INPUT AID

• Main Author: ISHIBASHI TATSUO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 23.05.2016
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PHYSICS; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problems of an input aid to be used for functional disorder, such as a paralyzed finger: a user with the aid has physical burden; the user loses input feeling in the finger; input operability is reduced due to the volume of the device; other fingers wearing no aid cause an operation error during input operation; the aid cannot be smoothly worn on the finger; and the size of the aid needs to be adjusted to each user.SOLUTION: An input aid includes a base body to be worn on one finger, and a pointing section having an input tip. The base body includes a first support section to be brought into contact with the vicinity of a back side of an MP joint of a finger, a second support section to be brought into contact with the vicinity of a palm side of a PIP joint, and a third support section to be brought into contact with the vicinity of a back side of a DIP joint. The base body including the support sections, the pointing section, and the input tip have conductivity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】手指に麻痺等の機能障害がある場合に使用する入力補助具は、装着時に身体的負担を与え、指による入力感覚を消失させ、装置自体が嵩張り入力操作性が悪くなり、入力作業中に補助具を装着していない他の指が誤操作等を引き起こし、補助具の指への装着がスムーズではなく、個別に補助具のサイズを合わせる必要性がある。【解決手段】一本の手指に装着する基体と、入力先端部を有する指示部とからなる入力補助具であって、前記基体が、指のＭＰ関節の背面近傍に接する第一支持部と、ＰＩＰ関節の掌面近傍に接する第二支持部と、ＤＩＰ関節の背面近傍に接する第三支持部とからなる三つの支持部を備え、また前記支持部を有する前記基体と前記指示部と前記入力先端部とが導電性を有するものとする。【選択図】図１