Acupuncture point positioning ruler

By designing a movable horizontal and vertical axis ruler structure, as well as a telescopic ruler and pointer structure, the problem of difficulty in adjusting the acupoint ruler in the horizontal and vertical directions was solved, enabling a larger range and higher precision acupoint measurement and improving the accuracy of acupoint location.

CN223516642UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU UNIV OF CHINESE MEDICINE
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Application Number
CN202422260213.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-14
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-14

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Technical Problem

The existing acupoint ruler is difficult to adjust and move in the horizontal and vertical directions, resulting in a small range of acupoints and inaccurate locations, which can easily lead to deviations.

Method used

An acupoint positioning ruler was designed. Through the connection structure of the horizontal and vertical axes, the vertical axis ruler can be moved in the horizontal and vertical directions. It is equipped with a telescopic ruler and pointer structure to achieve a wider range of measurement and precise positioning.

Benefits of technology

It improves the precision and accuracy of acupoint measurement, expands the range of acupoints, reduces location errors, and is easy to store and carry.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an acupoint positioning ruler which comprises a transverse shaft ruler, a longitudinal shaft ruler and a connecting column, the longitudinal shaft ruler is arranged above the transverse shaft ruler, a transverse sliding groove is formed in the top face of the transverse shaft ruler in the length direction, and a longitudinal sliding groove is formed in the bottom face of the longitudinal shaft ruler in the length direction; the transverse shaft ruler and the longitudinal shaft ruler are rotationally connected through a connecting column, the lower portion of the connecting column is slidably connected with the transverse sliding groove, and the upper portion of the connecting column is slidably connected with the longitudinal sliding groove and rotationally connected with the longitudinal sliding groove; scales are arranged on one side face of the transverse axis ruler in the width direction, and scales are arranged on one side face of the longitudinal axis ruler in the width direction. The longitudinal axis ruler can move in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction, is high in measurement accuracy and belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicine acupoint selection instruments.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine acupoint instrument, concretely relates to an acupoint positioning ruler. BACKGROUND

[0002] The acupoint ruler is a ruler, and the acupoint ruler is difficult to adjust and move in the horizontal and vertical directions according to the acupoints of the human body, the acupoint range is small, and the acupoint position is not accurate enough. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0003] In view of the technical problems in the prior art, the utility model aims at providing an acupoint positioning ruler, and the longitudinal shaft ruler can move in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the measurement accuracy is high.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] An acupoint positioning ruler, comprising a horizontal shaft ruler, a longitudinal shaft ruler and a connecting column, the longitudinal shaft ruler is above the horizontal shaft ruler, the top surface of the horizontal shaft ruler is provided with a horizontal sliding groove in the length direction, and the bottom surface of the longitudinal shaft ruler is provided with a longitudinal sliding groove in the length direction; the horizontal shaft ruler and the longitudinal shaft ruler are rotationally connected through the connecting column, the lower part of the connecting column is slidingly connected with the horizontal sliding groove, the upper part of the connecting column is slidingly connected with the longitudinal sliding groove, and the upper part of the connecting column is rotationally connected with the longitudinal sliding groove; one side surface of the horizontal shaft ruler in the width direction is provided with a scale, and one side surface of the longitudinal shaft ruler in the width direction is provided with a scale.

[0006] As a preferred, the end surface of the longitudinal shaft ruler in the length direction is sleeved with a telescopic longitudinal ruler.

[0007] As a preferred, the end surface of the horizontal shaft ruler in the length direction is sleeved with a telescopic horizontal ruler.

[0008] As a preferred, the end of the longitudinal shaft ruler in the length direction is provided with a longitudinal notch, the longitudinal notch is sleeved into the telescopic longitudinal ruler, and the telescopic longitudinal ruler can slide along the longitudinal notch; the end of the horizontal shaft ruler in the length direction is provided with a horizontal notch, the horizontal notch is sleeved into the telescopic horizontal ruler, and the telescopic horizontal ruler can slide along the horizontal notch.

[0009] As a preferred, the top surface of the telescopic longitudinal ruler is provided with a scale on the same side of the longitudinal shaft ruler, and the top surface of the telescopic horizontal ruler is provided with a scale on the same side of the horizontal shaft ruler.

[0010] As a preferred, the positioning ruler further comprises a protective sleeve, and the protective sleeve can cover the end of the overlapped horizontal shaft ruler and longitudinal shaft ruler.

[0011] As a kind of preferred, positioning ruler further includes pointer structure, and the pointer structure includes slider and pointer, the top surface of longitudinal axis ruler is provided with slide rail in length direction, and the slider is slidably connected with slide rail;Pointer is located on the side of longitudinal axis ruler with scale, and one side of slider is slidably connected with pointer, and pointer can slide up and down.

[0012] As a kind of preferred, the total height of pointer is not greater than the distance from the top surface of slider to the bottom surface of horizontal axis ruler.

[0013] As a kind of preferred, horizontal axis ruler includes horizontal ruler body and horizontal cover, and horizontal slide groove extends to one end of horizontal ruler body;Longitudinal axis ruler includes longitudinal ruler body and longitudinal cover, and longitudinal slide groove extends to one end of longitudinal ruler body, and slide rail extends to one end of longitudinal ruler body;Connecting column includes horizontal axis slider and longitudinal axis slider, and horizontal axis slider is fixedly connected with longitudinal axis slider;After horizontal axis slider is inserted into horizontal slide groove from one end of horizontal ruler body, horizontal cover is fixedly connected with one end of horizontal ruler body;After longitudinal axis slider is inserted into longitudinal slide groove from one end of longitudinal ruler body and the lower part of slider is inserted into slide rail from one end of longitudinal ruler body, longitudinal cover is fixedly connected with one end of longitudinal ruler body.

[0014] As a kind of preferred, the bottom surface of horizontal axis ruler is provided with antiskid pad.

[0015] The utility model has the advantages of the following:

[0016] (1) the horizontal axis ruler and longitudinal axis ruler of the utility model are rotatably connected through connecting column, the lower part of connecting column is slidably connected with horizontal slide groove, the upper part of connecting column is slidably connected with longitudinal slide groove and the upper part of connecting column is rotatably connected with longitudinal slide groove, so that longitudinal axis ruler moves in horizontal direction and vertical direction relative to horizontal axis ruler, which facilitates taking acupoint in a larger range;The distance of acupoint far away can be determined by scale through moving longitudinal axis ruler, so that the position of taking acupoint is more accurate, and longitudinal axis ruler rotates relative to horizontal axis ruler through connecting column, so that longitudinal axis ruler and horizontal axis ruler are stacked and stored when not in use.

[0017] (2) the two ends of longitudinal axis ruler are respectively sleeved into telescopic longitudinal ruler, and the two ends of horizontal axis ruler are respectively sleeved into telescopic horizontal ruler, so that the length of horizontal axis ruler and longitudinal axis ruler can be extended through telescopic horizontal ruler and telescopic longitudinal ruler respectively, so that the measuring range of positioning ruler in horizontal direction and vertical direction is wider;Meanwhile, horizontal axis ruler does not need to be moved, so that the error caused by moving positioning ruler to determine position can be avoided, and the accuracy is improved.

[0018] (3) pointer is slidably connected with one end of slider up and down, and when pointer passes above horizontal axis ruler, pointer can move upwards to avoid horizontal axis ruler;Pointer can point out scale value on longitudinal axis ruler, and operator presses pointer downwards on the position of target acupoint, so that indentation appears on the skin of acupoint as acupoint mark, and the accuracy of taking acupoint is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some of the embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.

[0020] Figure 1 The structure diagram of the acupoint positioning ruler of the present application.

[0021] Figure 2 The structure diagram of the split of the horizontal shaft ruler and the vertical shaft ruler.

[0022] Figure 3 The superposition storage structure diagram of the acupoint positioning ruler of the present application.

[0023] Figure 4 The Figure 3 The A-A sectional view of the pointer.

[0024] 1, horizontal shaft ruler; 2, vertical shaft ruler; 3, connecting column; 4, horizontal sliding groove; 5, vertical sliding groove; 6, scale; 7, telescopic vertical ruler; 8, telescopic horizontal ruler; 9, vertical slot; 10, horizontal slot; 11, protective sleeve; 12, sliding block; 13, pointer; 14, sliding rail; 15, horizontal cover; 16, vertical cover; 17, horizontal shaft sliding block; 18, vertical shaft sliding block; 19, disc; 20, non-slip pad; 21, horizontal ruler body; 22, vertical ruler body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the present application.

[0026] An acupoint positioning ruler comprises a horizontal shaft ruler 1, a vertical shaft ruler 2 and a connecting column 3. The vertical shaft ruler 2 is above the horizontal shaft ruler 1. The top surface of the horizontal shaft ruler 1 is provided with a horizontal sliding groove 4 in the length direction. The bottom surface of the vertical shaft ruler 2 is provided with a vertical sliding groove 5 in the length direction. The horizontal shaft ruler 1 and the vertical shaft ruler 2 are rotationally connected through the connecting column 3. The lower part of the connecting column 3 is slidingly connected with the horizontal sliding groove 4. The upper part of the connecting column 3 is slidingly connected with the vertical sliding groove 5 and rotationally connected with the vertical sliding groove 5. The vertical shaft ruler 2 moves along the horizontal sliding groove 4 through the connecting column 3. The vertical shaft ruler 2 moves along the vertical sliding groove 5 through the connecting column 3. The vertical shaft ruler 2 can rotate relative to the horizontal shaft ruler 1. One side surface of the horizontal shaft ruler 1 in the width direction is provided with a scale 6. One side surface of the vertical shaft ruler 2 in the width direction is provided with a scale 6.

[0027] The horizontal axis ruler 1 and the vertical axis ruler 2 are made of metal or plastic; if made of plastic, the weight of the positioning ruler can be reduced, facilitating carrying.

[0028] The positioning ruler further comprises a pointer structure, which comprises a sliding block 12 and a pointer 13. The top surface of the vertical axis ruler 2 is provided with a sliding rail 14 in the length direction. The sliding block 12 is in sliding connection with the sliding rail 14 and slides along the sliding rail 14. The pointer 13 is located on one side of the vertical axis ruler 2 with the scale 6. One side of the sliding block 12 is in sliding connection with the pointer 13. A vertical clamping groove is formed on the side of the sliding block 12 close to the scale 6. The pointer 13 comprises a needle body and a clamping block fixed to the needle body. The clamping block is arranged on the side of the needle body close to the scale 6. The clamping block is inserted into the clamping groove from top to bottom to achieve the sliding connection between the sliding block 12 and the pointer 13. The pointer 13 can slide up and down. The pointer 13 is used to press the skin of the target acupoint to mark the indentation. The top surface of the clamping block is provided with a protrusion to prevent the pointer 13 from falling off the sliding block 12. Generally, when the pointer 13 falls to the lowest position due to gravity, the protrusion on the top surface of the clamping block abuts above the clamping groove to prevent the pointer 13 from falling down. The pointer 13 can be taken out from the clamping groove of the sliding block 12.

[0029] The total height of the pointer 13 is not greater than the distance from the top surface of the sliding block 12 to the bottom surface of the horizontal axis ruler 1. When the positioning ruler is folded and stored, the pointer 13 inserted into the clamping groove of the sliding block 12 is located on one side of the positioning ruler. The pointer does not protrude upwards or downwards from the positioning ruler, avoiding damage.

[0030] The horizontal axis ruler 1 comprises a horizontal ruler body 21 and a horizontal cover 15. The horizontal sliding groove 4 extends to one end of the horizontal ruler body 21. The vertical axis ruler 2 comprises a vertical ruler body 22 and a vertical cover 16. The vertical sliding groove 5 extends to one end of the vertical ruler body 22. The sliding rail 14 extends to one end of the vertical ruler body 22. The connecting column 3 comprises a horizontal axis sliding block 17, a vertical axis sliding block 18 and a disc 19. The horizontal axis sliding block 17, the disc 19 and the vertical axis sliding block 18 are sequentially arranged and fixed from bottom to top. The horizontal cover 15 is fixedly connected to one end of the horizontal ruler body 21 after the horizontal axis sliding block 17 is inserted into the horizontal sliding groove 4 from one end of the horizontal ruler body 21. The vertical cover 16 is fixedly connected to one end of the vertical ruler body 22 after the vertical axis sliding block 18 is inserted into the vertical sliding groove 5 from one end of the vertical ruler body 22 and the lower part of the sliding block 12 is inserted into the sliding rail 14 from one end of the vertical ruler body 22. The disc 19 is located between the horizontal axis ruler 1 and the vertical axis ruler 2. The horizontal axis sliding block 17 can slide in the horizontal sliding groove 4. The vertical axis sliding block 18 can slide in the vertical sliding groove 5. The vertical axis sliding block 18 can rotate in the vertical sliding groove 5, so that the vertical axis ruler 2 can rotate and slide relative to the horizontal axis ruler 1 through the connecting column 3.

[0031] The longitudinal ruler 2 is sleeved with the telescopic longitudinal ruler 7 at the end surface in the length direction; the longitudinal ruler 2 is provided with longitudinal notches 9 at two end surfaces in the length direction, the longitudinal notches 9 are above the longitudinal sliding grooves 5, the two longitudinal notches 9 are respectively sleeved with the two telescopic longitudinal rulers 7, the telescopic longitudinal rulers 7 can slide in the longitudinal notches 9, the telescopic longitudinal rulers 7 can slide into the longitudinal notches 9 or slide out a part according to the use requirement, the inner side of the telescopic longitudinal rulers 7 is provided with the anti-disengagement device for preventing the telescopic longitudinal rulers 7 from disengaging from the longitudinal notches 9.

[0032] The horizontal ruler 1 is sleeved with the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 at the end surface in the length direction; the horizontal ruler 1 is provided with horizontal notches 10 at two end surfaces in the length direction, the horizontal notches 10 are below the horizontal sliding grooves 4, the two horizontal notches 10 are respectively sleeved with the two telescopic horizontal rulers 8, the telescopic horizontal rulers 8 can slide in the horizontal notches 10, the telescopic horizontal rulers 8 can slide into the horizontal notches 10 or slide out a part according to the use requirement, the inner side of the telescopic horizontal rulers 8 is provided with the anti-disengagement device for preventing the telescopic horizontal rulers 8 from disengaging from the horizontal notches 10.

[0033] The top surface of the telescopic longitudinal ruler 7 is provided with the scale 6 on the same side of the longitudinal ruler 2, and the top surface of the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 is provided with the scale 6 on the same side of the horizontal ruler 1.

[0034] The positioning ruler further comprises protective sleeves 11, the protective sleeves 11 can cover the end portions of the completely overlapped horizontal ruler 1 and longitudinal ruler 2, and facilitate storage. The protective sleeves 11 are made of rubber material, the protective sleeves 11 of the embodiment are two, when the longitudinal ruler 2 and the horizontal ruler 1 are overlapped and stored, the telescopic longitudinal ruler 7 is located in the longitudinal notch 9, the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 is located in the horizontal notch 10, and the two protective sleeves 11 are respectively sleeved at two ends of the positioning ruler; the protective sleeves 11 can avoid the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 and the telescopic longitudinal ruler 7 from sliding out and being damaged during daily storage.

[0035] The bottom surface of the horizontal ruler 1 is provided with an anti-skid pad 20, the position of the horizontal ruler 1 remains unchanged during use of the acupoint positioning ruler, and the anti-skid pad 20 avoids the horizontal ruler 1 from sliding or shifting during use.

[0036] When the acupoint positioning ruler is used, according to actual conditions, the position of the connecting intersection point of the horizontal shaft ruler 1 and the vertical shaft ruler 2 is determined as the "0" point, i.e. the origin; when measuring, the horizontal shaft ruler 1 and the vertical shaft ruler 2 are kept perpendicular to each other, the horizontal shaft ruler 1 is fixedly attached to the skin of the measured person, the vertical shaft ruler 2 is moved relative to the horizontal shaft ruler 1 in the horizontal and vertical directions, the sliding block 12 is slid, when the pointer 13 passes through the horizontal shaft ruler 1, the pointer 13 is manually taken up to avoid the horizontal shaft ruler 1, the pointer 13 is moved to and pointed at the target acupoint through the scale 6, because the skin of the human body is not a complete plane, the vertical shaft ruler 2 can be inclined downward to the target acupoint, the pointer 13 is manually pushed down to press the target acupoint on the skin to make a mark. When the length of the horizontal shaft ruler 1 and the vertical shaft ruler 2 is not enough, the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 and the telescopic vertical ruler 7 can be pulled out to expand the measuring range, when the target acupoint is on the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 or the telescopic vertical ruler 7, the pointer 13 is manually taken out from the clamping groove of the sliding block 12, the pointer 13 is pressed on the target acupoint of the corresponding scale 6 of the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 or the telescopic vertical ruler 7 to make a mark on the skin.

[0037] When the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 is used up, the telescopic horizontal ruler 8 is pushed into the horizontal slot 10, the telescopic vertical ruler 7 is pushed into the vertical slot 9, the vertical shaft ruler 2 is rotated to adjust the vertical shaft ruler 2 and the horizontal shaft ruler 1 to completely overlap, the pointer 13 inserted into the clamping groove of the sliding block 12 is located on one side of the positioning ruler without protruding upward or downward to avoid damage, and the two protective sleeves 11 are respectively sleeved on the two end portions of the positioning ruler.

[0038] The above further describes the present application with the help of specific embodiments, but it should be understood that the specific description herein should not be understood as limiting the essence and scope of the present application, and various modifications made to the above embodiments by those skilled in the art after reading the present specification all belong to the scope protected by the present application.

Claims

1. An acupoint positioning ruler, characterized in that: The positioning ruler comprises a horizontal ruler (1), a vertical ruler (2) and a connecting column (3), the vertical ruler (2) is above the horizontal ruler (1), the top surface of the horizontal ruler (1) is provided with a horizontal sliding groove (4) in the length direction, the bottom surface of the vertical ruler (2) is provided with a vertical sliding groove (5) in the length direction; the horizontal ruler (1) and the vertical ruler (2) are rotatably connected through the connecting column (3), the lower part of the connecting column (3) is slidably connected with the horizontal sliding groove (4), the upper part of the connecting column (3) is slidably and rotatably connected with the vertical sliding groove (5); one side surface of the horizontal ruler (1) in the width direction is provided with a scale (6), and one side surface of the vertical ruler (2) in the width direction is provided with a scale (6).

2. The acupoint ruler according to claim 1, wherein: The end surface of the vertical ruler (2) in the length direction is sleeved with a telescopic vertical ruler (7).

3. The acupoint ruler according to claim 2, wherein: The end surface of the horizontal ruler (1) in the length direction is sleeved with a telescopic horizontal ruler (8).

4. The acupoint ruler according to claim 3, wherein: The end of the vertical ruler (2) in the length direction is provided with a vertical slot (9), the telescopic vertical ruler (7) is sleeved into the vertical slot (9) and can slide along the vertical slot (9); the end of the horizontal ruler (1) in the length direction is provided with a horizontal slot (10), the telescopic horizontal ruler (8) is sleeved into the horizontal slot (10) and can slide along the horizontal slot (10).

5. The acupoint ruler according to claim 3, wherein: The top surface of the telescopic vertical ruler (7) is provided with the scale (6) on the same side of the vertical ruler (2), and the top surface of the telescopic horizontal ruler (8) is provided with the scale (6) on the same side of the horizontal ruler (1).

6. The acupoint ruler according to claim 3, wherein: The positioning ruler further comprises a protective sleeve (11) which can cover the end of the overlapped horizontal ruler (1) and vertical ruler (2).

7. The acupoint ruler of claim 1, wherein: The positioning ruler further comprises a pointer structure, the pointer structure comprises a sliding block (12) and a pointer (13), the top surface of the vertical ruler (2) is provided with a sliding rail (14) in the length direction, and the sliding block (12) is slidably connected with the sliding rail (14); the pointer (13) is located on the side of the vertical ruler (2) provided with the scale (6), one side of the sliding block (12) is slidably connected with the pointer (13), and the pointer (13) can slide up and down.

8. The acupoint ruler according to claim 7, wherein: The total height of the pointer (13) is not greater than the distance from the top surface of the sliding block (12) to the bottom surface of the horizontal ruler (1).

9. The acupoint ruler of claim 7, wherein: The horizontal ruler (1) comprises a horizontal ruler body (21) and a horizontal cover (15), and the horizontal sliding groove (4) extends to one end of the horizontal ruler body (21); the vertical ruler (2) comprises a vertical ruler body (22) and a vertical cover (16), and the vertical sliding groove (5) extends to one end of the vertical ruler body (22), and the sliding rail (14) extends to one end of the vertical ruler body (22); The connecting column (3) comprises a horizontal sliding block (17) and a vertical sliding block (18), and the horizontal sliding block (17) is fixedly connected with the vertical sliding block (18); after the horizontal sliding block (17) penetrates into the horizontal sliding groove (4) from one end of the horizontal ruler body (21), the horizontal cover (15) is fixedly connected with one end of the horizontal ruler body (21); after the vertical sliding block (18) penetrates into the vertical sliding groove (5) from one end of the vertical ruler body (22) and the lower part of the sliding block (12) penetrates into the sliding rail (14) from one end of the vertical ruler body (22), the vertical cover (16) is fixedly connected with one end of the vertical ruler body (22).

10. The acupressure gauge of claim 1, wherein: The bottom surface of the horizontal ruler (1) is provided with an antiskid pad (20).