KR101782341B1 - A hand rehabilitation apparatus and system including the apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A palm seating part having one end connected to the supporting plate, and a first part to a fourth part for allowing fingers other than the thumb to be positioned, wherein one end of each of the first part to the fourth part And the other end of the first portion to the fourth portion is engaged with the first to fourth gears to the fourth toothed gears, the first to fourth motors to be mounted on the support plate, A first driving unit including first to fourth rotary gears rotated by the first motor to the fourth motor and rotated in engagement with the first to fourth gears, A second motor including a fifth motor to be mounted, a motor connecting member rotatably coupled by the fifth motor, and a sixth motor attached to the motor connecting member, Is combined with the resin portion rehabilitation device that includes the second driving the thumb moving by worn parts is disclosed.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a resin rehabilitation apparatus and a resin rehabilitation system including the resin rehabilitation apparatus.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a resin rehabilitation apparatus and a resin rehabilitation system including the same, and more particularly, to a resin rehabilitation apparatus that transmits and receives predetermined information to and from a mobile terminal and operates based on the information, .

Due to the recent declining fertility rate, the aging of the population is rapidly progressing, and the number of patients with various diseases is increasing. Especially, the proportion of patients suffering from cerebrovascular diseases is increasing rapidly.

Cerebrospinal disease refers to cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, etc. Such cerebral lesions cause cranial nerve damage and cause unilateral paralysis of the related region. Therefore, it is necessary to study the unilateral paralysis caused by brain lesion disease and to study the rehabilitation field.

Meanwhile, regarding the conventional rehabilitation field for unilateral paralysis, the number of rehabilitation therapists is insufficient compared to the number of patients requiring rehabilitation, and a robot capable of replacing the rehabilitation therapist has been developed. Most robots help rehabilitate the lower limbs, and the number of robots that help rehabilitate the fingers is low.

The conventional device for assisting the finger rehabilitation includes a body part covering the palm and the hand of a patient and a finger part extending in correspondence with each finger, and is a type of glove which is fixed by using a velcro or the like. Patients have difficulty wearing themselves without help from an assistant.

In addition, although the conventional device for assisting the finger rehabilitation has adopted a method of driving and controlling the wires formed on each finger, there has been a problem in supporting more sophisticated movements as the wire is stretched over time, There is a problem that the wire formed at the position corresponding to the stop, the ring finger, and the hand grips the movement of the thumb.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a resin rehabilitation apparatus and a resin rehabilitation system including the resin rehabilitation apparatus. The resin rehabilitation apparatus includes a resin rehabilitation system, And a resin rehabilitation system including the resin rehabilitation apparatus.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a resin rehabilitation apparatus, comprising: a support plate; a palm seating part having one end connected to the support plate; and first to fourth parts, Wherein one end of the first portion to the fourth portion is coupled to the other end of the palm rest portion, and the other end of the first portion to the fourth portion includes a first toothed gear to a fourth toothed gear, The first to fourth motors mounted on the support plate, the first to fourth motors rotated by the first to fourth motors, respectively, A fifth motor mounted on the support plate, a motor connection member rotatably coupled by the fifth motor, and a second motor attached to the motor connection member In combination with a second drive and the second drive unit comprising a motor 6 comprises parts wear thumb moving by the second driving unit.

The finger wearing section may include two links each of which is hinged to the first part to the fourth part, one end of the two hinged links is coupled to the other end of the palm rest part, And the first to fourth gears may be formed at the other end of the two hinged links.

The first to fourth gears and the fourth toothed gears are arcuate arcuate shapes having a predetermined central angle, and the tooth portions of the first to fourth gears are engaged with the first to fourth gears And the rear surface of the teeth of the first to fourth gears may be connected to the first to fourth portions of the finger wearing portion.

The finger wearing section may include a force sensor for detecting a force applied to the finger wearing section at a position corresponding to a tip end portion of the finger except the thumb, respectively, of the first to fourth sections, The first to fourth insertion portions may be formed in which the distal end portions of the fingers except the fingers are inserted and fixed.

The first driving unit may further include a first auxiliary gear and a second auxiliary gear respectively coupled to the second motor and the third motor, The second rotary gear, and the third rotary gear.

Further, the thumb wearer may be mounted on a portion where the rotational force of the sixth motor is generated.

The second driving unit may include a fifth motor that rotates with respect to a vertical direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate, a motor connection member that rotates about the vertical direction by the fifth motor, And a sixth motor that generates a rotational force based on a horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate. The rotational force may be applied to the thumb support unit with respect to a vertical direction or a horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate.

In addition, the thumb wearer may include a force sensor for detecting a force applied to the thumb wearer at a position corresponding to a tip of the thumb, and a thumb insertion portion for fixing the tip of the thumb may be formed have.

In addition, a device control unit that receives one of an automatic mode, a manual mode, and a game mode, which communicates with a mobile terminal and receives an input from a user, and controls the first driver or the second driver according to the received operation mode, As shown in FIG.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a resin rehabilitation system, comprising: a mobile terminal receiving an operation mode of one of an automatic mode, a manual mode, and a game mode from a patient and an automatic mode, Wherein the measuring unit measures a force applied from the tip of the finger of the patient by receiving the operation mode of one of the manual mode and the game mode, The finger support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support member supports movement of the fingers of the patient according to a force applied from a distal end portion of the finger, and supports movement of the finger except the thumb through the first driving unit rotating with respect to the horizontal direction, A resin rehabilitation apparatus for supporting the movement of the thumb through the rotating second driving unit The.

The first driving unit may include first to fourth motors rotating in the horizontal direction and first to fourth rotating gears rotated by the first motor to the fourth motor, have.

The second driving unit may include a fifth motor that rotates about a vertical direction, a motor connecting member that rotates about the vertical direction by the fifth motor, and a second motor that is attached to the motor connecting member, And a sixth motor.

The resin rehabilitation apparatus may further include a palm rest portion on which the palm of the patient is lifted, a finger wear portion where the tip portions of the fingers except for the thumb are inserted and fixed, and a thumb finger And may include a wearing portion.

In addition, the finger wearer may include first to fourth parts in which each finger except the thumb of the patient is located, and the first part to the fourth part are each composed of two links hinged to each other , One end of the two hinged links is coupled to the palm rest, and the first to fourth gears are formed at the other end of the two hinged links.

The first to fourth gears are gears of a fan shape having a predetermined center angle, and the tooth portions of the first to fourth gears are connected to the first motor to the fourth motor And the rear surfaces of the teeth of the first to fourth gears are connected to the first portion to the fourth portion of the finger wearing portion, respectively, .

In addition, the resin rehabilitation apparatus may control the rotation motions of the first motor to the sixth motor in accordance with a preset motion range and a repetition frequency when the automatic mode is received from the mobile terminal.

When the manual mode is input from the patient, the mobile terminal displays a screen for receiving a finger, a motion range, and a repetition frequency to be exercised, receives the information from the patient, Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the resin rehiring apparatus may control the rotation motions of the first motor to the sixth motor in accordance with the finger to be moved, the range of motion, and the number of repetitions received from the mobile terminal.

The resin rehabilitation apparatus may further include a control unit that, when receiving the game mode from the mobile terminal, performs a rotation operation of the motor corresponding to a finger to which a force is applied from a tip end portion of the patient in the first motor to the sixth motor And transmitting the information to the mobile terminal.

In addition, when the game mode is input from the patient, the mobile terminal outputs a predetermined game screen for guiding the movement of each finger, and a force is applied from the tip of the finger of the patient received from the resin rehabilitation apparatus The score can be counted by matching the information of the losing finger with the game screen currently output.

Further, the resin rehabilitation apparatus may further comprise: a force measuring unit for measuring a force applied from the tip of the finger of the patient and comparing the force with a predetermined threshold, and when the measured force is greater than a predetermined threshold value, And < / RTI >

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a resin rehabilitation apparatus for supporting a movement of a finger by a motor gear driving method, wherein a tip of a finger is inserted and fixed in a state where a finger of a patient is placed on an upper part of the apparatus, By providing a system, the patient can easily rehabilitate his / her fingers without requiring an assistant to rehabilitate the fingers, which can be easily rehabilitated in the device, to ensure a wider range of motion of the thumb, and to control the range and angle of motion of the entire finger So that the accuracy can be increased.

1 is a view schematically showing a resin rehabilitation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view schematically showing a resin rehabilitation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view schematically showing a resin rehabilitation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a palm seat part included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG. 2 in detail.
Fig. 5 is a diagram specifically showing a finger wearing section included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in Fig. 2. Fig.
6 to 8 are views showing a first driving unit included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a view showing a second driving unit included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a view showing a thumb wearer included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
11 is a view showing a state in which the thumb drive unit is mounted on the second drive unit.
12 to 14 are views showing an example of a screen output from a mobile terminal.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view schematically showing a resin rehabilitation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a resin rehabilitation system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 and a mobile terminal 200. The resin rehabilitation system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention can communicate between the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 200 to transmit and receive predetermined information, The user can support rehabilitation of the patient's fingers fixed to the patient's body 100. Particularly, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 can fix the tip of the patient's finger in a state where the patient's finger is placed on the upper part of the device, so that the patient can easily fix the finger requiring rehabilitation to the device, The rehabilitating operation can be performed by controlling the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100. [ At this time, since the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 can control the motion range of the patient's finger by the motor gear driving system, the control accuracy of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 can be enhanced and a wider motion range of the thumb can be ensured.

 Hereinafter, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 200 included in the resin rehabilitation system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing a resin rehabilitation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a resin rehabilitation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

2, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a support plate 110, a palm rest part 120, a finger wear part 130, a first driving part 140, A display unit 150, a thumb wear unit 160, and a device control unit (not shown). Meanwhile, although the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 2 is illustrated as being implemented in a shape corresponding to the right finger so as to support the rehabilitation motion of the right fingertip, the present invention is not limited thereto, Of course.

In the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100, the palm of the patient is raised on the upper part of the palm rest part 120, and the rest of the fingers other than the thumb, i.e., the index finger, the stop finger, And the tip of the thumb can be inserted and fixed to the thumb wearer 160. At this time, the finger wearer 130 and the thumb wearer 160 may be moved by the first drive unit 140 and the second drive unit 150, respectively. Therefore, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the finger wearer 130 and the thumb wearer 160 by the first drive unit 140 and the second drive unit 150, Of the five fingers of the patient.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 may include a box-shaped support plate 110 having an inner space. The support plate 110 may be, for example, a Lexan material of the size of 40X25X15 cm. An emergency button 111 and a plurality of LED modules 112 may be formed on the upper surface of the support plate 110. A power connection unit may be formed on the left or right surface of the support plate 110. [

Herein, the emergency button 111 is a button for depressing the patient's finger when the abnormal movement is supported on the patient's finger fixed to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 due to defects in the hardware or software of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100, So that the movement of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 can be immediately stopped and the finger fixed to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 can be returned to the initial state, that is, the state in which the joint of the finger can be returned to a state in which the joint is not bent When the emergency button 111 is input, the signal is transmitted to a device controller (not shown) so that the operation of the first driver 140 or the second driver 150 can be controlled.

The plurality of LED modules 112 are for indicating the current driving state of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 and may be turned on by a device control unit (not shown). For example, the plurality of LED modules 112 may determine whether power is supplied to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100, whether communication is possible between the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 200, And may be turned on or off under the control of a device control unit (not shown) so as to indicate an operation mode or the like.

In addition, the power connection unit (not shown) may be connected to an external power source so as to supply power necessary for operation of each component of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100. For example, the power connection unit (not shown) may be connected to the first driving unit 140 and the second driving unit 150 to transmit external power to the first driving unit 140 and the second driving unit 150.

In addition, the palm rest 120 may be mounted on the upper surface of the support plate 110, and a hole having a predetermined shape may be formed to expose a part of the inner space. The first driving unit 140 and the second driving unit may be mounted in the inner space of the support plate 110 and a portion of the first driving unit 140 may be connected to the outer space through holes formed in the upper surface of the supporting plate 110 Can be protruded.

Specifically, one side of the palm rest 120 is mounted along the outline of a hole formed in a predetermined shape on the side of the palm rest 110, and the other side of the palm rest 120 is fixed on the side of the palm rest 120 May be located in the outer space of the support plate 110 corresponding to the holes formed in the shape of the support plate 110. One side of the finger wearing section 130 is connected to the other side of the palm seating section 120 and the other side of the finger wearing section 130 is a part protruding into the outer space of the support plate 110 of the first driving section 140 Lt; / RTI > That is, the finger wearing unit 130 may be located in an outer space of the support plate 110 corresponding to a hole formed in a predetermined shape on the upper surface of the support plate 110. At this time, the finger wearing unit 130 can be moved by the first driving unit 140, and its range of motion can include both the outer space and the inner space of the support plate 110 through the holes formed in the support plate 110 .

In addition, the second driving unit 150 mounted on the inner space of the support plate 110 may be equipped with the thumb-wearing unit 160. That is, one side of the thumb wearer 160 may be mounted on the second drive part 150 to be located in the inner space of the support plate 110, and the other side of the thumb wearer 160 may be formed on the support plate 110 And may be located in the outer space of the support plate 110 through the hole. Generally, since the range of motion of the thumb indicates a conical shape, it is preferable that the thumb wearer 160, in which the patient's thumb is inserted and fixed, is implemented so that the range of motion of the thumb wearer 160 can exhibit a conical shape. To this end, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention supports movement of the thumb through the second driving unit 150 including two motors rotating about the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, respectively Further, a hole having a shape corresponding thereto may be formed on the upper surface of the support plate 110 so as to ensure a wide range of motion of the thumb.

3, a resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a cover plate 110-1 for covering a portion of a first driving unit led to an outer space of a support plate 110' As shown in FIG. By blocking the portion of the first driving unit which is led out to the outer space by the closure plate 110-1, the rejection of the patient can be minimized.

4 is a diagram specifically showing a palm seat part included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG.

4, the palm rest 120 has a support plate engaging member 121 formed on one side thereof, a finger engaging member 123 formed on the other side thereof, and a supporting plate engaging member 121 and a finger engaging member 123, And a palm seating member 122 connecting the palm rest 122 and the palm rest 122.

More specifically, the support plate engaging member 121 is for engaging the palm seating portion 120 to the upper surface of the support plate 110. To this end, the support plate engaging member 121 is formed with a plurality of through holes 121a . At this time, a plurality of fitting protrusions may be formed on the upper surface of the support plate 110 so as to be coupled with the plurality of through holes 121a formed in the support plate fitting member 121. Further, since the wrist portion of the patient is positioned on the support plate coupling member 121, it is preferable that the support plate coupling member 121 is formed in a flat shape.

In addition, the palm seating member 122 may be formed in a shape that extends diagonally from the support plate engaging member 121 and generally has a curved shape corresponding to the palm of a person. When the patient's hand is placed on the palm seat member 122, the patient's wrist can be naturally folded, and the finger other than the thumb can be directed forward. At this time, a finger engagement member 123 may be formed on the front end of the palm seating member 122 to be engaged with the finger wearing unit 130.

The finger engagement member 123 can be engaged with the finger wearing portion 130 where the finger other than the thumb is located. To this end, the finger combing member 123 may be configured to include two connecting members, which are opposed to each other at positions corresponding to the detection, the stop, the finger ring, and the hand at the front of the palm of a person. For example, the first portion of the finger-engagement member 123 is engaged with the first portion of the finger-wearing portion 130 where the index finger is located, and for this purpose, the first connecting member 123-1 and the second And a connecting member 123-2. The first connecting member 123-1 and the second connecting member 123-2 included in the first portion of the finger combing member 123 are formed in the same shape as the first connecting member 123-1 and the second connecting member 123-2, A through hole 123a can be formed.

5 is a diagram specifically showing a finger wearing section included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG.

5, the finger wearer 130 includes a first link 131-1, a second link 131-2, and a first toothed gear 131-3 so as to support bending and extension movement of the finger, And may include a first insertion portion 131-4 so that the distal end portion of the finger can be fixed. On the other hand, the finger wearing section 130 may include a first part where the patient's index finger is worn, a second part where the stop is worn, a third part where the finger ring is worn, and a fourth part where the finger is worn, FIG. 5 shows only the first portion where the detection of the patient is worn. Hereinafter, the first part in which the detection of the patient is worn by the finger wearing part 130 will be described, and the second part to the fourth part in which other stop, The description thereof will be omitted.

Specifically, the first link 131-1 and the second link 131-2 may be hinged by the first fixing pin 131-2a and the second fixing pin 131-2b, The index finger of the patient can be positioned above the first link 131-1 and the second link 131-2. At this time, a fitting protrusion 131-1a may be formed at one side of the first link 131-1. The fitting protrusion 131-a may be formed in the through hole 123a formed in the finger fitting member 123 The first link 131-1 and the finger engaging member 123 can be engaged with each other. A first insertion portion 131-4 for inserting and fixing the distal end portion of the finger may be formed on one side of the second link 131-2. The first insertion portion 131-4 may be formed at a position corresponding to the distal end portion of the finger, 2 link 131-2, that is, a predetermined force sensor for measuring the force applied to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100, for example, an FSR sensor. At this time, the force measured by the force sensor is transmitted to the device controller (not shown), and the first driver 140 may be controlled according to the information. A detailed description thereof will be given later.

In addition, the first toothed gear 131-3 can be connected to one side of the second link 131-2. The first toothed gear 131-3 can be a fan-shaped arc having a predetermined central angle, and the range of motion of the index finger can be determined along the central angle. The toothed portion of the first toothed gear 131-3 is engaged with the first rotating gear 145 included in the first driving portion 140 and the rear surface of the toothed portion is engaged with one side of the second link 131-2 Lt; / RTI > The first toothed gear 131-3 is engaged with the first rotating gear 145 and rotated by the first motor 141 included in the first driving unit 140, The second link 131-2 connected to the second link 131-2 can also rotate. In this connection, a detailed description will be made with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG.

6 to 8 are views showing a first driving unit included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the first driving unit 140 may provide motion to the finger wearing unit 130, and may include a first motor 141 and a first rotating gear 145 . The first driving part 140 includes a first part engaged with the first part of the finger wearing part 130, a second part engaged with the second part of the finger wearing part 130, A third portion that engages the third portion, and a fourth portion that engages the fourth portion of the finger wearing portion 130, wherein the first and fourth portions of the first drive portion 140, And the second portion and the third portion of the first driving portion 140 may have the same structure. 6A and 6B illustrate the first part of the first driving part 140 as an example and the fourth part of the first driving part 140 has the same structure as the first part, 1 drive unit 140 includes the fourth motor 144 and the fourth rotary gear 148, the description thereof will be omitted.

Specifically, the first motor 141 can be mounted in the inner space of the support plate 110 by the first motor coupling member 141-1. To this end, a plurality of through holes 141a may be formed in the first motor coupling member 141-1. At this time, the first rotation gear 145 can be mounted to the first motor 141 to be rotatable by the first motor 141, and the first rotation gear 145 can move the finger 130 It is preferable that the first toothed gear 131-3 rotates in engagement with the first toothed gear 131-3. In consideration of this point, the first motor 141 can be mounted at a position where the first rotary gear 145 and the first toothed gear 131-3 can engage with the inner bottom surface of the support plate 110 At this time, a plurality of coupling protrusions corresponding to the plurality of through holes 141a formed in the first motor coupling member 141-1 may be formed at corresponding positions of the inner bottom surface of the support plate 110. [

The first motor 141 receives a predetermined power from an external power source through an external power supply unit (not shown) and rotates in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction with respect to the horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110 Can be performed. At this time, the first motor 141 is connected to the control unit, and can rotate in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction according to the control of the control unit, or stop the rotation operation. The first rotation gear 145 may be mounted on a portion where the rotational force of the first motor 141 is generated and may be rotated in accordance with the rotational motion of the first motor 141. At this time, the tooth portion of the first rotary gear 145 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the first toothed gear 131-3 so as to be engaged with the first toothed gear 131-3.

The first part and the fourth part of the first driving part 140 constitute the first part and the fourth part of the finger wearing part 130 where the finger and the hand are respectively located, Can be induced.

6 (a), the first link 131-1 and the second link 131 of the finger wearing unit 130 are in an initial state, that is, in a state in which the first motor 141 is not operated, -2) may be in a straight line. Therefore, the joints of the index finger that are positioned on the first link 131-1 and the second link 131-2 may be naturally bent without being bent.

6 (b), when the first motor 141 rotates in the clockwise direction with respect to the horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110, the first rotation gear 145 also rotates clockwise, Therefore, the second link 131-2 can be rotated by the first toothed gear 131-3 which rotates in engagement with the first rotating gear 145. [ That is, the first link 131-1 and the second link 131-2 of the finger wearing unit 130 are bent at a predetermined angle so that the first link 131-1 and the second link 131-2, It is possible to support the bending motion of the index finger located at the upper part. Particularly, it is possible to support the bending motion of the second joint (PIP) from the tip of the index finger. At this time, when the second joint (PIP) of the finger except for the thumb is flexed, the lengths of the inside and outside of the joint are different. In consideration of this point, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention The finger wearing unit 130 may be implemented with two links, i.e., the first link 131-1 and the second link 131-2.

6 (b), when the first motor 141 rotates in the counterclockwise direction with respect to the horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110, the first rotation gear 145 also rotates counterclockwise The second link 131-2 is rotated by the first toothed gear 131-3 which rotates in engagement with the first rotating gear 145 to return to the initial state as shown in FIG. 6 (a) . That is, as the first link 131-1 and the second link 131-2 of the finger wearing unit 130 are returned to the straight state, the first link 131-1 and the second link 131- 2) can support the extension movement of the index finger located on the upper side.

7 (a), the second portion of the first driving portion 140, that is, the portion engaged with the second portion of the finger wearing portion 130, is engaged with the second motor 142, A gear 146 and a first auxiliary gear 146-1. The second portion of the first driver 140 may have the same structure as the third portion of the first driver 140, as described above. 7A and 7B illustrate the second part of the first driving part 140 as an example and the third part of the first driving part 140 has the same structure as the second part, The third portion of the first drive unit 140 includes the third motor 143, the third rotary gear 147, and the second auxiliary gear 147-1, so that the description thereof will be omitted.

Specifically, the second motor 142 can be mounted in the inner space of the support plate 110 by the second motor engaging member 142-1. To this end, a plurality of through holes 142a may be formed in the second motor coupling member 142-1. At this time, the first auxiliary gear 146-1 may be mounted to the second motor 142 rotatably by the second motor 142. [ Also, the second rotary gear 146 can be mounted in the inner space of the support plate 110 by the first gear engagement member 146-2. To this end, a plurality of through holes 146a may be formed in the first gear engagement member 146-2. At this time, it is preferable that the second rotary gear 146 rotate in engagement with the first auxiliary gear 146-1 and the second toothed gear 132-3 so as to support the movement of the finger wearer 130. [ In consideration of this point, the second rotary gear 146 is mounted at a position where it can engage with the second toothed gear 132-3 on the inner bottom surface of the support plate 110, The first auxiliary gear 146-1 and the second rotary gear 146 can be engaged with each other at an inner bottom surface of the first auxiliary gear 110-1. At this time, a plurality of through holes 146a formed in the first gear engagement member 146-2 and a plurality of through holes 146a formed in the second motor engagement member 142-1 are formed at corresponding positions of the inner bottom surface of the support plate 110 A plurality of coupling protrusions corresponding to the through holes 142a may be formed.

In addition, the second motor 142 may receive a predetermined power from an external power source through the external power source unit and may perform a clockwise or counterclockwise rotation operation with respect to the horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110 . At this time, the second motor 142 is connected to the control unit, and may be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise according to the control of the control unit, or may stop the rotation operation. The first auxiliary gear 146-1 may be mounted on a portion where the rotational force of the second motor 142 is generated and may be rotated according to the rotational motion of the second motor 142. [ At this time, the first auxiliary gear 146-1 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the tooth portion of the second rotary gear 146 so that the first auxiliary gear 146-1 can be rotated by engaging with the second rotary gear 146. [ In addition, the second rotary gear 146 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the tooth portion of the second toothed gear 132-3 so that the second toothed gear 146 can rotate in engagement with the second toothed gear 132-3. That is, the teeth of the first auxiliary gear 146-1, the second rotary gear 146, and the second toothed gear 132-3 are all formed in the same shape and can rotate in engagement with each other.

The second part and the third part of the first driving part 140 are used to hold the finger part 130 and particularly the second part and the third part of the finger wearing part 130 where the stop finger and the finger finger are respectively located, Can be induced.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), in the initial state, that is, in a state in which the second motor 142 is not operated, the third link 132-1 and the fourth link 132 -2) may be in a straight line. Therefore, the joints of the stop fingers positioned on the third link 132-1 and the fourth link 132-2 can be naturally bent without being bent.

7 (b), when the second motor 142 rotates in the counterclockwise direction with respect to the horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110, the first auxiliary gear 146-1 also rotates counterclockwise So that the second rotary gear 146, which rotates in engagement with the first auxiliary gear 146-1, can rotate clockwise. Accordingly, the fourth link 132-2 can be rotated by the second toothed gear 132-3 which rotates in engagement with the second rotary gear 146. [ That is, the third link 132-1 and the fourth link 132-2 of the finger wearing unit 130 are bent at a predetermined angle so that the third link 132-1 and the fourth link 132-2, It is possible to support the bending motion of the second joint (PIP) from the stop finger located at the upper part, in particular, from the tip part of the stop finger.

7 (b), when the second motor 142 rotates in the clockwise direction with respect to the horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110, the first auxiliary gear 146-1 also rotates clockwise So that the second rotary gear 146, which rotates in engagement with the first auxiliary gear 146-1, can rotate in the counterclockwise direction. Accordingly, the fourth link 132-2 is rotated by the second toothed gear 132-3 which rotates in engagement with the second rotary gear 146, and can return to the initial state as shown in Fig. 7 (a). That is, as the third link 132-1 and the fourth link 132-2 of the finger wearing unit 130 return to the straight state, the third link 132-1 and the fourth link 132- 2) It is possible to support the extension motion of the stop finger located at the upper part.

8, the first driving unit 140 includes a first motor 141 and a first rotating gear 145 to support a movement of the index finger, a second motor 142, A second portion for supporting the movement of the stop finger including the first auxiliary gear 146-1 and the second rotary gear 146, the third motor 143, the second auxiliary gear 147-1, A third portion including a third rotary gear 147 to support movement of the ring finger, a fourth portion supporting a motion of the finger including a fourth motor 144 and a fourth rotary gear 148 Lt; / RTI > At this time, the first to fourth portions of the first driving unit 140 may be mounted on the inner bottom surface of the supporting plate 110 so as to be engaged with the first to fourth portions of the finger wearing unit 130, respectively . The resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can increase the accuracy of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 by controlling the movement of the fingers except for the thumb using such a plurality of motors and gears.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a second driving unit included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 10 is a view showing a thumb wearer included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus shown in FIG. 2, Is a view showing a state in which the thumb drive unit is mounted on the second drive unit.

Referring to FIG. 9, the second driver 150 may provide movement to the thumb wearer 160, and may include a fifth motor 151 and a sixth motor 152 for this purpose. At this time, the fifth motor 151 and the sixth motor 152 may be coupled by the motor connecting member 153.

Specifically, the fifth motor 151 can be mounted in the inner space of the support plate 110 by the fifth motor coupling member 151-1 and the sixth motor coupling member 151-2. The upper and lower surfaces of the motor connecting member 153 are mounted on a portion where the rotational force of the fifth motor 151 is generated and the rotation of the fifth motor 151 And can be rotated according to an operation. That is, the motor connecting member 153 can be rotated with respect to the vertical direction (Z-axis) with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110 by the fifth motor 151.

 One side of the sixth motor 152 is attached to the outer surface of the motor connecting member 153 and can pivot along the vertical direction with the bottom surface of the support plate 110 according to the rotation operation of the fifth motor 151 have. At this time, the sixth motor 152 can generate a clockwise or counterclockwise rotational force with respect to the horizontal direction (X axis) with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate 110, and the rotational force of the sixth motor 152 The thumb wearer 160 can be mounted. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 10, the thumb wearer 160 may include a thumb link 161, a thumb insert 162, and a thumb motor engaging member 163.

Specifically, the thumb motor engaging member 163 can be engaged with the portion where the rotational force of the sixth motor 152 is generated. For this purpose, the thumb motor engaging member 163 may be formed with a plurality of through holes 163a. 11, the thumb motor engaging member 163 is coupled with the second driving unit 150 and moves along the horizontal or vertical direction with the bottom surface of the supporting plate 110 by the second driving unit 150 . Generally, since the range of motion of the thumb indicates a conical shape, it is preferable that the thumb wearer 160, in which the patient's thumb is inserted and fixed, is implemented so that the range of motion of the thumb wearer 160 can exhibit a conical shape. To this end, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a motor connecting member 153 rotatably coupled by a fifth motor 151, a fifth motor 151, and a motor connecting member 153 The movement of the thumb wearer 160 in which the thumb is located is supported by using the sixth motor 152 attached to the thumb of the thumb. At this time, when the motor connecting member 153 is implemented as a driving joint, the movement of the thumb wearer 160 in the Y-axis direction can also be supported by the motor connecting member 153.

Referring again to FIG. 10, the thumb link 161 may extend in a straight line from the thumb motor engaging member 163, and may be formed to a length generally corresponding to a thumb length of a person. A thumb insertion portion 162 for inserting and fixing the tip end portion of the thumb may be formed at one side of the thumb link 161. The thumb link 161 may be formed at a position corresponding to the tip end portion of the thumb, That is, a predetermined force sensor for measuring the force applied to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100, for example, an FSR sensor. At this time, the force measured by the force sensor is transmitted to the device controller (not shown), and the second driver 150 can be controlled according to the information. In this regard, a detailed description will be given later.

When the patient's palm is lifted up on the palm rest 120, the patient's thumb should be positioned naturally on the palm rest 120. In consideration of this, The second driving unit 150 on which the wearing unit 160 is mounted can be mounted.

Meanwhile, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a device control unit (not shown) for controlling the overall operation of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100. [ The device controller (not shown) may be implemented as an MCU and may be provided in the inner space of the support plate 110.

Specifically, the device control unit (not shown) may include a short-range communication module for performing short-range communication with the mobile terminal 200. For example, the device control unit (not shown) may include a short range communication module for performing Bluetooth, RFID, infrared communication, UWB, Zigbee communication, and the like with the mobile terminal 200. The device control unit (not shown) receives force information from the finger of the patient measured by the force sensor included in the finger wearer 130 and the thumb wearer 160 through the short- To the mobile terminal (200). Also, the device control unit (not shown) can transmit a signal generated as the emergency button 111 is input through the local communication module to the mobile terminal.

In addition, the device control unit (not shown) receives information on the operation mode of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 from the mobile terminal 200 through the short-range communication module, and controls the first driving unit 140 and the second driving unit 140 The driving unit 150 can be controlled. Herein, the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may operate according to one of an operation mode of a manual mode, an automatic mode, or a game mode, . ≪ / RTI > A detailed description thereof will be given later.

When the emergency button 111 is input or the force measured by the force sensor included in the finger wearing section 130 or the thumb wear section 160 is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the device control section (not shown) It is determined that a large force is applied from the finger to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100. Accordingly, the operation of the first driving unit 140 or the second driving unit 150 is immediately stopped The user can control the first driving unit 140 or the second driving unit 150 so that the user's finger can be returned to the initial state, that is, the state where the joints are not bent.

In addition, the device control unit (not shown) determines whether power is supplied to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100, whether communication is possible between the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 200, the operation mode of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 It is possible to control the ON or OFF of the plurality of LED modules 112 so that the LED modules 112 can be displayed.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 200 included in the resin rehabilitation system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. For example, the mobile terminal 200 may be a smart phone, and any mobile terminal capable of communication and capable of inputting and outputting information and capable of carrying information may be included in the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal 200 may be installed and operated by an application that performs control of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 at the request of the user.

Specifically, the mobile terminal 200 can perform short-range communication with a device control unit (not shown) included in the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 to transmit and receive predetermined information. Also, the mobile terminal 200 can receive the operation mode of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 from the patient. To this end, the mobile terminal 200 may output a predetermined screen for inputting the operation mode of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14

12 to 14 are views showing an example of a screen output from a mobile terminal.

12, the mobile terminal 200 may output a mode selection screen for receiving an operation mode of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 from a user. Here, the operation mode of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 may include an automatic mode, a manual mode, and a game mode. At this time, the mode selection screen output from the mobile terminal 200 may include a device initialization button. The device initialization button is provided so that the movement of the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 is immediately stopped and the finger fixed to the resin rehabilitation apparatus 100 is returned to the initial state, that is, the state in which the joint of the finger is not bent. When the initialization button is input, the mobile terminal 200 may transmit the information to the device controller (not shown) so as to control the operation of the first driver 140 or the second driver 150. [

Also, upon receiving the automatic mode from the user, the mobile terminal 200 can transmit the corresponding signal to the device controller (not shown) so as to support the rehabilitation movement of the patient at random according to the preset motion range and the number of repetitions. When receiving the automatic mode setting signal from the mobile terminal, the device control unit (not shown) transmits a plurality of motors included in the first driving unit 140 and the second driving unit 150 according to a predetermined range of motion and the number of repetitions Can be controlled.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 200 receives the manual mode from the user, the mobile terminal 200 can output a screen as shown in FIG. The manual mode is an operation mode in which the user manually sets a finger to be exercised, a range of motion, and the number of repetitions. The mobile terminal 200 outputs a screen as shown in FIG. 13 to display a finger, a motion range, Etc., it is possible to transmit the information to the device control unit (not shown).

For example, when the user selects the detection, stop and finger finger, and selects the rehabilitation range of 4 and the repetition frequency of 7, the mobile terminal 200 can transmit the information to the device controller (not shown). The device controller (not shown) includes a first motor 141, a second motor 142, and a third motor 144 included in a first driving unit 140 that supports detection, stop and finger movement of fingers according to information received from the mobile terminal 200 And the rotation angle of the third motor 143 can be controlled.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 200 receives the game mode from the user, the mobile terminal 200 can output a screen as shown in FIG. The game mode is a mode in which the mobile terminal 200 outputs a screen for guiding the movement of one finger of the thumb, the index finger, the stop finger, the finger and the finger, When a finger is moved, a force sensor included in the finger wearing unit 130 or the thumb wearer 160 can sense a corresponding force, so that a device controller (not shown) . At this time, the device controller (not shown) may transmit information about the finger that sensed the force to the mobile terminal 200. The mobile terminal 200 receives information about a finger that has been subjected to a force from a device control unit (not shown), and can count the score only when the patient's finger is strong and the finger that caused the movement in the output screen is the same .

For example, referring to FIG. 14, the first to fifth tunnels may correspond to thumb, index finger, stop, ring finger, and hand finger, respectively. When a mole appears in the tunnel, . At this time, when the patient applies force to the stop finger to move the stop finger, the force sensor included in the finger wearer 130 senses the force and can transmit the information to the device controller (not shown). At this time, the device control unit (not shown) controls the rotation operation of the second motor 142 included in the first driving unit 140 so as to support the motion of the stop finger, and transmits the information to the mobile terminal 200 . The mobile terminal 200 can match the finger that has induced the current motion with the finger information to which the force received from the device control unit (not shown) is applied, and counts the score according to the result.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be possible.

1000: Resin rehabilitation system
100: Resin remelting device
200: mobile terminal
110: Support plate
120: palm rest part
130: fingers
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A support plate;
A palm rest part having one end coupled to the support plate;
And a first part to a fourth part, wherein one end of the first part to the fourth part is coupled to the other end of the palm rest part, And the other end of the fourth portion includes a first toothed gear to a fourth toothed gear;
The first to fourth motors mounted on the support plate, the first to fourth motors rotated by the first to fourth motors, respectively, A first driving unit including a rotary gear;
A second drive unit including a fifth motor mounted on the support plate, a motor connection member rotatably coupled to the fifth motor, and a sixth motor attached to the motor connection member; And
And a thumb wearing part coupled to the second driving part and moved by the second driving part. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the finger-
Wherein the first portion to the fourth portion each include two hinged links, one end of the two hinged links being coupled to the other end of the palm rest, and the two hinged links And either the first toothed gear or the fourth toothed gear is formed at the other side end. The method according to claim 1,
The thumb-
And is mounted on a portion where rotational force of the sixth motor is generated. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the second driver comprises:
A fifth motor rotating about a vertical direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate, a motor connection member rotating about the vertical direction by the fifth motor, and a motor connected to the motor connection member and pivotally moving, And a sixth motor for generating a rotational force with respect to a horizontal direction of the support plate, wherein a rotational force is applied by the thumb wearer with respect to a vertical direction or a horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate. A support plate;
A palm rest part having one end coupled to the support plate;
And a first part to a fourth part, wherein one end of the first part to the fourth part is coupled to the other end of the palm rest part, And the other end of the fourth portion includes a first toothed gear to a fourth toothed gear;
The first to fourth motors mounted on the support plate, the first to fourth motors rotated by the first to fourth motors, respectively, A first driving unit including a rotary gear;
A second drive unit including a fifth motor mounted on the support plate, a motor connection member rotatably coupled to the fifth motor, and a sixth motor attached to the motor connection member;
A thumb wearing part coupled to the second driving part and moving by the second driving part; And
A device controller for receiving the operation mode of the automatic mode, the manual mode, or the game mode for communicating with the mobile terminal and receiving the input from the user, and controlling the first driver or the second driver according to the received operation mode A resin rehabilitation device. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the finger-
Wherein the first portion to the fourth portion each include two hinged links, one end of the two hinged links being coupled to the other end of the palm rest, and the two hinged links And either the first toothed gear or the fourth toothed gear is formed at the other side end. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the second driver comprises:
A fifth motor rotating about a vertical direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate, a motor connection member rotating about the vertical direction by the fifth motor, and a motor connected to the motor connection member and pivotally moving, And a sixth motor for generating a rotational force with respect to a horizontal direction of the support plate, wherein a rotational force is applied by the thumb wearer with respect to a vertical direction or a horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface of the support plate. A mobile terminal for receiving one of an automatic mode, a manual mode and a game mode from a patient; And
A palm seat part having one end connected to the support plate, and a first part to a fourth part for allowing fingers other than the thumb to be respectively positioned, wherein one end of the first part to the fourth part And the other end of the first portion to the fourth portion includes a first toothed gear to a fourth toothed gear, and a first motor mounted on the support plate, A first driving unit including a first motor to rotate by the first motor to the fourth motor, and a first rotating gear to a fourth rotating gear which are rotated in engagement with the first to fourth gears, A second motor including a fifth motor mounted on the support plate, a motor connecting member rotatably coupled by the fifth motor, and a sixth motor attached to the motor connecting member, A thumb drive unit coupled to the second drive unit and driven by the second drive unit; and a control unit configured to receive one of an automatic mode, a manual mode, and a game mode in which communication is performed with the mobile terminal, And a device controller for controlling the first driver or the second driver according to an operation mode,
The resin rehabilitation apparatus communicates with the mobile terminal and receives one of an automatic mode, a manual mode and a game mode inputted from the patient, and the tip of the finger of the patient is inserted and fixed, A first driving unit for supporting a movement of each finger of the patient according to a force applied from a distal end of the finger of the patient and measuring a force applied from a distal end of the patient, And supports the movement of the thumb through the second driving unit which rotates about the horizontal direction or the vertical direction.

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