Hand rehabilitation device, rehabilitation training device and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11266560-B2
Application number	US-201816234869-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2018
Priority date	May 2, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

A hand rehabilitation device, a rehabilitation training device, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, and the hand rehabilitation device includes a hand rehabilitation component including: a glove; a hand pneumatic muscle group including at least one finger pneumatic muscle component, wherein a back of each finger sleeve in the glove is installed with at least one of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component; and a stopper which is connected with each finger sleeve and a side of each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component facing a corresponding finger sleeve.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hand rehabilitation device, comprising a hand rehabilitation component, wherein the hand rehabilitation component comprises:
a glove;
a hand pneumatic muscle group comprising at least one finger pneumatic muscle component, wherein a back of each finger sleeve in the glove is installed with at least one of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component; and
a stopper which is connected with each finger sleeve and a side of each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component facing a corresponding finger sleeve.

2. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 1 , wherein the stopper comprises a limit line configured to stop a side of each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component facing each finger sleeve from extending in its axial directions while each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component is being inflated, wherein a plurality of knots are formed by the limit line and each finger sleeve.

3. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 1 , wherein the hand rehabilitation component further comprises a first control circuit configured to control each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component independently.

4. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a forearm sleeve connected with the glove;
a wrist pneumatic muscle group which is contractile and arranged around the forearm sleeve, wherein the wrist pneumatic muscle group comprises a plurality of wrist pneumatic muscle components;
a bracket configured to fix the wrist pneumatic muscle group in position; and
a control circuit configured to control each of the plurality of wrist pneumatic muscle components to control a state of the wrist pneumatic muscle group.

5. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 4 , wherein the wrist pneumatic muscle group comprises a first wrist pneumatic muscle component, a second wrist pneumatic muscle component, a third wrist pneumatic muscle component, and a fourth wrist pneumatic muscle component;
wherein the first wrist pneumatic muscle component and the second wrist pneumatic muscle component lie in a first plane, the second wrist pneumatic muscle component and the third wrist pneumatic muscle component lie in a second plane, the third wrist pneumatic muscle component and the fourth wrist pneumatic muscle component lie in a third plane, and the fourth wrist pneumatic muscle component and the first wrist pneumatic muscle component lie in a fourth plane; the first plane is parallel to the third plane, and the second plane is parallel to the fourth plane; and wrist pneumatic muscle components in the first plane, and wrist pneumatic muscle components in the third plane form an antagonism mechanism, and wrist pneumatic muscle components in the second plane, and wrist pneumatic muscle components in the fourth plane form an antagonism mechanism.

6. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 4 , wherein the bracket comprises an annular first bracket and an annular second bracket arranged opposite to each other, and an annular forearm sheath arranged in the second bracket to fix the forearm sleeve in position, wherein:
the forearm sheath is adjustable in a radial direction of the second bracket, and two ends of each wrist pneumatic muscle component are fixed respectively on the first bracket and the second bracket.

7. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 6 , wherein the forearm sheath is connected with the second bracket through a plurality of springs.

8. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 4 , wherein the bracket comprises an annular first bracket and an annular second bracket arranged opposite to each other, and an annular forearm sheath arranged in the second bracket to fix the forearm sleeve in position, wherein:
a diameter of the forearm sheath is adjustable, and two ends of each wrist pneumatic muscle component are fixed respectively on the first bracket and the second bracket.

9. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 6 , further comprising a fixing component, wherein the fixing component comprises a fixing stand arranged on a palm section of the glove, a bottom fixing bracket arranged on a side of the fixing stand facing away from the palm section, and a side fixing bracket arranged on a side of the fixing stand; and the hand rehabilitation device is removably connected with the first bracket through the bottom fixing bracket and the side fixing bracket.

10. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 8 , further comprising a fixing component, wherein the fixing component comprises a fixing stand arranged on a palm section of the glove, a bottom fixing bracket arranged on a side of the fixing stand facing away from the palm section, and a side fixing bracket arranged on a side of the fixing stand; and the hand rehabilitation device is removably connected with the first bracket through the bottom fixing bracket and the side fixing bracket.

11. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component comprises a flexible tube, and a woven mesh located on an outer side of the flexible tube, wherein:
in each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component, an angle between a fiber direction of the woven mesh located on the outer side of the flexible tube, and an axial direction of the flexible tube is greater than 57.4°.

12. The hand rehabilitation device according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of wrist pneumatic muscle components each comprises a flexible tube, and a woven mesh located on an outer side of the flexible tube, wherein:
in each of the plurality of wrist pneumatic muscle components, an angle between a fiber direction of the woven mesh located on the outer side of the flexible tube, and an axial direction of the flexible tube is less than 57.4°.

13. A rehabilitation training device, comprising a hand rehabilitation device, wherein the hand rehabilitation device comprises a hand rehabilitation component comprising:
a glove;
a hand pneumatic muscle group comprising at least one finger pneumatic muscle component, wherein a back of each finger sleeve in the glove is installed with at least one of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component; and
a stopper which is connected with each finger sleeve and a side of each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component facing a corresponding finger sleeve.

14. The rehabilitation training device according to claim 13 , wherein the stopper comprises a limit line configured to stop a side of each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component facing each finger sleeve from extending in its axial directions while each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component is being inflated, wherein a plurality of knots are formed by the limit line and each finger sleeve.

15. The rehabilitation training device according to claim 13 , wherein the hand rehabilitation component further comprises a control circuit configured to control each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component independently.

16. The rehabilitation training device according to claim 13 , wherein the hand rehabilitation device further comprises a wrist rehabilitation component comprising:
a forearm sleeve connected with the glove;
a wrist pneumatic muscle group which is contractile and arranged around the forearm sleeve, wherein the wrist pneumatic muscle group comprises a plurality of wrist pneumatic muscle components;
a bracket configured to fix the wrist pneumatic muscle group in position; and
a control circ

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xue Bangcan
• Liu Yanjun
• Jia Tao

Classifications

• A61H2205/067

  Fingers · CPC title

• A61H2201/1638

  Holding means therefor · CPC title

• A61H1/0288 Primary

  Fingers · CPC title

• A61H2201/165

  Wearable interfaces · CPC title

• A61F5/10

  Devices for correcting deformities of the fingers · CPC title