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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Yasuaki Murakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhisa Tanabe, Kyoto, JP;
Takehiro Hamaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Shinichi Ito, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuaki Murakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhisa Tanabe, Kyoto, JP;
Takehiro Hamaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Shinichi Ito, Kyoto, JP;
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Muko-shi, JP;
Abstract
The trunk area dimension measurement device includes a light reflection portion to be placed at a position of a navel of the measurement subject, a contact portion to be placed on a side surface of the measurement subject's trunk area, a support column having a contact detection unit that detects the contact with the contact portion and that extends in the vertical direction, a measurement bar that is supported pivotably about a first support point vertically with respect to the support column and that extends above the measurement subject's trunk area, an optical sensor that is held by the measurement bar positioned above the measurement subject's trunk area and that is held pivotably about a second support point so as to hang down in a gravity direction, and an angle sensor that is provided at either one of the first support point and the second support point.