Adjustable protector and adjusting assembly thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an adjustable protector and an adjusting assembly thereof. Specifically, the invention provides an adjustable protector which comprises an adjusting assembly and two plates. The adjusting assembly comprises a base, a sliding block and a fixing unit. The base is provided with a top face, a limiting groove and two groove wall faces. The limiting groove is sunken along a thickness direction and extends along a length direction; the two groove wall faces are located on the two opposite sides of the limiting groove. The sliding block is movably arranged on the base in the length direction. The fixing unit is connected to the sliding block and comprises a clamping piece, the clamping piece is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is selectively located in the limiting groove and clamped to the two groove wall faces so as to fix the relative position between the sliding block and the base. The two plates are connected to the base and the sliding block respectively and clamped at different positions of the limiting groove through the clamping pieces, the relative position between the sliding block and the base can be adjusted, and the distance between the two plates is further adjusted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a protective gear, in particular to a protective gear with adjustable length. Background Art

[0002] The movement of human joints involves the coordination of bones and muscles. When the muscles of the human body degenerate due to injury or aging and the supporting force is insufficient, the joints may be subjected to excessive pressure, causing pain or further damage to the human body. Therefore, protective gear can be installed around the joints to limit the movement of the joints, avoid improper compensatory force, and provide additional support to relieve pain.

[0003] However, traditional protective gear cannot be adjusted in size, so it can only be supported in fixed positions on human joints. The same protective gear may not be able to correspond to a variety of human body sizes. Human body shapes often vary greatly. For example, the length of limbs around the knee and ankle joints varies greatly, so the positions where the protective gear can be fixed also vary greatly. As a result, places such as sports protection centers or school medical rooms need to purchase protective gear of various sizes in order to deal with injuries of different body shapes, which is very costly.

[0004] In addition, even for the same patient, the original support position of the brace may no longer be suitable for support due to changes in the injury condition of the joint or the progression of the disease, and adjustment is required. In this case, because traditional braces cannot be adjusted and can only be set in a fixed position, the patient must purchase new braces, causing inconvenience.

[0005] To sum up, traditional protective gear does need to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0006] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an adjustable protective gear and an adjustment component thereof, through which the adjustable protective gear can adjust its overall length.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an adjustment component, which comprises:

[0008] A base having a length direction and a thickness direction, and the base has:

[0009] A top surface;

[0010] a limiting groove, which is recessed in the top surface along the thickness direction and extends along the length direction; and

[0011] Two groove wall surfaces, which are respectively located at two opposite sides of the limiting groove along the length direction;

[0012] a slider movably disposed on the base and capable of moving relative to the base along the length direction; and

[0013] A fixing unit is connected to the slider and is inserted into the limiting groove. The fixing unit has a locked state and an unlocked state. The fixing unit includes:

[0014] A snap-fitting member, which can move along the thickness direction, and the snap-fitting member has:

[0015] a clamping portion, which is selectively located in the limiting groove, and when the fixing unit is in the locked state, the clamping portion is located in the limiting groove and is clamped on the two groove walls, thereby fixing the relative position between the slider and the base;

[0016] When the fixing unit is in the unlocked state, the engaging portion is located outside the limiting groove.

[0017] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an adjustable protective gear, which includes an adjustment assembly as described above; and two plates, which are respectively connected to the base and the slider.

[0018] Therefore, the advantage of the present invention is that the engaging member of the fixing unit can be engaged at different positions in the limiting groove, and the relative position between the slider and the base can be adjusted, and the distance between the two plates can be further adjusted to achieve the effect of adjusting the overall length of the adjustable protective gear, so that it can correspond to the body shapes of different users. In addition, the switching between the locking state and the unlocking state of the fixing unit of the present invention is very simple and does not require complicated procedures, which is conducive to the user's quick adjustment.

[0019] An adjustment component as described above, wherein the limit groove further has a plurality of limit parts, which are spaced apart from each other along the length direction, and a connecting part is provided between each adjacent two limit parts; the distance between the two groove walls at the position of each limit part is a first width, and the distance between the two groove walls at the position of each connecting part is a second width, and the first width is greater than the second width; and the width of the engaging part is less than or equal to the first width, and greater than the second width.

[0020] As the aforementioned adjustment assembly, the fixing unit further comprises an elastic member connected to the engaging member, so that the engaging member can move along the thickness direction.

[0021] As described above, the adjustment component, wherein the other side of the base relative to the top surface is a bottom surface, and the limiting groove penetrates the bottom surface along the thickness direction; the elastic member is connected to one end of the engaging member and is located outside the limiting groove, and the elastic member further has at least one wing portion, and the at least one wing portion is against the bottom surface.

[0022] An adjustment assembly as described above, wherein the fixing unit further includes a knob, which is rotatably mounted on the engaging member and abuts against the slider, the knob having an inclined surface, which is located on a side of the knob away from the slider, and the inclined surface is inclined along the rotation direction of the knob; and an abutting member, which is connected to the other end of the engaging member relative to the elastic member, and the abutting member relatively slidably abuts against the inclined surface.

[0023] As described above, the knob further has a groove, which is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the knob and extends circumferentially; and the slider further has a protrusion, which is located in the groove; when the fixing unit is in the locked state or the unlocked state, the protrusion is respectively located at the opposite ends of the groove.

[0024] As mentioned above, in the adjustment assembly, the elastic member is an elongated member and has two opposite ends, one of which is connected to the engaging member and the other is connected to the sliding block.

[0025] As the adjustment component described above, the slider further has a first abutment surface, which is disposed along the thickness direction toward the limiting groove and is spaced apart from the base; the engaging member further has a second abutment surface, which is disposed toward the first abutment surface; and the elastic member is a compression spring, and the opposite ends of the elastic member respectively abut against the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface.

[0026] The adjustable protective gear as mentioned above further comprises a plurality of fixing straps, each of the plates is further penetrated by a plurality of through holes, and each of the fixing straps is passed through the plurality of through holes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the first embodiment of the present invention after the length is adjusted.

[0029] Figure 3 It is a partially exploded schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 4 It is a partially exploded schematic diagram from another perspective of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention, which shows the fixing unit in an unlocked state.

[0032] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention, which shows a fixing unit in a locked state.

[0033] Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded schematic diagram of an adjustment assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] Fig. 9 FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention, which shows a fixing unit in a locked state.

[0036] Fig.10 FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention, which shows a fixing unit in an unlocked state.

[0037] Fig.11 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the third embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] Fig.12 It is a partially exploded schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] Fig.13 FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention, which shows a fixing unit in a locked state.

[0040] Fig.14 FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention, which shows a fixing unit in an unlocked state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The following is a detailed description of the technical means used by the present invention to achieve the intended purpose of the invention, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments of the present invention. This article uses an embodiment for the waist as an example, but the adjustable brace of the present invention can have a variety of embodiments for different body parts, such as other embodiments for the shoulder, ankle, or knee, which are described in detail here.

[0042] First, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The present invention provides a first embodiment of an adjustable protective gear, which has two plates 10 and an adjustment component 20.

[0043] Each plate 10 is connected to the adjustment assembly 20. The plate 10 in this embodiment is suitable for the waist, but it is not limited to this. The present invention can use plates 10 of different shapes to match different body parts. In this embodiment, each plate 10 may have a plurality of through holes 11, and the through holes 11 are formed through the plate 10; and the adjustable protective gear of the present invention may further have a plurality of fixing belts (not shown in the drawings), which are passed through the through holes 11, so that the user can use the fixing belts to fix the adjustable protective gear of the present invention to the body, but it is not limited to this; in other embodiments, the plate 10 may not have the through holes 11, or may not have the fixing belts, but may be fixed to the user's body by other means.

[0044] Please refer to Figures 2 to 5 The adjustment assembly 20 includes a base 21 , a slider 22 , and a fixing unit 23 , wherein the two plates 10 are connected to the base 21 and the slider 22 , respectively.

[0045] The base 21 has a length direction and a thickness direction, and includes a top surface 211, a bottom surface 212, a limiting groove 213, and two groove walls 214. The bottom surface 212 is the other side relative to the top surface 211. Specifically, the top surface 211 and the bottom surface 212 are two opposite side surfaces of the base 21 in the thickness direction.

[0046] The limiting groove 213 is formed in the top surface 211 along the thickness direction and extends along the length direction. In this embodiment, the limiting groove 213 passes through the bottom surface 212 along the thickness direction, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the limiting groove 213 may not pass through the bottom surface 212. The limiting groove 213 has a plurality of limiting portions 2131, and the limiting portions 2131 are spaced apart from each other along the length direction, and a connecting portion 2132 is provided between each two adjacent limiting portions 2131.

[0047] The two groove walls 214 are respectively located at opposite sides of the limiting groove 213 along the length direction. The distance between the two groove walls 214 at the position of each limiting portion 2131 is a first width W1, and the distance between the two groove walls 214 at the position of each connecting portion 2132 is a second width W2, wherein the first width W1 is greater than the second width W2; in other words, each connecting portion 2132 is the neck of the two limiting portions 2131 connected thereto.

[0048] The slider 22 is movably disposed on the base 21. Specifically, the slider 22 moves along the length direction relative to the base 21. In this embodiment, the slider 22 and the plate 10 connected thereto are integrally formed, but the present invention is not limited thereto; for example, in other embodiments, the slider 22 and the plate 10 connected thereto may be connected thereto by screw locking.

[0049] The fixing unit 23 has a locked state and an unlocked state. When the fixing unit 23 is in the unlocked state, the slider 22 can freely move along the length direction relative to the base 21; and when the fixing unit 23 is in the locked state, the relative position between the slider 22 and the base 21 is fixed, thereby fixing the overall length of the adjustable protective gear of the present invention.

[0050] The fixing unit 23 is connected to the slider 22 and is inserted into the limiting groove 213. Specifically, the slider 22 in this embodiment can be relatively movably mounted on the base 21, and the fixing unit 23 simultaneously passes through the limiting grooves 213 provided on the slider 22 and the base 21. The manner in which the fixing unit 23 is provided on the slider 22 can be adjusted according to needs and is not limited thereto.

[0051] The fixing unit 23 has a locking member 231, an elastic member 232, a knob 233, and abutting member 234. The locking member 231 can move along the thickness direction, and has a locking portion 2311. The locking portion 2311 is selectively located in the limiting groove 213. Specifically, when the fixing unit 23 is in a locked state, the locking member 231 moves toward the limiting groove 213, so that the locking portion 2311 is located in the limiting groove 213; and when the fixing unit 23 is in an unlocked state, the locking member 231 moves toward a direction away from the limiting groove 213, so that the locking portion 2311 is located outside the limiting groove 213.

[0052] When the engaging portion 2311 is located in the limiting groove 213, it is engaged with the second groove wall surface 214, thereby fixing the relative position between the slider 22 and the base 21. Specifically, the engaging member 231 is selectively provided in the limiting groove 213 with the engaging portion 2311, and when the fixing unit 23 is in the locked state, the engaging portion 2311 is located in one of the limiting portions 2131 of the limiting groove 213; since the width of the engaging portion 2311 is less than or equal to the first width W1 and greater than the second width W2, the engaging portion 2311 is blocked by the connecting portion 2132, thereby preventing the slider 22 from moving along the length direction.

[0053] The elastic member 232 is connected to the engaging member 231 and is located outside the limiting groove 213, so that the engaging member 231 can move along the thickness direction; in the present embodiment, the elastic member 232 is connected to one end of the engaging member 231 and is formed integrally with the engaging member 231, and has two wing portions 2321 resting against the bottom surface 212, thereby pulling the engaging member 231 toward the bottom surface 212, but this is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the elastic member 232 may not be formed integrally with the engaging member 231.

[0054] The knob 233 is rotatably mounted on the abutment member 234 and abuts against the slider 22; the knob 233 has an inclined surface 2331 and a groove 2332, wherein the inclined surface 2331 is located on a side of the knob 233 away from the slider 22 and is inclined along the rotation direction of the knob 233. The groove 2332 is formed in a concave shape on the outer circumference of the knob 233 and extends in the circumferential direction; specifically, the groove 2332 is an arc-shaped long groove extending along the outer circumference of the knob 233 and having opposite ends, and the slider 22 is as shown in FIG. Figure 2 As shown, there may be a protrusion 221 located in the groove 2332; when the fixing unit 23 is in a locked state or an unlocked state, the protrusion 221 is located at opposite ends of the groove 2332, thereby limiting the angular range of the knob 233.

[0055] The abutment member 234 is connected to the other end of the engaging member 231 relative to the elastic member 232, and the abutment member 234 can move along the thickness direction. In this embodiment, the abutment member 234 includes a abutment portion 2341 and a rod portion 2342, and the rod portion 2342 is movably inserted into the limiting groove 213 and connected to the engaging member 231, and the width of the rod portion 2342 is smaller than the second width W2 of the limiting groove 213, so that the rod portion 2342 can pass through the connecting portion 2132 of the limiting groove 213 and move between the limiting portions 2131; the abutment portion 2341 is relatively slidably abutted against the inclined surface 2331, so that when the knob 233 rotates, the inclined surface 2331 can push the abutment member 234 and drive the engaging member 231 to move along the thickness direction.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 5 When the fixing unit 23 is in the unlocked state, the engaging portion 2311 is located outside the limiting groove 213, and the slider 22 can freely move along the length direction relative to the base 21; when the knob 233 is rotated, the inclined surface 2331 rotates accordingly, thereby pushing the abutting member 234, so that the abutting member 234 moves along the thickness direction, and drives the engaging member 231 to move into the limiting groove 213, and finally forms the following Figure 6 In the locked state shown, the slider 22 cannot move relative to the base 21 and the relative positions therebetween are fixed.

[0057] The two wings 2321 of the elastic member 232 abut against the bottom surface 212 of the base 21 and tend to prop up in a direction away from the bottom surface 212. When the fixing unit 23 changes from the unlocked state to the locked state, the elastic member 232 deforms and accumulates potential energy; conversely, when the knob 233 rotates to change the fixing unit 23 from the locked state to the unlocked state, the elastic member 232 gradually props up in a direction away from the bottom surface 212 and pulls the engaging member 231 to gradually disengage from the limiting groove 213, and finally returns to the state as shown in FIG. Figure 5 Unlocked state shown.

[0058] Please refer to Figures 7 to 10 , the second embodiment of the adjustable protective gear of the present invention has substantially the same technical features as the first embodiment, and the main difference lies in the fixing unit 23A of the adjustment assembly 20A. In the second embodiment of the adjustable protective gear of the present invention, the fixing unit 23A includes a snap-fitting member 231A and an elastic member 232A, the elastic member 232A is an elongated member having two opposite ends, one end of which is connected to the snap-fitting member 231A, and the other end of which is connected to the slider 22A; the elastic member 232A in this embodiment can be bent, so that the end connected to the snap-fitting member 231A can move relative to the other end along the thickness direction of the base 21. In addition, the elastic member 232A in this embodiment can be integrally formed with the slider 22A, but is not limited thereto.

[0059] Specifically, the fixing unit 23A in this embodiment is in the form of a button. Fig. 9 As shown in FIG. 2 , when the fixing unit 23A is in the locked state, the engaging portion 2311A is located in the limiting groove 213; and when the engaging member 231A is moved by the force applied in the thickness direction, the engaging portion 2311A leaves the limiting groove 213, and the fixing unit 23A is formed as shown in FIG. Fig.10 , and the elastic member 232A is also deformed by force. When the engaging member 231A is no longer subjected to force, the elastic member 232A returns to its original shape, and the engaging portion 2311A moves back into the limiting groove 213, so that the fixing unit 23A returns to its original locked state.

[0060] Please refer to Figures 11 to 14 The third embodiment of the adjustable protective gear of the present invention has substantially the same technical features as the first embodiment, and the main difference lies in the slider 22B and the fixing unit 23B of the adjustment component 20B; in addition, the slider 22B and the plate 10 are integrally formed in this embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The fixing unit 23B includes a snap-fitting member 231B and an elastic member 232B, and the slider 22B further has a first abutting surface 222B. The first abutting surface 222B is located outside the limiting groove 213 and faces the limiting groove 213 along the thickness direction of the base 21.

[0061] The engaging member 231B further has a second abutting surface 2312B, which faces the first abutting surface 222B along the thickness direction of the base 21. Specifically, the engaging member 231B in this embodiment has a engaging portion 2311B, an extending portion 2313B, and a grip portion 2314B. The second abutting surface 2312B is a side of the engaging portion 2311B facing the first abutting surface 222B. The extending portion 2313B is connected between the engaging portion 2311B and the grip portion 2314B. The extending portion 2313B extends from the second abutting surface 2312B toward the first abutting surface 222B of the slider 22B and penetrates the first abutting surface 222B. The grip portion 2314B is located outside the slider 22B and selectively abuts against the other side of the slider 22B relative to the first abutting surface 222B.

[0062] The elastic member 232B is a compression spring, which is sleeved on the extending portion 2313B of the engaging member 231B, and opposite ends of the elastic member 232B respectively abut against the first abutting surface 222B and the second abutting surface 2312B.

[0063] Specifically, the fixing unit 23B in this embodiment is in the form of a latch. Fig.13As shown in FIG. 2 , when the fixing unit 23B is in the locked state, the engaging portion 2311B is located in the limiting groove 213, and the user can pull the engaging member 231B by holding the handle portion 2314B to move the second abutting surface 2312B toward the first abutting surface 222B, while compressing the elastic member 232B; finally, the fixing unit 23B is formed. Fig.14 The unlocked state shown in the figure, at this time, the engaging portion 2311B is located outside the limiting groove 213. When the user releases the hand, the elastic member 232B will stretch and push the engaging member 231B back to the position as shown in the figure. Fig.13 , so that the fixing unit 23B returns to the locked state, but is not limited thereto; for example, the connection form between the handle portion 2314B and the extension portion 2313B can be changed so that the fixing unit 23B forms a push-type latch.

[0064] The present invention can adjust the relative position between the slider 22 and the base 21 by engaging the engaging member 231 of the fixing unit 23 in different positions in the limiting groove 213, and further adjust the distance between the two plates 10 of the adjustable protective gear of the present invention, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the overall length of the adjustable protective gear; thereby, the body position supported by the adjustable protective gear of the present invention can be adjusted according to the body shape or injury condition of the user, without having to spend money to purchase protective gear of different sizes, or endure the discomfort caused by protective gear of inappropriate size.

Claims

1. An adjustment component, characterized in that: It contains: A base having a length direction and a thickness direction, and the base has: A top surface; a limiting groove, which is recessed in the top surface along the thickness direction and extends along the length direction; and Two groove wall surfaces, which are respectively located at two opposite sides of the limiting groove along the length direction; a slider, which is movably disposed on the base and is movable relative to the base along the length direction; and A fixing unit is connected to the slider and is inserted into the limiting groove. The fixing unit has a locked state and an unlocked state. The fixing unit includes: A snap-fitting member, which can move along the thickness direction, and the snap-fitting member has: A snap-fitting portion is selectively located in the limiting groove. When the fixing unit is in the locked state, the snap-fitting portion is located in the limiting groove and is snap-fitted to the two groove walls, thereby fixing the relative position between the slider and the base; when the fixing unit is in the unlocked state, the snap-fitting portion is located outside the limiting groove.

2. The adjustment assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting groove further has a plurality of limiting portions, which are spaced apart from each other along the length direction, and a connecting portion is provided between each two adjacent limiting portions; The distance between the two groove walls at each of the position-limiting portions is a first width, and the distance between the two groove walls at each of the connecting portions is a second width, and the first width is greater than the second width; and The width of the locking portion is less than or equal to the first width and greater than the second width.

3. The adjustment assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The fixing unit further comprises an elastic member connected to the engaging member, so that the engaging member can move along the thickness direction.

4. The adjustment assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The other side of the base relative to the top surface is a bottom surface, and the limiting groove penetrates the bottom surface along the thickness direction; The elastic member is connected to one end of the engaging member and is located outside the limiting groove. The elastic member further has at least one wing portion, and the at least one wing portion abuts against the bottom surface.

5. The adjustment assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that The fixing unit further comprises: A knob is rotatably mounted on the engaging member and abuts against the slider, and the knob has: an inclined surface, which is located on a side of the knob away from the slider, and the inclined surface is inclined along the rotation direction of the knob; and A supporting member is connected to the other end of the engaging member relative to the elastic member, and the supporting member can be slidably supported against the inclined surface.

6. The adjustment assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The knob further has a groove, which is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the knob and extends along the circumferential direction; and The slider further has a protrusion located in the groove; When the fixing unit is in the locked state or the unlocked state, the protrusions are respectively located at two opposite ends of the groove.

7. The adjustment assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that The elastic member is an elongated member and has two opposite ends, one of which is connected to the engaging member, and the other is connected to the sliding block.

8. The adjustment assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The slider further has a first abutment surface, which faces the limiting groove along the thickness direction and is spaced apart from the base; The engaging member further has a second abutting surface facing the first abutting surface; and The elastic member is a compression spring, and two opposite ends of the elastic member abut against the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface respectively.

9. An adjustable protective gear, characterized in that: It contains: An adjustment assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8; and Two plates are respectively connected to the base and the sliding block.

10. The adjustable protective gear according to claim 9, characterized in that: It further comprises a plurality of fixing belts, each of the plates is further penetrated by a plurality of through holes, and each of the fixing belts is penetrated through the plurality of through holes.

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