Patent ID: 6146341
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A61H,A63B

Abstract:
A device for carrying out motional training by continuously flexing and extending a joint, the devise comprising a mounting piece for mounting the device in the vicinity of a joint; a drive unit arranged on said mounting piece and including a reversable rotation motor having a motor output shaft, a manual switching clutch connected to said motor output shaft, and a power transmission connected to said clutch and a transmission output rotating shaft; a swinging arm having a base portion mounted on said mounting piece and a free end portion including another mounting piece for mounting to the free end side of a front portion of the joint, said swinging arm being coupled to said transmission output rotating shaft and subjected to a reciprocating swing motion during regular and reverse rotation of said transmission output rotating shaft; a movable range setting copying mechanism operative for setting a first swing end and a second swing end of said swing arm, said movable range setting copying mechanism including a movable range setting dial located coaxially with said transmission output rotating shaft, and a switch for controlling a reverse rotation of said motor and located in the vicinity of said transmission output rotating shaft, said movable range setting dial being swung by manually moving said swing arm in a clockwise direction and an anticlockwise direction so as to specify a desired range of motion for said first swing end and said second swing end in cooperation with a portion of said switch.