Waist-mounted belt

Abstract

To provide a belt worn on a waist for which a tightening degree can be easily adjusted even after the belt is worn.SOLUTION: The belt worn on the waist is worn on the waist of a wearer, and includes a tightening mechanism comprising: a wire winding part disposed in a predetermined position; a first wire guide part disposed in a position opposite the wire winding part; and a wire part connecting the wire winding part and the first wire guide part. The wire winding part includes a spool part that winds the wire part, and the first wire guide part includes at least one first guide member that guides the wire part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a waist-wearing belt that is worn on the waist of the wearer.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a waist supporter has been proposed for stabilizing the pelvis of the wearer and preventing / treating low back pain by wearing it on the waist of the body (see, for example, Patent Documents 1-4). In the waist-wearing belts of Patent Documents 1-4, improvements have been made such as providing an auxiliary belt for preventing excessive tightening to improve the wearing comfort, or providing a reinforcing belt for preventing displacement after wearing.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Patent Document 4

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the waist-wearing belts of Patent Documents 1-4, although improvements have been made such as providing an auxiliary belt for preventing excessive tightening to improve the wearing comfort, or providing a reinforcing belt for preventing displacement after wearing, when the degree of adhesion of the waist-wearing belt to the waist is changed due to the wearer performing a predetermined task or movement after wearing, it is necessary to remove the belt and fasten it again, which may interfere with the work performed by the wearer.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a waist-wearing belt that can easily adjust the degree of tightening around the waist even after being worn.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to achieve such an object, the waist-wearing belt according to the present invention is a waist-wearing belt worn on the waist of a wearer, and includes a wire winding portion disposed at a predetermined position, a first wire guide portion disposed at a position facing the wire winding portion, and a wire portion connecting between the wire winding portion and the first wire guide portion. The tightening mechanism is provided. The wire winding portion includes a spool portion that winds the wire portion, and the first wire guide portion includes at least one first guide member that guides the wire portion.

[0007] The wire winding portion includes at least one second guide member that guides the wire portion, and the tightening mechanism includes the spool portion and the second guide member, the first guide member disposed at a position facing the spool portion and the second guide member, and the wire portion connecting between the spool portion and the second guide member and the first guide member. It may be composed of.

[0008] A part of the waist-wearing belt is composed of a band portion made of a material having higher flexibility than other parts, and the band portion may be disposed between the wire winding portion and the first wire guide portion.

[0009] A second wire guide portion disposed between the wire winding portion and the first wire guide portion and including at least one third guide member that guides the wire portion is provided, and the tightening mechanism includes the wire winding portion, the first wire guide portion, the second wire guide portion, and the wire winding portion and the second wire guide portion. And the wire portion connecting between the first wire guide portion and the second wire guide portion. It may be composed of.

[0010] A part of the waist belt is composed of a band portion made of a material with higher flexibility than other parts, and the band portion may be disposed at least either between the wire winding portion and the second wire guide portion or between the first wire guide portion and the second wire guide portion.

Advantages of the Invention

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a waist belt that can easily adjust the degree of tightening around the waist even after wearing.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention can be implemented in various embodiments and is not limited to the embodiments described below.

[0014] <Another configuration example of the waist-mounted belt> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a waist-mounted belt. The waist-mounted belt 1 is worn on the wearer's waist by wrapping around the wearer's waist. The waist-mounted belt 1 can be worn and fixed so as to closely adhere to the waist by adjusting the degree of overlap of the tip portions of the left and right bands according to the shape and size of the wearer's waist. The fixing of the tip portions of the left and right bands of the waist-mounted belt 1 can be performed by a known configuration such as a surface tape or a surface fastener.

[0015] The waist-mounted belt 1 of the present invention includes a tightening mechanism 10 that can adjust the degree of tightening after being worn on the waist. This tightening mechanism 10 is composed of a wire winding portion 20 disposed at a predetermined position of the waist-mounted belt 1, a wire guide portion 30 (first wire guide portion) disposed at a position facing the wire winding portion 20, and a wire portion 50 connecting between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 30.

[0016] In the configuration example of FIG. 1, the wire winding portion 20 includes a spool portion 21 that winds the wire portion 50 guided by the guide member 31 of the wire guide portion 30, and the wire guide portion 30 includes a guide member 31 (first guide member) that guides the wire portion 50. By rotating the spool portion 21 and winding the wire portion 50 guided by the guide member 31, the degree of tightening of the waist-mounted belt 1 on the wearer's waist can be adjusted. This spool portion 21 is provided with a mechanism that can fix the wire portion 50 in a wound state.

[0017] By providing a wire winding section 20 having a spool section 21, a wire guide section 30 having a guide member 31, and a wire section 50 connecting between the spool section 21 and the guide member 31, the wearer can adjust the tightening degree simply by rotating the spool section 21. Therefore, even after wearing the waist-mounted belt 1 around the waist, it is possible to easily adjust the tightening degree of the waist-mounted belt 1 without removing the tip portions of the left and right bands of the waist-mounted belt 1 and re-fastening them.

[0018] As shown in the configuration example of FIG. 1, the waist-mounted belt 1 may be configured such that a band section 60 made of a material having higher flexibility than other portions of the waist-mounted belt 1 is disposed between a part of the waist-mounted belt 1, i.e., between the wire winding section 20 and the wire guide section 30. With such a configuration, when the spool section 21 winds up the wire section 50, the highly flexible band section 60 easily contracts, so that it becomes possible to more easily adjust the tightening degree of the waist-mounted belt 1. Furthermore, by using a material having high flexibility for the band section 60, it is also possible to prevent the wearing feeling of the waist-mounted belt 1 on the wearer from deteriorating due to the contraction and deformation of the band section 60. A plurality of band sections 60 may be arranged between the wire winding section 20 and the wire guide section 30.

[0019] <Another configuration example of the waist-mounted belt> FIGS. 2-11 are diagrams showing another configuration example of the waist-mounted belt. In the configuration example of FIGS. 2-11, similar to FIG. 1, the waist-mounted belt 1 includes a wire winding section 20, a wire guide section 30, and a wire section 50, and a band section 60 made of a material having higher flexibility than other portions of the waist-mounted belt 1 is disposed between the wire winding section 20 and the wire guide section 30.

[0020] In the configuration example of FIGS. 2-11, the wire winding section 20 is composed of a spool section 21 and guide members (22-26) (second guide members). Further, in the configuration examples of FIGS. 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11, the wire guide section 30 is composed of a plurality of guide members (31-33).

[0021] In the configuration example of FIGS. 5 - 11, in the wire winding section 20, the spool section 21 and the guide members (22 - 25) are arranged at positions separated by a predetermined distance. With such a configuration, a configuration in which it is easy for the wearer to operate the spool section 21 can be realized.

[0022] In the configuration example of FIGS. 9 - 11, further, another guide member 26 is arranged between the spool section 21 and the guide members (22 - 24), and the two wire sections are bundled and guided. With such a configuration, even when the backbone member is connected to the waist - wearing belt 1, a configuration in which it is easy for the wearer to operate the spool section 21 can be realized.

[0023] FIGS. 12 - 18 are diagrams showing other configuration examples of the waist - wearing belt. In the configuration example of FIGS. 12 - 18, in addition to the configuration example of FIGS. 1 - 11, the waist - wearing belt 1 includes a wire guide section 40 (second wire guide section) between the wire winding section 20 and the wire guide section 30. The wire guide section 40 includes guide members (41 - 44) (third guide members) for guiding the wire section 50.

[0024] In the wire guide section 40, the guide members (41 - 44) are configured to guide the wire section 50 so that the wire section 50 does not become separated from the waist - wearing belt 1. As shown in the configuration examples of FIGS. 12 and 15, each of the two guide members (41, 42) may be configured to guide the wire section 50, or as in the configuration examples of FIGS. 13, 14, 16 - 18, the single guide member 41 may be configured to bundle and guide the two wire sections 50.

[0025] In the configuration example of FIGS. 12 to 18, in the waist-wearing belt 1, between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 40, and between the wire guide portion 30 and the wire guide portion 40, there is arranged a band portion 60 made of a material with higher flexibility than other parts. This band portion 60 may be configured to be arranged at either one of between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 40, and between the wire guide portion 30 and the wire guide portion 40. It may also be configured to arrange a plurality of band portions 60 at least at either one of between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 40, and between the wire guide portion 30 and the wire guide portion 40.

[0026] With such an arrangement of the band portion 60, when the spool portion 21 winds up the wire portion 50, the highly flexible band portion 60 easily contracts, so that it becomes possible to more easily adjust the tightening degree of the waist-wearing belt 1. By using a material with high flexibility for the band portion 60, it is also possible to prevent the deterioration of the wearing feeling of the waist-wearing belt 1 on the wearer due to the contraction and deformation of the band portion 60.

[0027] As shown in the configuration example of FIGS. 14 to 18, the wire winding portion 20 may be composed of a spool portion 21 and a guide member 22. Further, as shown in FIGS. 15, 16, and 18, the wire guide portion 30 may be composed of a plurality of guide members (34, 35).

[0028] Also, as shown in the configuration example of FIGS. 17 and 18, in the wire winding portion 20, the spool portion 21 and the guide member 22 are arranged at positions separated by a predetermined distance, and another guide member 27 is arranged between the spool portion 21 and the guide member 22, and the guide member 27 may be configured to bundle and guide two wire portions 50. With such a configuration, a configuration in which the operation of the spool portion 21 by the wearer is easy can be realized.

[0029] <Configuration example of the worn waist-wearing belt> Figs. 19 and 20 are diagrams showing a configuration example of a waist-mounted belt worn by a wearer. The configuration example in Fig. 19 is the waist-mounted belt 1 in Fig. 1 worn by the wearer 200, and the configuration example in Fig. 20 is the waist-mounted belt 1 in Fig. 12 worn by the wearer 200. Other waist-mounted belts 1 can also be worn around the waist of the wearer 200 in a similar manner.

[0030] The waist-mounted belt 1 is worn around the waist of the wearer 200 by being wound around the waist of the wearer 200. By adjusting the degree of overlap of the tip portions of the left and right bands of the waist-mounted belt 1 according to the shape and size of the waist of the wearer 200, it can be worn and fixed so as to closely adhere to the waist. The fixing of the tip portions of the left and right bands of the waist-mounted belt 1 can be performed by a known configuration such as surface tape or surface fastener.

[0031] The waist-mounted belt 1 of the present invention includes a tightening mechanism that can adjust the degree of tightening after being worn around the waist. This tightening mechanism is composed of a wire winding portion 20 disposed at a predetermined position of the waist-mounted belt 1, a wire guide portion 30 disposed at a position facing the wire winding portion 20, and a wire portion 50 connecting between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 30.

[0032] In the configuration example of Fig. 19, the wire winding portion 20 includes a spool portion 21 that winds up the wire portion 50 guided by the guide member 31 of the wire guide portion 30, and the wire guide portion 30 includes a guide member 31 that guides the wire portion 50. By the spool portion 21 winding up the wire portion 50, it is configured to tighten the waist of the wearer 200 wearing the waist-mounted belt 1.

[0033] With such a tightening mechanism, the wearer 200 can adjust the degree of tightening only by rotating the spool portion 21. Therefore, even after wearing the waist-mounted belt 1 around the waist, it is possible to easily adjust the degree of tightening of the waist-mounted belt 1 without removing the tip portions of the left and right bands of the waist-mounted belt 1 and re-tightening them.

[0034] Also, in the waist belt 1, a band portion 60 made of a material with higher flexibility than other portions of the waist belt 1 is disposed between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 30. By configuring it in this way, when the spool portion 21 winds up the wire portion 50, the highly flexible band portion 60 easily contracts, so that the tightening degree of the waist belt 1 can be adjusted more easily. Further, by using a material with high flexibility for the band portion 60, it is also possible to prevent the deterioration of the wearing feeling of the wearer 200 due to the contraction and deformation of the band portion 60.

[0035] The configuration example of FIG. 20 shows the waist belt 1 of FIG. 12 worn by the wearer 200. The waist belt 1 of FIG. 20 includes a wire guide portion 40 between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 30. The wire guide portion 40 includes guide members (41, 42) for guiding the wire portion 50.

[0036] Also in the configuration example of FIG. 20, the wearer 200 can adjust the tightening degree only by rotating the spool portion 21. Therefore, even after wearing the waist belt 1 on the waist, without removing the tip portions of the left and right bands of the waist belt 1 and re - tightening them, it is possible to easily adjust the tightening degree of the waist belt 1.

[0037] In the waist belt 1 of FIG. 20, band portions 60 made of a material with higher flexibility than other portions are disposed between the wire winding portion 20 and the wire guide portion 40, and between the wire guide portion 30 and the wire guide portion 40.

[0038] When the spool portion 21 winds up the wire portion 50, the highly flexible band portions 60 easily contract, so that the tightening degree of the waist belt 1 can be adjusted more easily. Further, by using a material with high flexibility for the band portions 60, it is also possible to prevent the deterioration of the wearing feeling of the wearer 200 due to the contraction and deformation of the band portions 60.

[0039] Note that, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the spool part 21 that winds up the wire part 50 may be composed of an engagement member 29 that bundles and connects the tips of the wire part 50 and a guide member 28 that guides the wire part 50, and may be configured to engage with the waist - wearing belt 1 in a state where the engagement member 29 is pulled. The engagement of the engagement member 29 with the waist - wearing belt 1 can be performed by a known configuration such as a surface tape or a surface fastener.

[0040] <Waist - wearing belt provided with a connecting part of the backbone member> The waist - wearing belt 1 of the present invention can be worn around the waist alone, or can also be used as a waist - wearing belt for an assist suit provided with a backbone member that assists the wearer's forward - bending motion.

[0041] When used as a waist - wearing belt for an assist suit provided with a backbone member, as shown in FIGS. 23 - 26, the waist - wearing belt 1 may be configured to connect the backbone member 110 of the assist suit. The configuration examples in FIGS. 23 - 26 are those in which the backbone member 110 of the assist suit is connected to the waist - wearing belt 1 in FIGS. 12, 13, 1, and 9 using a connecting part 120.

[0042] The configuration examples in FIGS. 23 and 24 connect one backbone member 110, and the configuration examples in FIGS. 25 and 26 connect two backbone members 110. In the configuration examples in FIGS. 23 and 24, a plurality of backbone members 110 may be connected, and in the configuration examples in FIGS. 25 and 26, three or more backbone members 110 may be connected.

[0043] The configuration examples in FIGS. 24 and 26 are configurations in which the backbone member 110 can be connected to the waist - wearing belt 1 without interfering with the wire part 50 or the guide members (41, 26), and are configurations in which the winding operation of the wire part 50 in the spool part 21 can be easily performed.

[0044] <Configuration of an assist suit provided with a waist - wearing belt> Using FIGS. 27 and 28, a configuration example of the assist suit 100 equipped with the waist-mounted belt 1 will be described. The configuration example in FIG. 27 is the assist suit 100 equipped with the waist-mounted belt 1 in FIG. 24, and the configuration example in FIG. 28 is the assist suit 100 equipped with the waist-mounted belt 1 in FIG. 26.

[0045] The assist suits 100 in FIGS. 27 and 28 include a waist-mounted belt 1 and a back-mounted portion 130 mounted on the wearer's back middle part, which has a shoulder belt 140 for fixing to the wearer's back middle part and a back bone member 110 made of a member having elasticity in the bending direction. By using the shoulder belt 140 and the waist-mounted belt 1 connected to the back bone member 110 to closely adhere and fix the back bone member 110 to the wearer's back middle part and waist, it is possible to correct the wearer's posture and configure an assist suit 100 that assists the wearer's forward bending movement.

[0046] As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, in order to improve the degree of close contact of the back bone member 110 with the wearer's back middle part and waist, the waist belt 150 provided in the back-mounted portion 130 may be configured to be connected to the waist-mounted belt 1 in front of the wearer.

[0047] In FIGS. 27 and 28, the configuration examples using the waist-mounted belts 1 shown in FIGS. 24 and 26 were described, but the configuration examples shown in FIGS. 23 and 25 and other waist-mounted belts 1 can be used. It is also possible to appropriately select the number of back bone members 110 and the configuration of the waist-mounted belt 1.

[0048] <Configuration example of the worn assist suit> FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the assist suit worn by the wearer. The configuration example in FIG. 29 shows the state where the assist suit 100 described in FIG. 27 is worn by the wearer 200.

[0049] As shown in the side view of FIG. 29, the backbone member 110 of the back middle part mounting portion 130 of the assist suit 100 has a vertically long shape extending from the back middle part to the buttocks of the wearer 200, is curved along the back middle part of the wearer 200, and is composed of a member having elasticity in the bending direction.

[0050] Each of the left and right shoulder belts 140 for fixing the backbone member 110 to the back middle part of the wearer 200 is connected to the back middle part mounting portion 130 via the front of the wearer 200 from the upper part of the back middle part mounting portion 130. By adjusting the lengths of the left and right shoulder belts 140, the backbone member 110 of the back middle part mounting portion 130 can be brought into close contact with the back middle part of the wearer 200.

[0051] One end of the waist belt 150 is connected to the back middle part mounting portion 130, and the other end is connected to the waist mounting belt 1 on the front of the wearer, so that the backbone member 110 can be brought into closer contact with the back middle part and the waist of the wearer 200. The waist belt 150 can be connected to the waist mounting belt 1 by connection means such as hook-and-loop fasteners, and the connection position can be appropriately changed according to the body shape of the wearer.

[0052] The waist mounting belt 1 is provided with a connecting portion 120 for connecting to the backbone member 110, and is connected to the backbone member 110 by this connecting portion 120. By tightening the waist of the wearer 200 with the waist mounting belt 1 worn on the wearer 200, the backbone member 110 can be reliably fixed to the waist of the wearer 200.

[0053] By providing the backbone member 110, the shoulder belts 140, and the waist mounting belt 1 having such a configuration, and the waist belt 150 as needed, the backbone member 110 can be brought into close contact with the back middle part and the waist of the wearer 200 according to various body shapes of the wearer 200. By bringing the backbone member 110 into close contact with the back middle part of the wearer, the back middle part and the waist of the wearer 200 and the backbone member 110 become integrated, making it possible to correct the posture of the wearer 200 and to configure an assist suit that assists the forward bending movement of the wearer 200.

[0054] By securely fixing the waist - wearing belt 1 connected to the backbone member 110 to the waist of the wearer 200, it is possible to prevent the vertical displacement of the backbone member 110 when the wearer 200 performs a forward - bending motion. Therefore, compared with the configuration without the waist - wearing belt 1, it is possible to further enhance the effect of assisting the forward - bending motion of the wearer 200.

[0055] Furthermore, in the waist - wearing belt 1 of the assist suit 100, since it is equipped with a tightening mechanism composed of a wire winding part, a wire guide part, a wire winding part, and a wire part connecting between the wire guide parts, even when the degree of adhesion of the waist - wearing belt 1 to the waist is changed due to the wearer 200 wearing the assist suit 100 and performing a predetermined task or motion, etc., without removing the tip parts of the left and right bands of the waist - wearing belt 1 and re - tightening them, the degree of tightening of the waist - wearing belt 1 can be easily adjusted while it is worn on the waist.

[0056] The waist - wearing belt according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a tightening mechanism having a wire winding part with a spool part, a wire guide part, and a wire part connecting between the wire winding part and the wire guide part. With such a configuration, the wearer of the waist - wearing belt can adjust the degree of tightening only by rotating the spool part of the wire winding part. Therefore, even when the degree of adhesion of the waist - wearing belt to the waist is changed, etc., it is possible to provide a waist - wearing belt that can easily adjust the degree of tightening even after being worn on the waist without removing and re - tightening the waist - wearing belt.

[0057] In addition, by arranging a band portion made of a material with higher flexibility than other portions of the waist-wearing belt between the wire winding portion and the wire guide portion, when the spool portion winds up the wire portion, the highly flexible band portion easily contracts, making it possible to more easily adjust the tightening degree of the waist-wearing belt. Further, by using a material with high flexibility for the band portion, it is also possible to prevent deterioration of the wearing feeling of the waist-wearing belt on the wearer due to contraction and deformation of the band portion.

Explanation of Signs

[0058] 1…Waist-wearing belt, 10…Tightening mechanism, 20…Wire winding portion, 21…Spool portion, 22 - 28…Guide member (second guide member), 29…Engaging member, 30…Wire guide portion (first wire guide portion), 31 - 35…Guide member (first guide member), 40…Wire guide portion (second wire guide portion), 41 - 44…Guide member (third guide member), 50…Wire portion, 60…Band portion, 100…Assist suit, 110…Vertebral member, 120…Connecting portion, 130…Mid-back wearing portion, 140…Shoulder belt, 150…Waist belt, 200…Wearer.

Claims

A waist - mounting belt for an assist suit that is mounted on the waist of a wearer and includes a backbone member for assisting the forward - bending movement of the wearer, comprising a wire - winding part arranged at a predetermined position, a first wire - guiding part arranged at a position facing the wire - winding part, and a wire part connecting between the wire - winding part and the first wire - guiding part to form a tightening mechanism, wherein the wire - winding part includes a spool part for winding the wire part, the first wire - guiding part includes at least one first guiding member for guiding the wire part, the waist - mounting belt, is a connecting part for connecting the backbone member of the assist suit, and includes a connecting part arranged between the wire - winding part and the first wire - guiding part, and a second wire - guiding part arranged between the wire - winding part and the first wire - guiding part and including at least one third guiding member for guiding the wire part, the tightening mechanism, is composed of the wire - winding part, the first wire - guiding part, the second wire - guiding part, the wire part connecting between the wire - winding part and the second wire - guiding part, and the wire part connecting between the first wire - guiding part and the second wire - guiding part, wherein the connecting part is arranged such that the backbone member does not interfere with the second wire - guiding part Waist - mounting belt.

2. A part of the waist - mounting belt is composed of a band part made of a material with higher flexibility than other parts, and the band part is arranged at least either between the wire - winding part and the second wire - guiding part or between the first wire - guiding part and the second wire - guiding part The waist - mounting belt according to claim 1.

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