33 results about "Vibratory sensation" patented technology

A therapeutic device for improving voluntary control of paretic muscles in a patient extremity is provided. The therapeutic device is designed to be portable and may be strapped onto a patient's wrist or ankle. The device employs a plurality of micro-motors configured to deliver vibratory sensations to a patient extremity as somatosensory inputs. Each micro-motor is dimensioned to reside on a patient's respective finger or along their foot. The therapeutic device also includes a micro-processor programmed to actuate the micro-motors for designated times and in pre-programmed sequences, and a housing containing the micro-processor. A method of using somatosensory input as a functional guidance to improve motor function in a patient extremity is also provided.

The present invention relates to a vibration sensory chair that has a transducer for converting a sound signal to vibrations installed in the backrest or cushion of the chair so as to transmit the sensations of sound-derived vibration directly to the body. According to the present invention, the foam sponge, which composes the material for the cushion or backrest of the chair, has a spring member integrally inserted therein, and a transducer for converting a sound signal to vibrations is integrally formed within the foamed sponge so as to configure a new type of vibration transmitter fixed to a spring member in a free-moving state. Thus, the energy transferal of the transducer can be most efficiently performed so that the user can experience finer and more three-dimensional vibrations.; By combining a sponge integrally formed with a foam sponge with a mesh-shaped material, a vibration sensory chair can be provided in which the durability of the foam sponge is improved due to pressure distribution, and the dispersion of vibrations is maximized so as to improve vibratory sensations. Also, according to the present invention, a module for sensory vibration may be provided that can: improve the functionality and usefulness of a sensory chair by suitably setting the gap or diameter of a spring or mesh that transmits vibrations from the transducer, and suitably setting the density of the foam sponge to thereby improve the vibration transfer characteristics through controlling the oscillation frequency to meet the desired properties; and which can be used not only in seats for movie theaters or homes by integrating sponge or mesh-shaped material with foam sponge and forming a single assembly of same assembled with a transducer, but also used for other types of furniture as well.

An improved digital tuning fork device for administering a vibratory sensation test to a human subject comprising an integrated vibratory mechanism and timer, with the vibratory mechanism generating vibrations having a known frequency and amplitude, with the amplitude of the vibrations degrading over time to replicate in a controlled manner the natural degradation of vibrations generated by a mechanical tuning fork, and a method of use thereof.

A digital tuning fork device for administering a vibratory sensation test to a human subject comprising an integrated vibratory mechanism and timer, with the vibratory mechanism generating vibrations having a known frequency and amplitude, with the amplitude of the vibrations degrading over time to replicate in a controlled manner the natural degradation of vibrations generated by a mechanical tuning fork, and a method of use thereof. Alternatively, the amplitude of the vibrations may be initially very small and then increase over time in a controlled manner to test first perception of feeling.

Disclosed is a bus braking stop energy recovery device. On a road of an area where a bus stops, two rectangular pits are arranged according to wheel base of the bus, a hydraulic power generator, an ECU (electronic control unit), a storage battery, multiple water tanks, a water pipe and the like are arranged in each pit, a piston is arranged in each water tank, each piston rod penetrates through the top of the corresponding water tank in a vertical upwards manner, and top ends of the water tanks are connected with road pressure discs which vertically move up and down along with the pistons. The device has two states including a standby state and a working state, in the standby state, along the traveling direction of the bus, the first pressure disc is positioned at an ascending high position, other pressure discs are positioned at descending low positions; and in the working state, along the traveling direction of the bus, the pressure disc that the bus is about to press is positioned at the ascending high position, and other pressure discs are positioned at the descending low positions. The bus braking stop energy recovery device can effectively assist a vehicle in speed reduction at a stop area to enable the vehicle to be stable in speed reduction so as to reduce vibratory sensation and guarantee riding comfortableness; and by the bus braking stop energy recovery device, kinetic energy of the bus can be effectively converted into electric energy, so that energy conservation and environment protection are realized.