 is an annular window, 9 is a mounting base, 10 is a standard weight scale, 11 is a weight scale zero point adjustment knob, and 12 is a setting board rotation knob, and these structures are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that the calorie scale 30 provided on the rotary scale plate 1 is calibrated to indicate the total amount of calories ingested in a day, regardless of whether it is normal work, light work, or hard work. , In order to scale this calorie scale so that the total amount of daily calorie intake required to reach the scale weight based on the difference between the target weight and the current weight can be directly displayed, the standard weight scale of the setting panel 3 is used. 10 and the division angle of the corresponding height scale 7 are appropriately selected. In this embodiment, the standard weight scale 10 has a division angle that is twice as large as the weight scale 6 of the rotary scale plate 1. In other words, the weight scale of the rotary scale plate 1 is 10
360 degrees per minute is 10Kg, while the setting board 3
The standard weight scale 10 is 10 kg, which corresponds to 5/360 degrees. The standard weight scale 10 is graduated in a clockwise manner, similar to the weight scale of the rotary scale plate 1. The calorie scale 30 is calculated by calculating the total amount of daily calorie intake corresponding to each standard body weight at appropriate stages for each working condition according to past data, and adjusting the total amount of daily intake of calories corresponding to each standard weight on the weight scale 6 on the rotary scale plate 1 and the standard on the setting board 3. When the weight scale 10 matches with the same number, for example, when the scale weight of each 60 kg scale matches, the total daily calorie intake required to maintain that weight is the standard weight. It is graduated as indicated by the calorie index 4 in the sector window 8c. In this way, calorie scale 3
The rotary scale plate 1 provided with 0 is shown in FIG.

The scale configured in this manner is used as follows. Assume that the ideal weight of the person being weighed is 65 kg. First, as shown in FIG. 13, the zero point of the rotary scale plate 1 and the fixed pointer 2 are
match. Next, use the knob 12 to fix the 65Kg scale on the standard weight scale 10 of the setting panel 3 to the pointer 2.
match. Assume that when the person to be weighed is placed on the platform 9, the rotary scale plate 1 rotates as shown in FIG. As a result, the current weight of the person being weighed is 63Kg.
It turns out that. At that time, calorie index 4 shows 2,230 calories on the light labor scale, 2,670 calories on the normal labor scale, and 3,070 calories on the heavy labor scale. This means that if the person being weighed continues to consume 2,230 calories every day if he is a light worker, 2,670 calories if he is a normal worker, and 3,070 calories if he is a heavy worker, he will be close to his ideal weight of 65 kg. It shows that there is a lot of

Furthermore, if the ideal weight of the person to be weighed is 65 kg, and if the fixed pointer 2 indicates 65 kg as shown in Figure 15, that is, if the ideal weight and the current weight match, then the weight will be 2167 and 2600, respectively, depending on the working conditions. , 2990 calories are shown and the number of calories read according to the person's working conditions is the person's ideal weight 65
This is the daily calorie intake required to maintain kg.

In the fourth embodiment, the ideal weight is set, but the person's height may be adjusted to the fixed pointer 2 using the height scale 7. In that case, setting the height means setting the standard weight for that height. Further, either the height scale 7 or the standard weight scale 10 of the same embodiment may be omitted. Alternatively, the calorie index 4 may use the fan-shaped window 8c as a small window and read only that part digitally. Furthermore, although the daily calorie intake is displayed in three categories according to work conditions, depending on the situation, only the average calorie intake may be displayed. Furthermore, although the calorie scale 30 is scaled inside the rotary scale plate 1, a scale plate having a different calorie scale may be attached instead. Furthermore, by changing the ratio between the weight scale 6 on the rotary scale plate 1 and the standard weight scale 10 on the setting board 3, it is possible to distinguish between men and women, for example, between people with a thick frame, those with a normal body type, and those with a thin frame. Calorie intake may be displayed either alone or with appropriate consideration, such as by person, by young person, by middle-aged person, by old person, etc.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reach the target weight by setting the target standard weight, ideal weight, or values such as height corresponding to these target weights and applying the weight to the scale. ,1
It is possible to display how many calories should be increased or decreased from the current daily amount or how many calories should be ingested per day, and it is possible to provide a weighing scale that is extremely effective for health management.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of the first embodiment, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Figs. A partially enlarged plan view of the state, FIG. 6 shows the second embodiment.
is a schematic plan view, b is a BB sectional view of a, and FIGS. 7 to 10 are partially enlarged plan views in different states for explaining the general configuration and operating state of the third embodiment, FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view of the fourth embodiment, FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 11, and FIGS. FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged plan view of the state, and is a plan view of the rotary scale plate of the same embodiment. 1...Rotary scale plate, 2...Fixed pointer, 3...Setting board, 4...Calorie index, 5...Weighing scale base,
6...Weight scale, 7...Height scale, 8...Annular window, 9...Table, 10...Standard weight or ideal weight scale, 11...Zero point adjustment knob, 12...Setting panel operation knob, 15...Indicator group, 16...Calorie scale, 17...Correction index for thick-boned body type, 18...
Indicator for standard body type, 19...Correction index for thin bone body type,
20...Standard or ideal weight index.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A weight scale equipped with a rotary scale plate having weight scales at predetermined circumferential positions so that the body weight is indicated by a fixed pointer that rotates according to the body weight to be measured,
A setting section is provided to set a target weight or a value corresponding to the target weight for weight gain or loss, and the setting section is provided to set a target weight or a value corresponding to the target weight. A calorie display section that displays an increase or decrease in calorie intake or the total amount of calorie intake per day using a scale and an index in a directly readable manner while the measured weight is indicated by the fixed pointer and the rotary scale plate. A weight scale is provided. 2. The weight scale according to claim 1, which is arranged concentrically with the rotary scale plate and configured to be independently rotatable, and has a fixed pointer at a circumferential position different from the weight scale. and a setting board having a first scale section which is indicated by the weight scale, and further has an indicator at a proper circumferential position different from the first scale section and the weight scale, and a setting board which is indicated by the indicator of the setting board. a second scale part provided at a circumferential position of the rotary scale plate, and the setting part according to item 1 is constituted by the fixed pointer and the first scale part,
The weight scale according to item 1, wherein the calorie display section according to item 1 is constituted by the indicator and the second scale section. 3. In the weight scale according to claim 1, a calorie scale section is provided at a circumferential position different from the predetermined circumferential position of the rotary scale plate, and is concentric with each scale position of the rotary scale plate. A height scale portion corresponding to the standard weight is provided on another fixed portion that is in a fixed position with respect to the rotation of the rotary scale plate, and is arranged concentrically with the rotary scale plate. A calorie index for the calorie scale section and a standard body type index for the height scale section are provided on a disk-shaped body configured to be independently rotatable, and a thick-boned body type correction is provided at one side of the standard body type index in the rotational direction. An index is provided, and a correction index for thin-boned body type is provided at the other one side position, and the setting section described in item 1 is connected to the height scale section, the above-mentioned standard body type index, the thick-boned body type correction index, and the above-mentioned correction index for thin-boned body type. 2. The scale according to claim 1, wherein the calorie display section according to claim 1 is composed of the calorie scale section and the calorie index. 4 In the scale described in paragraph 2 or 3,
The second scale section, which serves as a calorie display section, has a scale indicating the increase or decrease in daily calorie intake required to increase or decrease body weight in order to approach the target weight, or the total amount of daily calorie intake. Weighing scales are set up separately for workers and heavy workers. 5. In the weight scale described in item 2, the first scale section is provided with a weight scale having a different dividing angle from the weight scale described in paragraph 2, and the second scale section is provided with a weight scale that measures the weight to approach the target weight. A weight scale equipped with a scale that indicates the total amount of daily calorie intake required for increase or decrease.