CN118104889A - Intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector, which comprises a protector body worn on the leg of a user, wherein the protector body is attached to the knee joint, the ankle joint and the foot of the leg of the user, and the protector body is matched with the foot size, the calf shank length and the tibia tuberosity outer circumference of the user; the protective device body comprises a skin-friendly layer, an elastic heat-insulating layer, a temperature control layer, a thermoplastic structural layer, a buffering heat-insulating layer, a sensing monitoring layer and a wear-resistant flat bottom layer, wherein the skin-friendly layer, the elastic heat-insulating layer, the temperature control layer, the thermoplastic structural layer, the buffering heat-insulating layer, the sensing monitoring layer and the wear-resistant flat bottom layer form a plate layer structure from inside to outside; the temperature control layer is provided with a heating plate, the sensing monitoring layer is provided with a pressure sensor, an attitude sensor and a control module, the heating plate and the sensor are connected with the control module, the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are used for collecting motion data of a user, the control module is used for detecting and analyzing the motion data of the user and heating and controlling the heating plate, and the thermoplastic structure layer is softened to enable the protective device body to be clung to the legs of the user.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of sports protective equipment, in particular to sports knee ankle foot protective equipment worn during hiking, slow walking and rehabilitation training sports.
Background
Because of disease or aging, there are many people who have problems with lower limb motor functions, and it is therefore important to provide scientific protective gear to protect the health of the musculoskeletal joints of the lower limbs of the user. Apart from the nervous system, the problem of lower limb motor function is mostly a systemic musculoskeletal joint problem. In particular, knee joint, ankle joint and foot tissue are related factors, and hidden danger occurs in one part, so that health problems in other parts are often caused.
While most of the existing protectors only protect one of the links, such as insoles, ankle protectors and knee protectors, which protect the foot. Some knee, ankle and foot orthoses, although protecting multiple joints, are only considered from the application field of patients with foot drop diseases, and have not been studied in terms of intelligent materials, intelligent structures, personalized use and intelligent monitoring of motion data. Thus, there is a need to analyze movement data of knee joint, ankle joint and foot specifically, and adjust the structure of the brace to protect the tissue of the excited lower limb.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects and shortcomings of the prior art, provides an intelligent sports knee ankle foot protector, is personalized to fit with the muscle joints of the lower limbs of a user, and reasonably compensates the stress of specific tissues of the lower limbs through the toughness and the fitting force of materials.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
an intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector comprises a protector body worn on the leg of a user, wherein the protector body is attached to the knee joint, the ankle joint and the foot of the leg of the user, and the size of the protector body is matched with the foot size, the calf shank length and the tibia tuberosity outer circumference of the user;
The protective device body comprises a skin-friendly layer, an elastic heat-insulating layer, a temperature control layer, a thermoplastic structural layer, a buffer heat-insulating layer, a sensing monitoring layer and a wear-resistant flat bottom layer, wherein the skin-friendly layer, the elastic heat-insulating layer, the temperature control layer, the thermoplastic structural layer, the buffer heat-insulating layer, the sensing monitoring layer and the wear-resistant flat bottom layer form a plate layer structure of the protective device body from inside to outside;
The temperature control layer is provided with a controllable heating plate, the sensing monitoring layer is provided with a pressure sensor, an attitude sensor and a control module, the controllable heating plate, the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are respectively connected with the control module, the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are used for collecting motion data of a user, the control module is used for detecting and analyzing the motion data of the user and heating and controlling the controllable heating plate, and the thermoplastic structure layer is softened to enable the protector body to be clung to the legs of the user.
Further, the skin-friendly layer is made of any one of cotton, leather and modal fabrics.
Further, the elastic heat insulation layer is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyurethane.
Further, the temperature control layer is made of a graphene heating film or a resistance wire heating film.
Further, the temperature control layer comprises a controllable heating sheet at the positions of the plantar inner arch, the outer arch, the instep, the ankle joint and the tibia skeleton.
Further, the thermoplastic structure layer is made of any one of polycaprolactone, polyether-ether-ketone and polymethyl methacrylate.
Further, the buffer insulating layer is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyurethane.
Further, the sensing monitoring layer is a diaphragm which is used for attaching or coating the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor, and comprises a multi-point pressure sensor, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor, a pressure sensor at the instep position, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor at the ankle joint position, a pressure sensor at the tibial tuberosity position, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor and a control module, and a pressure sensor at the popliteal position.
Further, the wear-resistant flat bottom layer is made of any one of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, rubber and polyurethane.
Further, the utility model also comprises an elastic bandage which is tied on the outer circumferences of the inner arch, the outer arch, the ankle joint and the tibia tuberosity of the user.
Compared with the prior art, the intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector has the advantages that the temperature control deformation of the thermoplastic materials is adopted according to the movement monitoring data of the knee joint, the ankle joint and the foot, the structure of the knee-ankle-foot protector is intelligently adjusted, the protector is attached to the lower limb muscle joints of different users in an individualized mode, the stress of the specific muscle tissues of the lower limbs is reasonably compensated through the toughness and attaching force of the materials, the supporting mechanical protection effect is achieved, and the mechanical excitation effect of the muscle tissues of the lower limbs is promoted.
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Fig. 2 is a schematic wearing view of the body of the brace.
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1-footbed area; 2-a medial arch region; 3-instep area; 4-ankle region; 5-tibial skeletal region; 6-tibial tuberosity peripheral zone; 7-an elastic tie position; 8-a medial arch position; 9-instep; 10-ankle position; 11-tibial position; 12-tibial tuberosity; 13-popliteal fossa; 14-a skin-friendly layer; 15-an elastic heat insulation layer; 16-a temperature control layer; 17-a thermoplastic structural layer; 18-a low-elastic buffer heat insulation layer; 19-a sensing monitoring layer; 20-wear-resistant bottom layer.
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The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector of the invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the invention discloses an intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector, which comprises a protector body worn on the leg of a user, wherein the protector body is attached to the knee joint, the ankle joint and the foot of the leg of the user, and the size of the protector body is matched with the size of the foot, the length of the tibia of the calf and the peripheral length of the tibial tuberosity of the user.
The protective clothing body includes skin-friendly layer, elasticity insulating layer, control by temperature change layer, thermoplastic structural layer, buffering insulating layer, sensing monitoring layer and wear-resisting flat bottom, skin-friendly layer, elasticity insulating layer, control by temperature change layer, thermoplastic structural layer, buffering insulating layer, sensing monitoring layer and wear-resisting flat bottom form the lamellar structure of protective clothing body from interior to exterior.
The temperature control layer is provided with a controllable heating plate, the sensing monitoring layer is provided with a pressure sensor, an attitude sensor and a control module, the controllable heating plate, the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are respectively connected with the control module, the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are used for collecting motion data of a user, the control module is used for detecting and analyzing the motion data of the user and heating and controlling the controllable heating plate, and the thermoplastic structure layer is softened to enable the protector body to be clung to the legs of the user.
Specifically, the skin-friendly layer is a fabric, and is preferably made of cotton or spandex fabric. The elastic heat insulating layer is made of heat-resistant high-elasticity polymer material or natural material, preferably ethylene-vinyl acetate Copolymer (EVA, ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer) or Polyurethane (PU). The temperature control layer is a heating membrane, and is preferably made of a graphene heating membrane or a resistance wire heating membrane. The temperature control layer comprises a controllable heating sheet at the positions of the plantar inner arch, the outer arch, the instep, the ankle joint and the tibia skeleton.
The thermoplastic structural layer is a low temperature thermoplastic material, preferably made of Polycaprolactone (PCL). The buffer heat-insulating layer is made of heat-resistant buffer damping high-density high-molecular materials or natural materials, and is preferably made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyurethane.
The sensing monitoring layer is a diaphragm which is applied to or coated with the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor. The sensing monitoring layer comprises a multi-point pressure sensor at the plantar position, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor (IMU, inertial Measurement Unit or inertial measurement unit), a pressure sensor at the dorsum of the foot, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor at the ankle position, a pressure sensor at the tibial tuberosity position, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor and a control module, and a pressure sensor at the popliteal position, wherein the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are connected to the control module through flexible circuits.
The wear-resistant flat bottom layer is made of wear-resistant high polymer materials or natural materials, preferably ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, rubber and polyurethane. The intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector further comprises an elastic binding band which is bound on the outer circumferences of the inner arch, the outer arch, the ankle joint and the tibia tuberosity of the user.
The structural schematic diagram of the protective tool body is shown in fig. 1, wherein 1 is an insole region, 2 is an inner arch region, 3 is a instep region, 4 is an ankle region, 5 is a tibia skeleton region, and 6 is a tibia tuberosity peripheral region. The wearing schematic diagram of the protective device body is shown in fig. 2, wherein 7 is an elastic binding position, 8 is an inner arch position, 9 is a instep position, 10 is an ankle joint position, 11 is a tibia position, 12 is a tibia tuberosity position, and 13 is a popliteal fossa position.
The appropriate size brace model is selected by the user's lower limb geometry data, such as tibial plateau leg outer circumference, calf shank length and foot size. In this embodiment, the user selects a brace configuration of foot size 38, skeleton length 28cm, and tibial plateau outer perimeter 20cm based on the lower limb geometry data.
In this embodiment, the sensing monitoring layer includes the single-point pressure sensor of plantar position, 9 axle attitude sensor, the single-point pressure sensor of instep position, the 6 axle attitude sensor of ankle joint position, the single-point pressure sensor of tibia tuberosity, 9 axle attitude sensor and control module, the single-point pressure sensor of popliteal position, and the sensor passes through flexible circuit and is connected to control module.
Referring to fig. 3, the plate layer structure of the protector body is from top to bottom: skin-friendly layer 14, elastic thermal insulation layer 15, temperature control layer 16, thermoplastic structure layer 17, buffer thermal insulation layer 18, sensing and monitoring layer 19 and wear-resistant flat bottom layer 20. In this embodiment, the plate layer structure of the protective device body may be from top to bottom: cotton cloth layer, PU elasticity insulating layer, control by temperature change layer, PCL thermoplastic structure layer, EVA elasticity buffering insulating layer, 5 point pressure sensing's sensing monitoring layer and the wear-resisting flat bottom of rubber.
The sole part of the intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector can detect the movement stress data of different foot arches according to the pressure sensor and the gesture sensor, and the inner foot arch can be fully wrapped through temperature control deformation of a thermoplastic structure.
The ankle joint part of the intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector can be detected according to the motion stress data of different instep and ankle joint conditions, and the mechanical functions of instep extensor and ankle joint are reasonably compensated through temperature control deformation of a thermoplastic structure and full fitting of the instep and the ankle joint, so that the wearing of shoes is not affected after the protector is worn.
The tibia skeleton part of the intelligent sports knee ankle foot protector can be detected according to the motion stress data of different calf sizes, and the tibia skeleton part is fully attached to the tibia anterior muscle through temperature control deformation of a thermoplastic structure, so that the mechanical function of the muscle bone anterior muscle is reasonably compensated, and the wearing of trousers is not influenced after the protector is worn.
The outer perimeter part of the tibia tuberosity of the intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector can be detected according to the movement stress data of different leg outer perimeter sizes, and the thermoplastic structure is used for temperature control deformation and fully fitting with the outer perimeter of the tibia tuberosity, so that the mechanical function of compensating the tibia tuberosity of the patella is reasonably supported, and the trousers are not influenced after the protector is worn.
The foregoing description is directed to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent changes or modifications made under the technical spirit of the present invention should be construed to fall within the scope of the present invention.
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1. An intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector is characterized by comprising a protector body worn on the leg of a user, wherein the protector body is attached to the knee joint, the ankle joint and the foot of the leg of the user, and the size of the protector body is matched with the foot size, the calf shank length and the tibia tuberosity outer circumference of the user;
The protective device body comprises a skin-friendly layer, an elastic heat-insulating layer, a temperature control layer, a thermoplastic structural layer, a buffer heat-insulating layer, a sensing monitoring layer and a wear-resistant flat bottom layer, wherein the skin-friendly layer, the elastic heat-insulating layer, the temperature control layer, the thermoplastic structural layer, the buffer heat-insulating layer, the sensing monitoring layer and the wear-resistant flat bottom layer form a plate layer structure of the protective device body from inside to outside;
The temperature control layer is provided with a controllable heating plate, the sensing monitoring layer is provided with a pressure sensor, an attitude sensor and a control module, the controllable heating plate, the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are respectively connected with the control module, the pressure sensor and the attitude sensor are used for collecting motion data of a user, the control module is used for detecting and analyzing the motion data of the user and heating and controlling the controllable heating plate, and the thermoplastic structure layer is softened to enable the protector body to be clung to the legs of the user.
2. The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector according to claim 1, wherein the skin-friendly layer is made of any one of cotton, leather and modal fabrics.
3. The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector according to claim 1 wherein the elastic thermal insulation layer is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyurethane.
4. The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control layer is made of a graphene heating film or a resistance wire heating film.
5. The intelligent sports knee ankle foot brace of claim 1 wherein the temperature control layer comprises controllable heating plates for plantar, lateral arch, instep, ankle and tibial skeletons.
6. The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic structural layer is made of any one of polycaprolactone, polyether ether ketone and polymethyl methacrylate.
7. The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot brace according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning and insulating layer is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyurethane.
8. The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot protector according to claim 1, wherein the sensing and monitoring layer is a membrane which is coated or wrapped with a pressure sensor and an attitude sensor, and comprises a multi-point pressure sensor, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor at the plantar position, a pressure sensor at the dorsum of the foot, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor at the ankle position, a pressure sensor at the tibial tuberosity position, a 6-axis or 9-axis attitude sensor and a control module, and a pressure sensor at the popliteal position.
9. The intelligent sports knee-ankle-foot protector according to claim 1, wherein the wear-resistant flat bottom layer is made of any one of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, rubber and polyurethane.
10. The intelligent sports knee, ankle and foot brace according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic strap attached to the outer perimeter of the user's medial arch, ankle, tibial tuberosity.
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