A wearable device for protecting taijiquan exercise injury

By designing a wearable device with a leg support frame and a limit adjustment mechanism, the problem of knee and calf injuries in Tai Chi has been solved, achieving movement correction and injury protection, and improving the safety of the exercise.

CN116196604BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25HEBEI HAIBU SPORTING GOODS CO LTD

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202111452309.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-12-01
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2041-12-01

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Technical Problem

In Tai Chi, improper movements such as bending forward or squatting can easily cause injuries to the knees and lower legs, and current technology lacks effective protective measures.

Method used

A wearable device comprising a leg support frame, a limiting component, a radial adjustment device, and an infrared sensing system was designed. The limiting and adjustment components correct improper movements and prevent knee and calf injuries.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents knee and calf injuries caused by improper movements during Tai Chi, provides movement correction tips, and improves exercise safety.

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Abstract

The application discloses a wearing device for protecting Taijiquan sports injury, which is characterized in that an active connecting part is arranged on a leg supporting frame near the upper area of human ankle, and the upper and lower sides of the active connecting part are connected with left and right limiting components for limiting the leg supporting frame from moving; the left and right limiting components can make the calf standing posture incline forward and backward and the foot freely move; the upper and lower sides of the active connecting part near the back of the leg are further connected with a forward-inclination adjusting component for limiting the forward-inclination range of the calf and the knee joint standing posture; and the leg supporting frame is further connected with a radial adjusting device, and the leg supporting frame is tightly connected with the calf through the radial size adjustment of the leg. When the wearing device is used, the length of the forward-inclination adjusting component is adjusted to control the injury caused by the excessive forward inclination of the knee in the sports process. The application provides the soft tissue injury of the calf and the knee in the squatting and half squatting process in the sports process.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the equipment of Taijiquan sports fitness, in particular to a wearing device for protecting Taijiquan sports injury to prevent injury during the movement. BACKGROUND

[0002] As a kind of Chinese traditional martial arts, Taijiquan is also in the above-mentioned embarrassing situation, but it is gratifying that Taijiquan is deeply concerned and attracts enthusiasts all over the world with its unique fitness, scientific nature and profound cultural background. In China, almost every morning in every park or square, you can see some people practicing Taijiquan. In traditional martial arts, Taijiquan has the most extensive practitioners. In this case, it should be a very prosperous scene, which shows that the popularization of Taijiquan has begun to bear fruit, and many people have paid attention to health problems and gradually learned the health benefits of Taijiquan.

[0003] Practicing Taijiquan requires mastering certain principles and skills. The following points should be noted by Taijiquan practitioners: the knee joint flexion angle (the angle between the thigh and the lower leg) should be greater than 135°, and the support force at this angle is reasonable. Do not deliberately pursue the positioning of movements, and do not squat too much, because these movements are not good for the knee joint cartilage. In addition, do not over-extend or internally rotate the knee joint. If the muscle strength is insufficient, do not try to support the movement with one leg, avoid instability of the knee due to insufficient muscle strength, and cause sprain. Do your best, and this degree should be grasped. Some practitioners do not keep their knees and toes consistent when practicing, which can unknowingly cause knee injuries over time, because our knees should move forward and backward, and the most vulnerable to injury is the knee. In addition, many practitioners believe that the lower the frame, the better, especially for simplified Taijiquan. When stepping forward, he sits back, which may cause the knee to be strained. This can also cause knee injuries. SUMMARY

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is a wearing device for protecting Taijiquan sports injury, which corrects the non-standard forward leaning or squatting movements of the knee and lower leg during Taijiquan movement, and prevents tissue damage.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the application provides a wearing device for protecting Taijiquan movement injury, which comprises a leg supporting frame matched with the back of a human calf, an active connecting part provided on the leg supporting frame and close to the upper area of the ankle of the human, a connecting upper supporting part and a lower supporting part, a left limiting assembly and a right limiting assembly limiting the activity of the leg supporting frame connected to the upper and lower sides of the active connecting part; the left limiting assembly and the right limiting assembly can make the standing posture of the calf incline forward and backward, a forward inclination adjusting assembly limiting the forward inclination range of the standing posture of the calf and the knee joint is further connected to the upper and lower sides of the active connecting part close to the back of the calf, and the upper supporting part is further connected with a radial adjusting device which fastens the leg supporting frame with the calf through the radial size adjustment of the leg.

[0006] Further improved scheme is that the forward inclination adjusting assembly comprises an elastic bandage and a rotating shaft fixedly wound with the elastic bandage, and the rotating shaft is provided with a rotating wheel driving the rotating shaft and a fixing part fixing the rotating shaft at two ends thereof.

[0007] Further improved scheme is that the left limiting assembly and the right limiting assembly are the same in structure and shape and symmetrically distributed on the two sides of the active connecting part, and each comprises a first connecting part, a second connecting part and a third connecting part which are sequentially pivotally connected with each other through a rotating part, when the two ends of the first connecting part and the third connecting part are subjected to external force, the pin connection between the first connecting part, the second connecting part and the third connecting part is rotated, and the first connecting part, the second connecting part and the third connecting part can be opened at a certain angle in the front and back directions of the human body.

[0008] Further improved scheme is that the radial adjusting device comprises two pairs of front buckling plates, and two straps are connected to the leg supporting frame through the front buckling plates by inserting buckles.

[0009] Further improved scheme is that the active connecting part is a flexible chain type connecting structure.

[0010] Further improved scheme is that the lower supporting part is connected with a foot fixing device limiting the torsion of the calf and the foot.

[0011] Further improved scheme is that the foot fixing device comprises a heel plate located at the heel of the foot and a strap connected to the heel plate.

[0012] Further improved scheme is that the foot fixing device comprises a shoe pad which is pivotally connected or flexibly connected to the lower supporting part through a pivoting device, one end of the pivoting device is pivotally connected to the bottom end of the leg supporting frame, and the other end is fixed to the heel of the shoe pad through a screw.

[0013] The further improved scheme is characterized in that it comprises an infrared sensing probe, an alarm unit, a rechargeable battery and a chip unit which are connected with each other, the infrared sensing probe is connected to the leg support frame through a flexible metal strip, and the alarm unit gives an alarm sound when the infrared sensing probe can detect that the toe position exceeds a set range.

[0014] The further improved scheme is characterized in that the foot fixing device is further provided with a length adjusting belt of the foot bottom, the front part of the length adjusting belt is connected to a baffle for hooking the toe, the length of the foot bottom is adjusted by pulling the baffle under the elastic action of the length adjusting belt, and anti-skid particles are further arranged at the shoe bottom part.

[0015] The technical effect of the present application is that the present application protects the wearing device for Taijiquan movement injury, and provides soft tissue injury of a user in a crouching and half-crouching process of a lower leg and a knee during movement. A movable connecting part is arranged on a leg support frame near an upper area of a human ankle, left and right limiting assemblies for limiting movement of the leg support frame are connected to upper and lower sides of the movable connecting part, the left and right limiting assemblies can make a lower leg standing posture incline forward and backward, a forward inclination adjusting assembly for limiting a forward inclination range of the lower leg and a knee joint standing posture is further connected to the upper and lower sides of the movable connecting part near a back of a leg, and a radial adjusting device is further connected to the leg support frame, the fastening device is fastened to the lower leg of the human by adjusting the radial size of the leg. When the user uses the wearing device, the length of the forward inclination adjusting assembly is adjusted to control injury caused by excessive forward inclination of the knee during movement.

[0016] The wearing device for Taijiquan movement injury of the present application is used to correct incorrect leg posture injury in various movements such as leg standing, crouching, forward and backward inclination, toe lifting and leg retraction, for example, when the lower leg stands forward, the knee should not exceed the position of the toe and preferably be on a center line, otherwise, the knee ligament is easily damaged when the position frequently exceeds the position of the toe, at this time, the forward inclination adjusting assembly can be adjusted to set the position of the forward inclination adjusting assembly to avoid the above-mentioned injury. Similarly, the left and right limiting assemblies. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the wearing device for Taijiquan movement injury of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the structure of the wearing device for Taijiquan movement injury of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 Fig. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the wearing device for Taijiquan movement injury of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4is a structure diagram of a second embodiment of the wearing device for protecting Taijiquan sports injuries according to the present application;

[0021] Figure 5 is a structure diagram of a third embodiment of the wearing device for protecting Taijiquan sports injuries according to the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present application and implement it, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the present application.

[0023] As shown in Figures 1-5 Fig. 1, a wearing device 10 for protecting Taijiquan sports injuries according to the present application comprises a leg support frame 1 which is attached to the back of a person's lower leg, and an active connecting part 5 is arranged on the leg support frame 1 near the upper area of the person's ankle, and a flexible connecting upper support 20 and a lower support 30 are arranged on the active connecting part 5, and the upper and lower sides of the active connecting part 5 are connected with left and right limiting assemblies 6 and 2 which limit the activity of the leg support frame 1; the left and right limiting assemblies 6 and 2 can make the lower leg incline forward and the ankle freely move, and the upper support 20 and the lower support 30 do not move in the vertical direction, and the lower support 30 does not sag.

[0024] As shown in Figures 1-3 Fig. 2, the left and right limiting assemblies 6 and 2 have the same structure and shape and are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the active connecting part 5, and each comprises a first connecting piece 61, a second connecting piece 62 and a third connecting piece 63 which are pivotally connected with each other, wherein the first connecting piece 61 and the third connecting piece 63 are two straight plates which are pivotally connected by a rotating piece such as a pin, and the second connecting piece 62 is a square frame with one side open, and the two ends of the second connecting piece 62 are pivotally connected with the first connecting piece 61 and the third connecting piece 63 by pins 64. In this embodiment, when the two ends of the first connecting piece 61 and the third connecting piece 63 are subjected to external force, the pins 64 between the first connecting piece 61 and the third connecting piece 63 rotate, and the first connecting piece 61, the second connecting piece 62 and the third connecting piece 62 can be opened to a certain angle in the front and back directions of the human body, so that the foot movement is more flexible.

[0025] A forward inclination adjusting assembly 3 which limits the inclination amplitude of the lower leg and the knee joint when standing is further connected on the upper and lower sides of the active connecting part 5 near the back of the leg, and the forward inclination adjusting assembly 3 comprises an elastic bandage 31 and a rotating shaft 32 which winds the elastic bandage, and the two ends of the rotating shaft 32 are respectively provided with a rotating wheel 33 which drives the rotating shaft and a fixing piece 34 which fixes the rotating shaft. When the rotating wheel 33 rotates, the elastic bandage 31 is tightened or loosened, and the length can be set according to the needs when the user is different, and the length is adjusted, and the rotating shaft 32 is fixed by the fixing piece 34.

[0026] A radial adjusting device 13 is also connected to the upper support 20 of the leg support frame 1, which fastens the leg support frame to the lower leg of a person through radial size adjustment of the leg.

[0027] In this embodiment, the movable connection part 5 is in the form of a flexible chain connection structure, similar to the metal watchband of a wristwatch, which is formed by the movable connection between a plurality of small chain links 51, and the movable connection part 5 provides the freedom of movement of the toes being able to be hooked up or down.

[0028] The bottom end of the leg support frame 1 is vertically connected to a foot fixing device, which mainly prevents the lower leg and the foot from being twisted sideways, and ensures that the lower leg and the ankle are not injured.

[0029] As shown in Figures 2-3 , the foot fixing device 14 is connected to the leg support frame 1 through a buckle, and the foot fixing device 14 includes a heel bottom plate 141 and a strap 142 connected to the heel bottom plate 141, which is buckled on the instep in the form of a snap buckle, allowing the leg and foot to move within a certain range. The foot fixing device 14 is also provided with an adjusting strap 7 for the length of the foot, the front part of which is connected to a stop plate 11 that hooks the toes, and the length of the foot is adjusted by pulling the stop plate 11 under the elastic action of the adjusting strap 7, suitable for all users with different shoe sizes. Anti-slip particles 12 are also provided at the bottom of the shoe to prevent the foot from slipping during exercise.

[0030] As shown in Figure 4 , another structure of the foot fixing device 40 is a shoe pad device, which includes a pivot device 41 and a shoe pad 42, one end of the pivot device 42 being rotatably connected to the bottom end of the leg support frame 14, and the other end being fixed to the heel of the shoe pad through a screw. The shoe pad can also be flexibly connected to the lower support 30 of the leg support frame 14, as shown in Figure 5 , the flexible connection can be a soft material such as a rope 43.

[0031] In addition, the foot fixing device can also be a sports shoe, which can be connected to the lower support 30 through a movable buckle.

[0032] In addition, an infrared sensor module 4 is provided on the leg support frame 1, which includes an infrared sensor probe, an alarm unit, a rechargeable battery and a chip unit connected to each other. The infrared sensor probe is connected by a flexible metal strip. When the position of the toes exceeds the set range, the infrared sensor probe can detect it, and the alarm unit emits an alarm sound to remind the user of the incorrectness of the posture, so as to correct it in time and prevent damage to the knee and other tissues.

[0033] The above-described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present application and the present application is not limited thereto. Any equivalent replacement or modification made by those skilled in the art based on the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application shall fall within the scope of the present application. The scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wearing device for protecting Tai Chi movement injury, characterized in that, It includes the leg support frame which is in line with the back of human calf, and a section of movable connecting part is arranged on the leg support frame near the upper area of human ankle, and the movable connecting part is connected with upper support and lower support, and the upper and lower sides of the movable connecting part are connected with left limiting assembly and right limiting assembly which limit the movement of the leg support frame, and the movable connecting part is flexible chain type connecting structure; the left limiting assembly and the right limiting assembly can make the calf standing posture incline forward and backward, and the front inclination adjusting assembly which limits the inclination amplitude of the calf and the knee joint is further connected on the upper and lower sides of the movable connecting part near the back of the calf, and the upper support is further connected with radial adjusting device which fastens the leg support frame with the calf through the radial size adjustment of the leg.

2. The wearable device for protecting injuries in Taijiquan exercise according to claim 1, characterized in that, The front inclination adjusting assembly comprises elastic bandage and rotating shaft which winds the elastic bandage, and the rotating shaft is provided with rotating wheel which drives the rotating shaft and fixing piece which fixes the rotating shaft at two ends.

3. The wearable device for protecting injuries in Taijiquan exercise according to claim 1, wherein, The radial adjusting device comprises two pairs of front buckle plates, and two straps are connected on the leg support frame through plug buckle through the front buckle plates.

4. The wearable device for protecting injuries in Taijiquan exercise according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lower support is connected with foot fixing device which limits the torsion of the calf and foot.

5. The wearable device for protecting injuries in Taijiquan exercise according to claim 4, characterized in that, The foot fixing device comprises heel plate which is located at the heel of foot and strap which is connected on the heel plate.

6. The wearable device for protecting injuries in Taijiquan exercise according to claim 4, characterized in that, The foot fixing device comprises insole which is pivotally connected or flexibly connected on the lower support, one end of the pivot device is pivotally connected on the bottom end of the leg support frame, and the other end is fixed on the heel of the insole through screw.

7. The wearable device for protecting injuries in Taijiquan exercise according to claim 1, characterized in that, It comprises infrared sensing probe, alarm unit, rechargeable battery and chip unit which are connected with each other, the infrared sensing probe is connected on the leg support frame through flexible metal strip, and the alarm unit sends alarm sound when the infrared sensing probe can detect that the toe position exceeds the set range.

8. The wearable device for protecting injuries in Taijiquan exercise according to claim 1, characterized in that, The adjusting belt of the length of foot bottom is further arranged on the foot fixing device, the front part of the adjusting belt is connected with the baffle which hooks the toe, and the length of the foot bottom is adjusted by pulling the baffle through the elastic effect of the adjusting belt, and anti-skid particles are further arranged on the bottom of the shoe.

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