US 12,734,098 B2Granted

Rehabilitation device with a rolling unit to stretch the upper limbs

AssigneeNational Cheng Kung University

InventorsYao-Lung Kuo, Chih-Han Chang, Li-Chieh Kuo, Kang-Chin Yang, Yu-Chen Lin, Ping-Han Chuang

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Abstract

A rehabilitation device includes a base unit, a circuit unit, a rolling unit, and a holding unit. The circuit unit includes a distance measuring element, which is partially exposed on a bottom surface of the base unit and can measure the moving distance of the base unit after the base unit contacts a plane. The rolling unit includes a plurality of rollers partially protruding from the base unit, a driving member, and at least one auxiliary wheel driven by the driving member. The rollers are continuously in contact with the plane, and the auxiliary wheel is driven to contact the plane. The rollers can make the base unit slide, allowing the user to stretch their upper limbs by themselves. When the user moves to his own limit position, the auxiliary wheel can be driven to gradually increase the moving distance of the base unit, so that the upper limb can be continuously stretched, and the limit of the extension distance and joint movement angle of the upper limb can be gradually increased.

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Dependent claims

A rehabilitation device for moving on a plane, comprising:

a base unit, including a top surface and a bottom surface;
a circuit unit, arranged in the base unit and including a circuit board, a power supply electrically connected to the circuit board, and a distance measuring element electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the distance measuring element is partially exposed on the bottom surface of the base unit and is configured to measure a moving distance of the base unit;
a rolling unit, arranged in the base unit and including a plurality of rollers arranged at intervals and partially protruding from the bottom surface of the base unit, a driving member electrically connected to the power supply, and at least one auxiliary wheel driven by the driving member, wherein, the plurality of rollers are continuously in contact with the plane, the at least one auxiliary wheel is not in contact with the plane until it is driven;
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a holding unit, arranged on the top surface of the base unit and including a holding member for accommodating a user's hand, and an activation switch arranged under the holding member, wherein the activation switch is used to activate the driving member of the rolling unit.

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