A disabled foot control meal aid

Abstract

The invention discloses a foot controlled dining assistor for the disabled. The problem that people without the arms or with arm disability cannot dine conveniently is mainly solved. The foot controlled dining assistor is mainly composed of a clamping device, a telescopic arm, a shoulder clamping device and a foot controller. The foot controller drives the telescopic arm to stretch out and draw back and drives the clamping device to do swing and clamping motion by driving a brake cable. The other motions, such as lifting and pitching of the clamping device, are completed by the upper limbs of people. The height and angle of the telescopic arm and the angle of the clamping device are adjusted by family members to the optimal position before the assistor is used, and only need to be adjusted once so that the assistor can be suitable for being used by people with different ages and figures. The foot controlled dining assistor has the advantages of being free of a power source, few in freedom degree, easy to operate and master and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of auxiliary appliances for the disabled, and in particular relates to a foot-controlled dining aid for the disabled. Background technique [0002] As an able-bodied person, it is difficult for us to understand how hard and inconvenient life is for the disabled. We can often see disabled people without arms writing and eating with their feet on the street, in newspapers, and on TV. [0003] Through social surveys and Internet access to relevant information, it is found that the types of assistive devices for the upper limbs of the disabled are far less than those for the lower limbs; and the development of assistive devices for the upper limbs has no breakthrough results, that is, eating with a spoon on the feet or practicing special skills in reality , but it is very difficult for adults. [0004] The existing similar technology (an auxiliary eating mechanism for patients with hand and arm diseases, patent number: ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above disadvantages and provide a foot-controlled meal aid for the disabled, which does not require a power supply and requires less freedom of foot control, which solves the problems of complicated operation, poor adaptability, and high cost of the existing meal aids.

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