CN102920430B - Tactile motor stimulation device - Google Patents

Abstract

A tactile motion stimulation device comprises a stimulation unit, a speed control motor, an L-shaped rotating arm, a finger placing unit, a support, an L-shaped rotating arm direction control motor, a connecting shaft and a height control motor. One end of the axis of the rotation speed control motor is inserted through the center of the stimulation unit and controls the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the stimulation unit. One end of the L-shaped rotating arm is used to install the rotating speed control motor. The finger placing unit is arranged around the stimulating unit and is used for placing a finger of a user. The support supports the finger placing unit and passes through the other end of the L-shaped rotating arm, so that the L-shaped rotating arm rotates around the support as an axis. The height control motor is connected to the linkage shaft and controls the height of the stimulation unit.

Description

Tactile motor stimulation device

technical field

The present invention relates to a tactile motion stimulation device, in particular to a tactile motion stimulation device capable of stimulating in multiple directions without limitation on the place of use.

Background technique

Tactile feedback can be used effectively in rehabilitation. In addition to the therapist assisting the patient in the rehabilitation of the affected part, the patient needs to perform self-rehabilitation for a lot of time in the later stage of rehabilitation. At present, many physical therapy equipments have been added to the application of tactile feedback clinically.

For example, the paper "Monkey CutaneousSAI and RA Responses to Raised and Depressed Scanned Patterns: Effects of Width, Height, Orientation, and a Raised Surround" published by Steve.Hsiao and Ken.Johnson discloses a tactile feedback device that can be used In testing the effect of the slow-adapting and fast-adapting responses of invading monkey skin on raising and lowering scanned samples, which affect samples including width, height, orientation, and raised surrounds, the paper focuses on testing the lifting and lowering of surface features The slow-adapting type and the primitive afferent performance of the rapidly-adapting type.

However, the tactile feedback device proposed in the above paper can only stimulate the entire palm in two directions, forward rotation and reverse rotation in a single direction, and the tactile motion stimulation device in the prior art is limited by volume and weight, and can only be used on one plane. (such as a desktop) operation, but there are restrictions on the place of use.

Therefore, how to design a tactile motion stimulation device that can perform stimulation in multiple directions and has no limitation on the location of use has become a joint goal of related manufacturers and related R&D personnel.

Contents of the invention

In view of the fact that the known tactile feedback device can only be stimulated in two directions of forward rotation and reverse rotation in a single direction, and has the disadvantage of limiting the place of use, the inventor actively started to develop it in order to improve the above-mentioned existing disadvantages. Through continuous experimentation and efforts, the present invention has finally been developed.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a tactile motion stimulation device capable of stimulating in various directions and without limitation of the place of use.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the tactile motion stimulation device of the present invention includes: a stimulation unit, a speed control motor, an L-shaped rotating arm, a finger placement unit, a bracket, an L-shaped rotating arm direction control motor, a Linkage shaft and a height control motor.

Wherein, one end of the axis of the rotation speed control motor passes through the center of the stimulation unit, and controls the rotation speed and direction of the stimulation unit. One end of the L-shaped rotating arm is used to set the rotational speed control motor. The finger placement unit is arranged around the stimulation unit and places a user's finger. The bracket supports the finger placement unit, and passes through the other end of the L-shaped rotating arm, so that the L-shaped rotating arm rotates around the bracket. The L-shaped rotating arm direction control motor is connected with the L-shaped rotating arm and controls the direction of the L-shaped rotating arm. The interlocking shaft is connected with the rotational speed control motor. The height control motor is connected with the linkage shaft and controls the height of the stimulation unit.

Through the above-mentioned structure, the present invention can perform stimulation in various directions, and there is no restriction on the place of use.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the tactile motor stimulation device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the L-shaped rotating arm of the present invention rotating around the bracket as the axis.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the L-shaped rotating arm of the present invention after rotating around the bracket as the axis.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a user's finger placed on the finger placement unit of the present invention.

5 is a schematic diagram of a user's two fingers placed parallel to the tactile motion stimulation device of the present invention.

6 is a schematic diagram of a user's two fingers placed at an angle on the tactile motor stimulation device of the present invention.

[Description of main component symbols]

(1) Tactile motor stimulation device

(10) Stimulation unit

(11) Speed control motor

(12) L-shaped swivel arm

(13) Finger placement unit

(130) fixing strap

(14)Brackets

(15) L-shaped rotary arm direction control motor

(16) linkage shaft

(17)Height control motor

(2) User's finger.

Detailed ways

In order to make those skilled in the art understand the object of the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail as follows with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to shown in Fig. 1-4, the tactile motion stimulation device (1) of the present invention comprises:

A stimulation unit (10); a rotation speed control motor (11), one end of its axis is passed through the center of the stimulation unit (10), and controls the rotation speed and steering of the stimulation unit (10);

An L-shaped rotating arm (12), one end of which is used to set the rotational speed control motor (11);

a finger placement unit (13), arranged around the stimulation unit (10), and place a user's finger (2); a bracket (14), supporting the finger placement unit (13), and passing through The other end of the L-shaped rotating arm (12) makes the L-shaped rotating arm (12) rotate around the bracket (14);

The L-shaped rotating arm direction control motor (15) is connected with the L-shaped rotating arm (12) and controls the direction of the L-shaped rotating arm (12); a linkage shaft (16) is connected with the rotating speed control motor (11 ) connection; and

A height control motor (17) is connected with the linkage shaft (16) and controls the height of the stimulation unit (10).

By using the L-shaped rotating arm (12) to rotate with the support (14) as the axis, the stimulation unit (10) can be rotated in multiple directions relative to the user's fingers. By using the height control motor (17) to control the height of the stimulation unit (10), the contact depth of the stimulation unit (10) to the user's fingers can be adjusted appropriately.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the finger placement unit (13) is arranged under the stimulation unit (10), and the placement position of the user's finger (2) is located at the bottom of the stimulation unit (10). Directly below, make the user's finger (2) pulp face the stimulation unit (10). The bracket (14) is arranged under the finger placement unit (13).

The stimulating unit (10) is spherical or cylindrical, and the surface of the stimulating unit (10) is provided with notches. And the stimulation unit (10) can be replaced with other stimulation units (10) made of different materials or with different notches.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the L-shaped rotating arm direction control motor (15) is arranged on the support (14) and below the other end of the L-shaped rotating arm (12).

The tactile motion stimulation device (1) of the present invention is designed in miniaturization, so that the tactile motion stimulation device (1) can be directly operated by the user's hand, and is not limited to a plane (such as a desktop) for operation, so there is no restriction on the place of use .

In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the finger placement unit (13) further includes a fixing belt (130) for fitting and fixing the user's finger on the finger placement unit (13) .

Please refer to Figs. 4-6, if a plurality of tactile motor stimulation devices (1) of the present invention are properly combined, a user's two fingers can be respectively placed on the different tactile motor stimulation devices (1) at the same time. Fingers are placed on the unit (13), and multiple directions are stimulated to a user's two fingers at the same time. And by properly adjusting the positions of the different tactile motion stimulation devices (1), the user's two fingers can be adjusted to be parallel or at a specific angle.

Through the above-mentioned structure, the present invention can perform stimulation in various directions, and there is no restriction on the place of use. Furthermore, its structural form is not something that people in the technical field can easily think of and achieve, so it is undoubtedly novel and progressive.

Through the above detailed description, it can be fully demonstrated that the purpose and efficacy of the present invention are progressive in implementation, have great industrial utility value, and are a new invention that has never been seen on the market before, and fully comply with the invention patent Requirements, please file an application in accordance with the law. The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the implementation scope of the present invention. That is to say, all equal changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent of the present invention should fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention. I would like to ask your examiner to take note and pray for your approval.

Claims (8)

1. A tactile motor stimulation device, comprising: A stimulation unit; a rotation speed control motor, one end of the axis of which passes through the center of the stimulation unit, and controls the rotation speed and steering of the stimulation unit; An L-shaped rotating arm, one end of which is used to set the speed control motor; A finger placement unit is arranged around the stimulation unit and places a user's finger; A bracket supports the finger placement unit and passes through the other end of the L-shaped rotating arm to make the L-shaped rotating arm rotate around the bracket; An L-shaped rotating arm direction control motor is connected to the other end of the L-shaped rotating arm, and the L-shaped rotating arm direction control motor is arranged on the bracket to control the direction of the L-shaped rotating arm; a linkage shaft connected to the speed control motor; and A height control motor is connected with the linkage shaft and controls the height of the stimulation unit. 2. The tactile motion stimulation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the finger placement unit is arranged below the stimulation unit, and the placement position of the user's finger is directly below the stimulation unit, so that the user's The fingertips face the stimulation unit. 3. The tactile motion stimulation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracket is disposed under the finger placement unit. 4. The tactile motion stimulation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stimulating unit is in the shape of a sphere or a cylinder. 5. The tactile motion stimulation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface of the stimulation unit is provided with notches. 6 . The tactile motion stimulation device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the direction control motor of the L-shaped rotating arm is disposed on the bracket and under the other end of the L-shaped rotating arm. 7 . The tactile motion stimulation device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the finger placement unit further comprises a fixing belt for attaching and fixing the user's finger on the finger placement unit. 8 . 8. The tactile motor stimulation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tactile motor stimulation device is of miniaturized design.

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