OA knee pad
The OA knee brace addresses fitting issues by using a turbine and worm mechanism for adjustable rotation, providing enhanced support and comfort by securing to diverse leg shapes.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202323428693.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-15
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2033-12-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing OA knee braces struggle to fit patients with varying leg shapes and thicknesses, leading to poor fitting and reduced support effectiveness due to limited adjustability.
The OA knee brace features a turbine and worm mechanism that allows the thigh and calf protector plates to rotate inward or outward via a meshing transmission, facilitated by a hexagonal wrench, enabling a secure fit for diverse leg shapes.
The brace effectively supports the knee by adjusting to individual leg shapes, ensuring a snug fit and reducing pain through secure attachment, thereby enhancing support and comfort.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of knee pads, in particular to an OA knee pad. Background Art
[0002] Knee braces are used to treat various knee joint diseases that bother many patients, and OA knee braces are a commonly used rehabilitation auxiliary equipment for protecting the knees. Existing OA knee braces are generally composed of thigh protectors, calf protectors and an angle adjustment device. The orthosis can only bend and rotate appropriately in one direction to correct the user's knee area.
[0003] In the prior art, a Chinese patent with a reference number of CN 215228911 U discloses a knee rehabilitation brace, comprising a first brace, a second brace, an angle adjustment piece and a clamping piece; the first brace and the second brace are rotatably connected via the angle adjustment piece; the clamping piece is arranged on the angle adjustment piece. The utility model adds a swinging portion perpendicular to the swinging direction of the second brace, realizing a three-point lever to reduce the pressure in the knee joint, and can also adapt to users with different leg shapes, avoiding the inability to align the orthosis when wearing it, and improving the wearing comfort.
[0004] The comparative document provides a knee brace for reducing the pressure inside the knee joint, but the above patent can only adjust the angle between the braces when adjusting the angle. Since the leg shapes and thicknesses of different patients are different, the brace is difficult to fit on the outside of the patient's leg, and the brace is difficult to turn inward or outward, resulting in poor fit of the knee brace and reduced support effect on the legs.
[0005] Therefore, an OA knee brace is proposed. Utility Model Content
[0006] The utility model provides an OA kneepad, aiming to solve the above problems.
[0007] The utility model is implemented as follows: an OA kneepad comprises: a thigh protector plate, a connector and a calf protector plate, wherein the connector is located between the thigh protector plate and the calf protector plate; a rotating head disposed on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate and the calf protector plate; a turbine rotating inside the rotating head; a hexagonal hole provided at the central position of the top of the turbine; a worm rotating inside the rotating head near one side of the turbine; fixed heads disposed at both ends of the connector respectively; buckles disposed on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate and the calf protector plate adjacent to the rotating head; a limb strap disposed at one end of the buckle; an extension strap disposed at one end of the limb strap; and extension strap threading grooves disposed on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate and the calf protector plate near one side of the extension strap.
[0008] Preferably, the turbine and the worm are meshingly connected with each other, and the turbine and the worm drive each other.
[0009] Preferably, both ends of the worm are fixedly connected to the fixed head.
[0010] Preferably, the rotating head and the fixed head match each other.
[0011] Preferably, the extension strap passes through the extension strap slot and is wound around.
[0012] Preferably, there are four buckles in total, and the four buckles are arranged in groups of two on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate and the calf protector plate respectively.
[0013] Preferably, the limb binding is made of breathable and non-slip fabric.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present application have the following beneficial effects:
[0015] After inserting the Allen wrench into the Allen hole, the turbine is rotated, and the worm can drive the fixing head to rotate through the meshing transmission, so that the thigh guard plate and the calf guard plate can be turned inward or outward when the connector is in a fixed state, so that the thigh guard plate and the calf guard plate can fully fit the legs of different patients, and the knee pad can be fixed to the patient's leg through the limb strap, and the patient's knee is effectively supported to reduce the pain caused by knee injury. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the thigh protector plate and the calf protector plate of the utility model and the connector;
[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between the turbine and worm gear of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in .
[0020] In the figure: 1. thigh protector plate; 2. connector; 3. calf protector plate; 4. rotating head; 5. turbine; 6. hexagonal hole; 7. worm; 8. fixing head; 9. limb strap; 10. buckle; 11. extension strap; 12. extension strap threading slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of this application; the terms used in the specification of the application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of this application or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order.
[0022] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.
[0023] The utility model embodiment provides an OA knee brace, such as Figure 1-4 As shown, it includes a thigh protector plate 1, a connector 2 and a calf protector plate 3, the connector 2 is located between the thigh protector plate 1 and the calf protector plate 3, the bottom of the thigh protector plate 1 and the top of the calf protector plate 3 are both provided with a rotating head 4, the inside of the rotating head 4 is rotatably connected to a turbine 5, a hexagonal hole 6 is provided at the top center of the turbine 5, a worm 7 is rotatably connected to the inside of the rotating head 4 near the turbine 5, and a fixed head 8 is provided at the top and bottom of the connector 2, and the rotating head 4 and the fixed head 8 match Buckles 10 are provided on one side outer wall of the thigh protector plate 1 and the calf protector plate 3. There are four buckles 10 in total, and the four buckles 10 are respectively arranged on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate 1 and the calf protector plate 3 in groups of two. A limb strap 9 is provided at one end of the buckle 10. The limb strap 9 is made of breathable and non-slip fabric. An extension strap 11 is provided on the end of the limb strap 9 away from the buckle 10. Extension strap threading grooves 12 are provided on the other side outer walls of the thigh protector plate 1 and the calf protector plate 3.
[0024] It should be noted that, since the existing knee brace can only adjust the angle between the braces when adjusting the angle, and due to the different leg shapes and thicknesses of different patients, the brace is difficult to fit on the outside of the patient's leg, and the brace is difficult to turn inward or outward, resulting in poor fitting of the knee brace, and thus reduced support effect on the leg. In this embodiment, after the hexagonal wrench is inserted into the hexagonal hole 6, the turbine 5 is rotated, and the worm 7 can drive the fixing head 8 to rotate through the meshing transmission, so that when the connector 2 is in a fixed state, the thigh brace plate 1 and the calf brace plate 3 can be turned inward or outward, so that the thigh brace plate 1 and the calf brace plate 3 can fully fit on the legs of different patients, and the limb strap 9 can be used to fix the knee brace on the patient's leg, and the patient's knee is effectively supported to reduce the pain caused by knee injuries.
[0025] Specifically, in this embodiment, this scheme mainly includes a turbine 5 and a worm 7. When the kneepad is worn, the angles of the thigh guard plate 1 and the calf guard plate 3 and the connector 2 are adjusted according to the patient's leg shape and thickness, the connector 2 is pressed against the side of the knee, the hexagonal wrench is inserted into the hexagonal hole 6 and rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, and the turbine 5 is rotated to drive the worm 7 to rotate through the meshing transmission. The kinetic energy generated by the worm 7 during the rotation process causes the thigh guard plate 1 or the calf guard plate 3 to flip toward the inside or outside of the leg, thereby adjusting the angles of the thigh guard plate 1 and the calf guard plate 3 and the connector 2, so that the thigh guard plate 1 and the calf guard plate 3 are pressed against the outside of the leg, ensuring that the kneepad is worn tightly, the limb strap 9 is wrapped around the leg, and the extension strap 11 at one end of the limb strap 9 is inserted into the extension strap groove 12, so as to achieve the binding of the extension strap groove 12, ensuring that the kneepad is worn tightly and prevent it from falling off.
[0026] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the turbine 5 and the worm 7 are meshed and connected with each other, and the turbine 5 and the worm 7 transmit transmission to each other, and both ends of the worm 7 are fixedly connected to the fixed head 8.
[0027] In this embodiment, the meshing transmission can be used to rotate the turbine 5 to drive the worm 7 to rotate, thereby changing the direction of the rotational force, thereby achieving inversion or eversion of the thigh guard plate 1 and the calf guard plate 3.
[0028] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 As shown, the extension strap 11 passes through the extension strap slot 12 and is wound around.
[0029] In this embodiment, one end of the extension strap 11 can be fixed by the extension strap groove 12, and the knee is tied to the leg to achieve the wearing of the knee pad.
[0030] It should be noted that, for the above-mentioned embodiments, for the sake of simplicity, they are all described as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the utility model is not limited by the described action sequence, because according to the utility model, some steps may be performed in other sequences or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the utility model.
[0031] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic, such as the division of the above-mentioned units. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units can be in the form of telecommunication or other forms.
[0032] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.
[0033] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit the protection scope of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the utility model, rather than all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field can still combine, add, delete or make other adjustments to the features in the various embodiments of the utility model according to the circumstances without conflict, without making creative work, so as to obtain different other technical solutions that do not deviate from the concept of the utility model in essence, and these technical solutions also belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.
Claims
1. An OA knee brace, It is characterized in that include: A thigh protector plate (1), a connector (2) and a calf protector plate (3), wherein the connector (2) is located between the thigh protector plate (1) and the calf protector plate (3); Rotating heads (4) are arranged on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate (1) and the calf protector plate (3); a turbine (5) rotating inside the rotating head (4); A hexagonal hole (6) is provided at the center of the top of the turbine (5); A worm (7) rotating inside the rotating head (4) at a position close to one side of the turbine (5); Fixed heads (8) respectively arranged at two ends of the connector (2); Buckles (10) are provided on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate (1) and the calf protector plate (3) adjacent to the rotating head (4); A limb binding strap (9) provided at one end of the buckle (10); An extension strap (11) provided at one end of the limb strap (9); The extension strap insertion grooves (12) are both arranged on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate (1) and the calf protector plate (3) at positions close to one side of the extension strap (11).
2. An OA knee brace as claimed in claim 1, It is characterized in that The turbine (5) and the worm (7) are meshed and connected with each other, and the turbine (5) and the worm (7) drive each other.
3. An OA knee brace as claimed in claim 1, It is characterized in that Both ends of the worm (7) are fixedly connected to the fixed head (8).
4. The OA knee brace according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The rotating head (4) and the fixed head (8) are matched and fitted.
5. The OA knee brace according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The extension strap (11) passes through the extension strap slot (12) and is wound around.
6. The OA knee brace according to claim 1, It is characterized in that A total of four buckles (10) are provided, and the four buckles (10) are arranged in groups of two on the outer side walls of the thigh protector plate (1) and the calf protector plate (3).
7. The OA knee brace according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The limb binding (9) is made of breathable and non-slip fabric.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Knee pad for knee rehabilitation
CN215228911U
