CN108883330A

CN108883330A - Balance training

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Publication number: CN108883330A
Application number: CN201780022949.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·W·波林斯基
Original assignee: Nautilus Inc
Current assignee: Bowflex Inc
Priority date: 2016-02-22
Filing date: 2017-02-16
Publication date: 2018-11-23
Also published as: US20190054348A1; EP3419724A4; EP3419724A1; WO2017146980A1

Abstract

Provide a kind of balance training.The balance training may include guide rail, the multiple foot supports for being slidingly coupled to guide rail and be connected to guide rail to provide a degree of angle at least one instable balance pad.The balance training may include regulating mechanism, and the regulating mechanism is associated with guide rail and each foot support being selectively positioned at each foot support in the desired locations along the longitudinal length of guide rail.The balance training may include base portion, and the base portion includes adjustable height dimension to provide incremental balance difficulty level.

Description

Balance training

Cross reference to related applications

The application requires entitled " the balance training dress submitted on 2 22nd, 2016 according to 35USC 119 (e) Set " and application No. is the equity of the priority of 62/298,163 U.S. Provisional Patent Application, this application is herein to be cited in full text Mode be incorporated herein.

Technical field

The disclosure relates generally to body-building and individual training, and more particularly relates to the device of balance training and be System.

Background technique

Practice of the existing various device and system to execute various body-building and balance training.However, these devices and being System cannot provide adequately selectivity control by the tracking of user, the feedback of user and/or user.

It is therefore desirable to provide a kind of improved balance training, can at least be partially solved the above problem and/or Improvement or substitution to existing apparatus can be more generally provided.

Summary of the invention

The disclosure mainly provides a kind of balance training.The balance training provides a certain range of angle not Stability is to improve the balance of user.The balance training can extend, to change unstable degree as needed.Example Such as, the balance training may include multiple foot supports, these foot supports are moved relative to each other to change The angle tilt of foot gesture and/or device.Additionally or alternatively, user can be from the various balances of offer different curvature It is selected in pad.In some embodiments, balance training may include sensing device, the sensing device allow using Person measures their balance and tracks their balanced capacity and improvement at any time.Balance training use and/ Or during storage, sensing device can be accepted in compartment.

Embodiment of the disclosure may include a kind of balance training.The balance training may include：Guide rail, The guide rail includes longitudinal length；Multiple foot supports, are slidably connected to guide rail；Regulating mechanism, with each foot Portion's supporting element and guide rail are associated, and each foot support is selectively locked in multiple positions along rail length In；With at least one balance pad, it is connected to guide rail and including convex bottom surface to provide a degree of angle unstability.It leads Rail may include opposite the first side end and the second side end and opposite preceding longitudinal edge and rear longitudinal edge.Guide rail Longitudinal length can limit between opposite the first side end and the second side end.Guide rail may include in opposite preceding longitudinal direction It is limited between edge and rear longitudinal edge and transverse to the width of longitudinal length.

Embodiment of the disclosure may include a kind of balance training.The balance training may include：It is elongated Guide rail comprising longitudinal length；Multiple foot supports are connected to guide rail and are configured at least partially along guide rail Running lengthwise；And base portion, engage support surface.Base portion may include adjustable height dimension, described adjustable high Spend the size configurations balance difficulty level incremental at offer.

Embodiment of the disclosure may include extending the method for balance plate.The method may include：Along guide rail component The slidably coupled multiple foot supports of longitudinal length；Multiple foot supports are located in first position to provide The disequilibration of one degree is qualitative；And multiple foot supports is made to slide into the second position along the longitudinal length of guide rail.The The disequilibration that two positions can provide the second degree is qualitative.

Partially elaborated other embodiment and feature in the following description, and for those skilled in the art and Speech, other embodiment and feature will become obvious after checking the specification and drawings, or can pass through practice Disclosed subject content learns other embodiment and feature.By referring to rest part and attached drawing (its structure of specification At a part of this disclosure) it may be implemented to the essence of the disclosure and further understanding for advantage.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that each of various aspects of the disclosure and feature in some cases may be used To be advantageously used alone, or can be applied in combination in other cases with other aspect and feature of the disclosure.Therefore, Although set forth the disclosure according to embodiment, it will be appreciated that the various aspects of any embodiment can be required individually Protection, or can combine and be claimed with the aspect and feature of the embodiment or any other embodiments.Certain of the disclosure A little embodiments are substantially only example and are in no way intended to limit invention claimed or its application or purposes.It should Understand, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, can use other embodiments, and structure can be carried out And/or modification in logic.

The disclosure is elaborated with different the level of detail in this application, and for subject content claimed Range should not be so limited to the element included in the content of present invention or not included, component etc..In some cases, it is convenient to omit Unnecessary details or the details for making other details be difficult to understand for understanding the disclosure.In addition, for the sake of clarity, The detailed description for the certain features being apparent to those skilled in the art no longer is discussed, in case the description of the disclosure is fuzzy not Clearly.It should be appreciated that subject content claimed is not necessarily limited by specific embodiment given herein or specific arrangements, and The scope of the present disclosure is defined only by the following claims.

Detailed description of the invention

This specification can be more fully understood referring to attached drawing below, in the accompanying drawings, component may be not drawn to draw System, attached drawing as health and fitness facilities as described herein various embodiments and provide and be not necessarily to be construed as the model to health and fitness facilities The complete diagram enclosed.

Fig. 1 is the vertical view isometric view of the balance training in contracted configurations.

Fig. 2 is the vertical view isometric view of the balance training of Fig. 1 in extended architecture.

Fig. 3 is the bottom isometric view of the balance training of Fig. 1 in contracted configurations.

Fig. 4 is the bottom isometric view of the balance training of Fig. 1 in extended architecture.

Fig. 5 is the top exploded view of the balance training of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is that the balance training of Fig. 1 looks up exploded view.

Fig. 7 is the sectional view along the balance training of the line 7-7 of Fig. 1 Fig. 1 intercepted.

Fig. 8 is the sectional view along the balance training of the line 8-8 of Fig. 2 Fig. 1 intercepted.

Fig. 9 is the front view of the balance training of Fig. 1 comprising a balance pad.

Figure 10 is the front view of the balance training of Fig. 1 comprising two balance pads.

Figure 11 is the front view of the balance training of Fig. 1 comprising three balance pads.

Figure 12 is the vertical view isometric view of another balance training in contracted configurations.

Figure 13 is the vertical view isometric view of the balance training of Figure 12 in extended architecture.

Figure 14 is the exploded view of the balance training of Figure 12.

Figure 15 is the sectional view along the balance training of the line 15-15 of Figure 12 Figure 12 intercepted.

Figure 16 is the sectional view along the balance training of the line 16-16 of Figure 13 Figure 12 intercepted.

Figure 17 is the front view of the balance training of Figure 12 comprising a balance pad.

Figure 18 is the front view of the balance training of Figure 12 comprising two balance pads.

Figure 19 is the front view of the balance training of Figure 12 comprising three balance pads.

Figure 20 is the vertical view isometric view of another balance training in contracted configurations.

Figure 21 is the vertical view isometric view of the balance training of Figure 20 in extended architecture.

Figure 22 is the bottom isometric view of the balance training of Figure 20 in contracted configurations.

Specific embodiment

Fig. 1-11 shows the exemplary embodiment of balance training 100, which includes at least one A regulating mechanism 102 can be operated to provide the angle unstability of variable pitch to balance training 100.Following institute It states, one or more regulating mechanisms 102 can permit balance training 100 and selectively extend or shrink required to provide Functional characteristic.For example, as herein provided like that, it is fixed that the expansible property of balance training 100 can permit user The size and/or function of balance training 100 processed.It as described in more detail below like that, in one embodiment, can be with The referred to as balance training 100 of balance plate, which selectively can be extended or be shunk, to be placed with providing the foot of variation, is different Size etc..In addition, the version largely shunk can permit different degrees of compared with the version largely extended For angle tilt to provide bigger unstability, this at least partly results from narrower foot gesture, increased angle tilt Deng.Additionally or alternatively, the version largely shunk can permit easier transport (for example, in bag or in the case Transport) and can permit the balancing exercise that user carries out single foot and both feet.In some embodiments, balance training 100 can extend or shrink for specific figure (for example, children and adult) adjustment training device 100.

Referring to Fig. 1-4, the embodiment of balance training 100 may include elongate guide rails 104, multiple foot supports 106 can be slidably connected to the elongate guide rails 104.As it can be seen in figures 5 and 6, guide rail 104 (can be referred to as guide rail component) can be with Including top surface 108 (referring to Fig. 5), bottom surface 110 (referring to Fig. 6), the first opposite side end 112 and the second side end 114 and Opposite preceding longitudinal edge 116 and rear longitudinal edge 118.Guide rail 104 can be shaped as quadrangle and may include longitudinal length Spend L and transverse width W.As shown, the longitudinal length L of guide rail 104 its first side end 112 and the second side end 114 it Between limit.In such embodiments, the transverse width W of guide rail 104 its preceding longitudinal edge 116 and rear longitudinal edge 118 it Between limit.In some embodiments, the length L of guide rail 104 can be greater than its width W, so that the guide rail 104 is considered Rectangle.It includes preceding longitudinal edge 116 and rear longitudinal edge 118 that the guide rail of other shapes, which can be guide rail appropriate, such, And it is at least partially non-linear.In one embodiment, guide rail 104 may include thickness T, thickness T much smaller than its length L or Its width W, so that guide rail 104 can be considered to have thin contour.

As explained in more detail below, the size and shape of guide rail 104 can be combined with foot support 106 with The desired aesthetically and/or functionally characteristic of balance training 100 is provided.For example, guide rail 104 may include in its top surface 108 The track 130 of middle restriction.As shown, along the length L of the guide rail 104 between the first side end 112 and the second side end 114 At least part (for example, along whole length L) formed track 130.Track 130 may include the thickness T less than guide rail 104 Depth so that the cross section of guide rail 104 is generally U-shaped.In some embodiments, the cross section of guide rail 104 can be closure Shape, to limit chamber 132 wherein for the purpose being at least explained below.Referring to figs. 5 and 6, preceding 116 He of longitudinal edge Each of longitudinal edge 118 can be curve along the thickness T of guide rail 104 afterwards, in order to which foot support 106 is attached Be connected to guide rail 104, it is as follows be explained more fully as.For example, each in preceding longitudinal edge 116 and rear longitudinal edge 118 A outer surface 134 that may each comprise special-shaped (such as bending or angled), the outer surface 134 can be operated to by foot branch Support member 106 is connected to guide rail 104.

With continued reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, guide rail 104 may include multiple end caps 160, such as a pair of of end cap 160.As shown, Each end cap 160 is positioned adjacent to the end of guide rail 104 (for example, one in the first side end 112 and the second side end 114 It is a).In some embodiments, each end cap 160 can be with the associated end of rail closure 104, such as chamber 132.Each end cap 160 size and shape all can be with the cross sectional shape complementary of guide rail 104.For example, the cross section of each end cap 160 can be It is generally U-shaped and it can be sized to preceding longitudinal edge 116 and rear longitudinal edge with bottom surface 110 and guide rail 104 Edge 118 is substantially flush (referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4).As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, guide rail 104 may include spine 164, in this example, The spine 164 is formed in end cap 160 and extends above the bottom of the track of guide rail 104 130.As described below, each Spine 164 can engage associated regulating mechanism 102, in order to which regulating mechanism 102 to be locked in specified position.Although It is illustrated and is described as a part of end cap 160, but spine 164 can be formed in other positions on guide rail 104 (such as not A part as end cap 160), any position in the track 130 of guide rail etc..For illustration purposes only, spine 164 is under It is described as a part of end cap 160 in text.

With continued reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, in some embodiments, balance training 100 may include the first foot support 136 and second foot support 138, first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 at least partially along The length L of guide rail 104 is slidably connected to guide rail 104.As shown, the first foot support 136 and the second foot supports Each of part 138 may each comprise support plate 140 and multiple elongated holding members 142, the multiple elongated holding member 142 can operate each foot support 106 is connected to guide rail 104, as described below.Each support plate 140 can wrap Upper surface 144 (referring to Fig. 5) and bottom side 146 (referring to Fig. 6) are included, the upper surface 144 and bottom side 146 collectively define foot branch The length L of support member 106_FSWith transverse width W_FS(referring to Fig. 5).In some embodiments, the length L of support plate 140_FSAnd width W_FSIt can extend respectively along the length L and width W of guide rail 104.Support plate 140 can be it is elongated so that length L_FSAnd width Spend W_FSIn one be greater than length L_FSWith width W_FSIn another.For example, in the fig. 12 embodiment, the width of support plate 140 Spend W_FSIts length L can be greater than_FS, but vice versa in other examples.In some embodiments, support plate 140 Length L_FSWith width W_FSCan be sized to (or approximate match) is matched with the size of the foot of user or shoes.For example, branch The length L of fagging 140_FSIt may be in the range of about 4 inches to about 12 inches, and the width W of support plate 140_FSIt can In the range of about 8 inches to about 20 inches.The upper surface 144 of each foot support 106 can provide grasping Surface, to limit the sliding of the hand and/or foot of user when being placed on balance training 100.In some embodiments, Pad can fix the upper surface 144 that (for example, adherency) arrives support plate 140, with needed for providing appearance, sense of touch, grip features or Damping characteristics.As shown, upper surface 144 be substantially plane and may include any amount of cross-sectional shape, institute State cross-sectional shape include round or ellipse (referring to Fig. 1 and 12), semicircle (referring to fig. 2 0), oval, square, rectangle, Polygon etc..In some embodiments, the size and shape of foot support 106 can be complimentary to one another.For example, in Figure 20-22 Shown in embodiment, the size and shape of the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 may be set so that When foot support 106 is positioned to adjacent to each other, the substantially uninterrupted and continuous periphery of balance training 100 is limited. As clearly visible in Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 6, the bottom side 146 of each support plate 140 may include porous structure 148, with same When mitigate support plate 140 weight and the increased rigidity of support plate 140 is provided.

In order to which each foot support 106 is fixed to guide rail 104, multiple holding members 142 may be coupled to each The bottom side 146 of fagging 140, such as carried out by the welding of fastener, adhesive, thermal weld or sound wave, corresponding engagement features etc. Connection.As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, each holding member 142 may each be the slender member including engagement surface 150.Engagement surface 150 can be shaped as it is complementary with the abnormal shape outer surface 134 (contoured) of preceding longitudinal edge 116 and rear longitudinal edge 118.It protects Hold the bottom side 146 that component 142 is attached to each support plate 140 in parallel relationship.As explained herein below, relatively The engagement surface 150 of holding member 142 can be facing with each other, in order to which each foot support 106 is attached to guide rail 104.For example, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, holding member 142 can be along the width W of each foot support 106_FSIt is spaced apart, with Guide rail 104 is received therebetween.In some embodiments, the width W of guide rail 104 can be substantially captured at holding member 142 Between (for example, being trapped between the engagement surface 150 of opposite holding member 142), can by each foot support 106 It is slidably attached to guide rail 104.In this way, it is attached to the formation of holding member 142 of the bottom side 146 of each support plate 140 Channel 152, length L of the channel 152 at least partially along each foot support 106_FSExtend (referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4).

As shown, at least part of guide rail 104 can be received slidably in channel 152, by each foot Portion's supporting element 106 is fixed to guide rail 104.The channel 152 formed by holding member 142 is (for example, the table of joint of holding member 142 Face 150) slideably receive guide rail 104, wherein the preceding longitudinal edge 116 and rear longitudinal edge 118 and holding structure of guide rail 104 The engagement surface 150 of part 142 cooperates.For example, the matching abnormal shape shape of the engagement surface 150 of holding member 142 substantially captures Guide rail 104 to be maintained in channel 152 and guide rail 104 allowed to slide along channel 152 by guide rail 104.Additionally or alternatively, The matching abnormal shape shape of the engagement surface 150 of the outer surface 134 and holding member 142 of guide rail keeps each foot support 106 It is aligned between track 104 at least to carry out the smooth fortune limited and convenient for guide rail 104 along channel 152 to marriage relation It is dynamic.In this way, each foot support 106 can be slided along at least part of the length L of guide rail 104, so as to Such as balance training 100 is made to extend and shrink, as more comprehensively narration as follows.Although showing two elongated holdings Component 142 is attached to the bottom side 146 of each support plate 140, but under the premise of not departing from spirit and scope of the present disclosure, often A foot support 106 may each comprise a series of shorter, positioned parallel holding members 142.

Referring now to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, each foot support 106 to be selectively positioned to the length along guide rail 104 The regulating mechanism 102 spent in multiple positions of L can be associated with guide rail 104 and foot support 106.For example, regulating mechanism 102 can form the releasable connection structure between guide rail 104 and foot support 106, to select balance training 100 It is locked in selecting property at least contracted configurations (referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3) and extended architecture (referring to fig. 2 and Fig. 4).In contracted configurations In, the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 may be positioned such that adjacent to each other, such as at abutting relation.Expanding In exhibition construction, the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 can be along the length L of guide rail 104 with horizontal each other Relationship positioning spaced apart, so that limiting clearance G between the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138.Such as It is lower described, regulating mechanism 102 can operate to by the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 relative to each other Positioning, to change the clearance G between them.

Referring to Fig. 3-8, each regulating mechanism 102 may each comprise in one in end cap 160 and foot support 106 An associated latch member 162.As shown in Fig. 3,4 and 6, each latch member 162 can be engaged (for example, connection To) bottom side 146 of support plate 140.For example, each latch member 162 can be attached to the bottom side 146 of support plate 140, such as It is attached by machanical fastener.In some embodiments, each latch member 162 can be attached to associated support Plate 140, so that at least part of latch enable component 162 is mobile towards or away from the bottom side of support plate 162 146, as under As text is explained.As shown, each latch member 162 may each comprise multiple such as slits of connected structure 166, it is described Connected structure 166 locks the position of foot support 106 with defining the property of can choose.In such embodiments, engagement knot Each of structure 166 can engage spine 164, limit foot support 106 in this way along the length L of guide rail 104 Translational motion.In some embodiments, latch member 162 can use the form of leaf spring, and the leaf spring is connected to support plate 140 bottom side 146.In such embodiments, each latch member 162 can for example by machanical fastener substantially The bottom side 146 of support plate 140 is attached to along the middle line of latch member 162, so that connected structure 166 be allowed to be detached from spine 164. For example, latch member 162 may be coupled to support plate 140, consequently facilitating a part of each latch member 162 is far from end cap 160 and mobile towards the bottom side of support plate 140 146, so that connected structure 166 and spine 164 are detached from, as more fully below in detail As stating.

Referring to figure 5 and figure 6, each latch member 162 may each comprise opposite first part 168 and second part 170. As described below, first part 168 can operate each foot support 106 is located in first position such as retracted position In, and second part 170 can be operated each foot support 106 to be located in such as expanding location of the second position. For example, first part 168 and second part 170 can respectively include the first connected structure 172 and the second connected structure 174, In some embodiments, first connected structure 172 and the second connected structure 174 can be essentially identical in form and function. As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, each of the first connected structure 172 and the second connected structure 174 may each comprise by from latch structure The slot 176 that the opposite spine 178 that part 162 extends limits.In such embodiments, slot 176 can be sized to use In at least part for receiving spine 164, latch member 162 and guide rail 104 are bonded together and limit foot support 106 along the length L of guide rail 104 translational motion, to limit the selectable position of foot support 106.

With continued reference to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, one (for example, interior spine) in opposite spine 178 can be in latch member 162 First part 168 and each of second part 170 is upper limits slope 180, in order in associated connected structure 166 Slot 176 in receive end cap 160 automatically, as discussed in more detail below.In some embodiments, first part 168 and second part 170 Each of may each comprise grip portion 182, be used to be engaged by user to discharge the first connected structure 172 and second Connected structure 174 simultaneously allows foot support 106 to slide (referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4) along guide rail 104.

- 4, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 referring to Fig.1, user can activate regulating mechanism 102 with expanding location and retracted position it Between shift equilibrium training device 100 to providing desired functional characteristic.In order to extend balance training 100, user can With press latch member 162 first part 168 grip portion 182 to discharge the first connected structure of regulating mechanism 102 172.For example, the first part 168 of latch member 162 can be resiliently bent to allow spine 164 to engage knot with each first The slot 176 of structure 172 is sufficiently disengaged from.Once spine 164 is detached from the first connected structure 172 (for example, the first connected structure 172 is interior Spine), user then can just be such that associated foot support 106 slides in and out along the length L of guide rail 104, until Until second connected structure 174 locks foot support 106 in place.In this way, when foot support 106 is in inside When position or retracted position, the first connected structure 172 of latch member 162 can be with spine 164 side by side, and works as foot supports When part 106 is in external position or expanding location, the second connected structure 174 of latch member 162 can be with spine 164 side by side. It is engaged for the ease of spine 164 with the second connected structure 174, when user pulls out foot support 106, latch member The slope 180 of 162 second part 170 can promote second part 170 to be resiliently bent towards support plate 140.Once spine 164 leave the interior spine of the second connected structure 174, and latch member 162 can be towards the automatically bias second part of end cap 160 170, spine 164 is seated in the slot 176 of the second connected structure 174.When balance training 100 is in extended architecture When, user can execute various balance training practices, such as put a foot on each foot support 106 to execute both feet Balance training practice.

It can be with the contraction of the sequence completion balance training 100 substantially opposite with said sequence.In order to shrink balance Training device 100, user can press the grip portion 182 of the second part 170 of latch member 162 to discharge regulating mechanism 102 the second connected structure 174.In such embodiments, the second part 170 of latch member 162 be resiliently bent with from The slot 176 of second connected structure 174 fully removes end cap 160.Once end cap 160 leave the second connected structure 174 (for example, The interior spine of second connected structure 174), user then can just make each foot support 106 along the length of guide rail 104 L slid inward, until each foot support 106 is locked in place by the first connected structure 172 (such as by being connect first It closes in the slot 176 of structure 172 and at least partly receives end cap 160).It is similarly described above, first of latch member 162 First part 168 can be promoted when user inwardly pushes foot support flexibly by dividing the inclination property on 168 slope 180 Bending.Once the interior spine of the first connected structure 172 is left by spine 164, latch member 162 is just automatically inclined towards end cap 160 First part 168 is pressed, spine 164 is seated in the slot 176 of the first connected structure 172.When balance training 100 is in When in contracted configurations, user can put a foot on each foot support 106 to execute the practice of biped balance training. Additionally or alternatively, a foot can be positioned to across the first foot support 136 and the second foot support by user 138 to execute single foot balance training practice.

Although being depicted and described as moving between the two positions, regulating device may be configured so that foot branch Support member 106 moves between any amount of position, such as is realized by providing additional connected structure 166.In some realities It applies in example, each foot support 106 can slide between expanding location and retracted position along the length L of guide rail 104 Between about 60mm to about 100mm (for example, sliding about 80mm), but balance training 100 can be according to guide rail 104, foot The size and shape of supporting element 106 and regulating mechanism 102 support more or fewer movements.Due to each foot support 106 include regulating mechanism 102, therefore foot support 106 can position independently of one another along guide rail 104, flat to customize The equilibrium response of weighing apparatus training device 100.For example, one in the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 can be with It is located in first position along guide rail, and another in the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 can edge Guide rail be located in the second position.In some embodiments, first position and the second position can be equivalent, so that the first foot Portion's supporting element 136 and the second foot support 138 are in identical position relative to the center of guide rail 104, to provide first Foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 are along the symmetrically placed of guide rail 104.However, it is contemplated that first Position and the second position can be different, so that the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 are relative to guide rail 104 center is in different positions, to provide the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 along guide rail 104 Be asymmetrically placed.

Referring now to fig. 1-11, balance training 100 may include base portion 190, the base portion 190 be configured to for example, by The height dimension of the guide rail 104 above support surface is adjusted to provide incremental balance difficulty level.For example, balance training 100 may include at least one balance pad 192 for being connected to guide rail 104 (for example, the bottom surface 110 for being connected to guide rail 104), to mention Desired Height and/or expected angle unstability for balance training 100.In some embodiments, balance training 100 may include multiple balance pads 192, and each balance pad 192 includes convex bottom surface 194 to provide a degree of angle not Stability (referring to Fig. 6).As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, balance pad 192 can in series or sequentially link together (such as with perpendicular Straight stacking or layered structure connection), to form the balance pad heap 196 of different height.As described below, the side connected or be linked in sequence Formula allows easily and/or rapidly to link together balance pad 192, to provide required horizontal balance difficulty.Such as but Without limitation, the radius of the convex bottom surface 194 of the balance pad 192 each connected in succession can reduce.Additionally or alternatively, Increasing the height of balance pad heap 196 by adding additional balance pad 192 to balance pad heap can be by increasing balance training The institute inclined angle of energy during balance training is practiced of device 100 provides incremental balance difficulty.In this way, user Balance pad 192 can be added or changed with the raising of its ability.

As shown in figs. 9-11, multiple balance pads 192 may include：With the first bottom surface radius R₁The first balance pad 198, With the second bottom surface radius R₂The second balance pad 200, have third bottom surface radius R₃Third balance pad 202, etc..At this In the embodiment of sample, the first bottom surface radius R₁The second bottom surface radius R can be greater than₂, the second bottom surface radius R₂Third bottom can be greater than Radius surface R₃, etc..For example, the first bottom surface radius R₁It may be between about 600mm to about 900mm (for example, about 770mm), Second bottom surface radius R₂It may be between about 400mm to about 600mm (for example, about 480mm), and third bottom surface radius R₃ It may be between about 100mm to about 400mm (for example, about 270mm).In such embodiments, the first balance pad 198, The bottom surface radius of second balance pad 200 and third balance pad 202 to successively decrease can be inclined by increasing balance training 100 Ability provides incremental balance difficulty level.As shown, the first balance pad 198, the second balance pad 200 and third balance pad Each of 202 can be the dish with generally circular cross-section, it is also contemplated that other cross sections, such as Including polygon and ellipse.

Referring to figs. 5 and 6, balance pad 192 can be stacked together to form balance pad heap 196 with setting sequence.For example, In one embodiment, the second balance pad 200 can be connected to the first balance pad 198, third balance pad (for example, exclusively) 202 can be connected to second balance pad 200, etc. (for example, exclusively).In such embodiments, the second balance pad 200 It may include more columns 204 with third balance pad 202, the more columns 204 are sized and shaped for releasedly fixing In multiple recessed portions 206 in the bottom surface 194 for being respectively formed in the first balance pad 198 and the second balance pad 200.For example, column Engagement between 204 and recessed portion 206 can limit chocking construction (for example, rib and slot etc.) or can be formed between elements It is interference fitted, such as the column 204 for the increasing being at least partially compressed in lesser recessed portion 206.In order to by balance pad 192 It is connected to guide rail 104, balance training 100 may include the connecting plate 208 for being connected to the bottom surface 110 of guide rail 104.In this way Embodiment in, the first balance pad 198 can be connected to connecting plate 208 in any suitable manner (for example, exclusively).Example As but without limitation, connecting plate 208 may include from the circlewise outwardly extending circumferential rib 210 of connecting plate 208.In order to by One balance pad 198 is connected to connecting plate 208, and the first balance pad 198 may include the undercut portions for limiting circumferential slot 212, described The circumferential rib 210 of connecting plate 208 is received in circumferential slot 212 (referring to Fig. 5).In some embodiments, the first balance pad 198 can It is releasably secured to connecting plate 208, however, it is contemplated that, the property of connection can be permanent.In some implementations In example, connecting plate 208 can be rotatably mounted to the bottom surface 110 of guide rail 104.In such embodiments, connecting plate 208 can To rotate around axis (for example, the axis 214 limited on fastener 216) to allow user enterprising in balance training 100 Row rotary motion and lateral balance is kept simultaneously.

Referring back to Fig. 9-11, balance pad 192 can be at least partially due to the height of balance pad heap 196 increases and provides The incremental motion range of balance training 100.For example, referring to Fig. 9, the first balance pad 198 can permit balance training dress Set 100 along its length L tilt the first inclination angleSecond balance pad 200, which is added to balance pad heap 196, can pass through permission L tilts the second inclination angle to balance training 100 along its length(referring to Figure 10) improves inclining for balance training 100 Oblique ability, second inclination angleGreater than the first inclination angleSimilarly, third balance pad 202 is added to balance pad heap 196 can be by allowing the L inclination third inclination angle along its length of balance training 100(referring to Figure 11) balances to improve The tilt capability of training device 100, the third inclination angleGreater than the second inclination angleAs shown, the first, second He Third inclination angleEach of can be by balance training 100 until in foot support 106 Institute can inclined angle restriction until one contact support surface.In such embodiments, the first, second, and third inclination angle Degree Each of size can to depend on foot support 106 be to be in receipts in expanding location It condenses and sets.For example, when balance training 100 is in contracted configurations, the first, second, and third inclination angle Each of can be bigger than being formed by angle when balance training 100 is in extended architecture.

Referring to Fig. 2, balance training 100 may include the statokinetic sensing device 230 for tracking user.Sensing Device 230 can be smart phone, tablet computer or any other sensing mechanism, may include such as gyroscope or acceleration Such multiple sensors are counted, the movement to tracking balance training device 100 can be operated.For example, working as balance training 100 When tilting or rotating, sensor can carry out detection to movement and provide feedback to user.In some embodiments, sensing dress Setting 230 may include display device 232 to provide Real-time Feedback to user during exercise.Although attached drawing is shown intelligence Mobile phone is used as sensing device 230, but any device appropriate with appropriate component and software can be used, including tool There is the device of microprocessor, memory and gyroscope/accelerometer or other appropriate sensing devices.

As shown in figs. 2,7 and 8, sensing device 230 can be accepted in the top surface 108 for being formed in guide rail 104 In track 130.In such embodiments, the size and shape of track 130 can be configured to allow for foot support 106 along Guide rail 104 sliding and not in contact with sensing device 230.For example, the depth of track 130 can be enough to allow sensing device 230 It is positioned substantially between guide rail 104 and foot support 106 (referring to Fig. 8).In this way, when balance training 100 (referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 7) when in contracted configurations, sensing device 230 can substantially be hidden into invisible.Referring to figs. 5 and 6, Guide rail 104 may include the device for being held in place sensing device 230.For example, can be formed by silicon rubber and can In the track 130 at the top that there are sticky or including grip features installation pads 234 can be located in guide rail 104.It is using Period, installation pad 234 can limit transverse shifting of the sensing device 230 in track 130 relative to guide rail 104.

In some embodiments, balance training 100 may include its for providing desired aesthetically and/or functionally characteristic His feature.For example, as illustrated in figs 20-22, balance training 100 may include at least one bolster 236, described at least one A bolster 236 is for example connected in the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 at least by interference fit One bottom side 146.One or more bolsters 236 can be the cylindrical member with substantially circular cross section, still It is contemplated that other cross-sectional shapes, the others cross-sectional shape includes polygon and ellipse etc..In some implementations In example, the cross sectional dimensions of one or more bolsters 236 is with far from the first foot support 136 and the second foot support 138 bottom side 146 can be tapered, to provide desired function and/or aesthetic effect for example gradual damping.One or more is slow Stamping 236 can be it is compressible, with cushioning balance training device 100 and support surface while executing balance training practice Impact between (such as ground).For example, one or more bolsters 236 can be formed by compressible material (such as rubber), Or the form of compressible spring can be used.One or more bolsters 236 can be releasably secured to porous structure 148 Multiple positions, to customize the equilibrium response of balance training 100.For example, one or more bolsters 236 can operate use With the angle unstability of (such as reconvalescent) limiting balance training device 100.In some embodiments, one or Multiple bolsters 236 can increase the significant weight for having to overcome during balance exercise.One or more bolsters 236 can To be symmetrically or asymmetrically attached to the bottom side 146 of foot support 106, to provide balance instruction symmetrically or non-symmetrically respectively Practice.

In some embodiments, the material with fluid-type characteristic can be positioned in the chamber 132 of guide rail 104.For example, working as When guide rail changes position, the quality of the material is displaced, and generates irregular influence to balance training, to make to balance Training has more challenge.Suitable material may include fine-particulate solid, water or other liquid.

Figure 12-19 shows another embodiment of balance training 500.It is similar with above-mentioned balance training 100, Balance training 500 can be extended to change the unstable degree being provided by it.In general, balance training 500 with above Balance training 100 and its associated description it is similar, and therefore, in some cases, will not be discussed further according to above-mentioned Describe and referring to Fig.1 2 to Figure 19 it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that similar characteristics description.For the ease of ginseng It examines, similar structure is indicated with suitably incremental appended drawing reference.

Referring to Figure 12 and Figure 13, it is similar to balance training 100 discussed above, balance training 500 can wrap Multiple foot supports 506 (for example, the first foot support 536 and second foot support 538) are included, at least partly edge The length L of guide rail 504 be slidably connected to guide rail 504.In general, the first foot support 536 and the second foot support 538 are similar to the first foot support 136 discussed above and the second foot support 138.However, as shown in figure 14, each Foot support 506 may each comprise hole 250 to engage for a part with associated regulating mechanism 502, as described below.

Referring to Figure 14-16, balance training 500 may include associated with guide rail 504 and each foot support 506 Regulating mechanism 502, so that each foot support 506 is selectively located between multiple positions.In Figure 14 to Figure 16 Embodiment in, each regulating mechanism 502 includes spine 564 and latch member 562, and the spine 564 can be formed in end On cap 560, the latch member 562 is attached to spine 564.For convenience's sake, spine 564 is hereinafter illustrated and describes For a part of end cap 560, but it is also contemplated that spine 564 can be formed in the other positions on guide rail 504.Work as end cap 560 when being connected to the end of guide rail 504, and at least part of latch member 562 can be in the track 530 of guide rail 504 from end Cap 560 extends (referring to Figure 15 and Figure 16).As shown, each latch member 562 may each comprise multiple connected structures 566, The multiple connected structure 566, which defines, is capable of selective lock the first foot support 536 and the second foot support 538 Position.As described below, each connected structure 566 can be with a part of engaging foot portion supporting element 506 to limit its position.

With continued reference to Figure 14-16, each latch member 562 may each comprise defines that first and second connect on it respectively Close the first and second parts 568,570 of structure 572,574.As shown, in one embodiment, the first and second engagement knots Each of structure 572,574 may each be button 252, which is sized and shaped at least partly being connect It is contained in the hole 250 of foot support 506, to limit foot support 506 along the translational motion of the length L of guide rail 504.Ginseng See Figure 12 and Figure 13, can from the upper surface 544 of each foot support 506 operate to the first and second connected structures 572, 574 button 252.In such embodiments, button 252 can be depressed by so that the first and second connected structures 572, it 574 is separated with foot support 506, as described below.In some embodiments, the size and shape of button 252 can be set It counts into and is moved in the track 530 of guide rail 504, so that the first and second connected structures 572,574 divide with foot support 506 From.For example, in one embodiment, each button 252 can be to be pressed into about 4mm to about 6mm in the track 530 of direction guiding rail 504 So that button 252 is separated with foot support 506.As shown, the size and shape of button 252 can be essentially identical.Especially Ground, each button 252 can be small enough to so that the foot of user will not press lower button 252 during use.However, button 252 can be large enough to the thumb for being sufficient to make user to be able to use user to press each button 252.

4 and 17-19 referring now to fig. 1, balance training 500 may include the multiple balance pads for being connected to guide rail 504 592, to be at least used for purpose identical with above-mentioned purpose.As in figs. 17-19, multiple balance pads 592 may include having the One bottom surface radius R₁The first balance pad 598, have the second bottom surface radius R₂The second balance pad 600, have third bottom surface radius R₃Third balance pad 602, etc..With the first balance pad 198 discussed above, the second balance pad 200 and third balance pad 202 Similar, first, second, and third balance pad 598,600,602 of the Figure 17 into Figure 19 can in series or be sequentially connected to Together (such as with stacking or layered structure connection), to form balance pad heap 596.Referring to Figure 14, balance pad heap 596 can be via Connecting plate 608 is connected to guide rail 504, and the connecting plate 608 is similar to connecting plate 208 discussed above.In such embodiment In, the first balance pad 598 can be connected to connecting plate 608 (for example, exclusively), and the second balance pad 600 can be (for example, row His property) it is connected to the first balance pad 598, third balance pad 602 can be connected to the second balance pad (for example, exclusively) 600, etc..In order to which balance pad 592 is linked together, each of first, second, and third balance pad 598,600,602 It may each comprise the undercut portions for limiting circumferential slot 612.In such embodiments, at least the first and second balance pads 598,600 It may include from the circlewise outwardly extending circumferential rib 610 of pad 598,600.In this way, each rib 610 can be accepted In the slot 612 for the balance pad 592 being attached in succession, the first, second, and third balance pad 598,600,602 is connected to one It rises.In a similar way, connecting plate 608 may include similar circumferential rib 610, and the circumferential rib 610 is annular from connecting plate 608 Ground extends outwardly to be accepted in the circumferential slot 612 of the first balance pad 598, so that balance pad heap 596 is connected to guide rail 504。

The operation of balance training 500 is similar to the operation of above-mentioned balance training 100.In order to extend balance training Device 500, user can press the button 252 of the first part 568 of latch member 562 so that regulating mechanism 502 first Connected structure 572 separates.For example, the first part 568 of latch member 562 can be resiliently bent to allow from foot support The hole 250 limited in 506 sufficiently removes button 252.Once the hole 250 limited from each foot support 506 removes door bolt The button 252 of the first part 568 of lock construction element 562, subsequent user can just make each foot support 506 along guide rail 504 length L slides in and out, until the second connected structure 574 is in place by foot support locking, such as by by latch The button 252 of the second part 570 of component be at least partly received in the hole 250 being defined in foot support 506 come into Row locking.In this way, when foot support 506 is in interior location or retracted position, first of latch member 562 Dividing 568 button 252 can be aligned with the hole 250 in foot support 506, and when foot support 506 is in external position Or when expanding location, the button 252 of the second part 570 of latch member 562 can be right with the hole 250 in foot support 506 Together.It in some embodiments, can be towards the first of 546 bias latch member 562 of the bottom side of each foot support 506 and Two parts 568,570, so that being automatically seated in foot once the button 252 of the first and second parts 568,570 after alignment In the hole 250 of portion's supporting element 506.Additionally or alternatively, it is bonded on for the ease of button 252 and is defined in foot support 506 In hole 250 in, in some embodiments, each button 252 can along its top edge chamfering, so as to by button 252 to It is partially directed in hole 250.

Shrink balance training 500 can be to complete with the substantially opposite sequence of said sequence.In order to shrink balance instruction Practice device 500, user can press the button 252 of the second part 570 of latch member 562 so that regulating mechanism 502 the The separation of two connected structures 574.For example, the second part 570 of latch member 562 can be resiliently bent to allow from being limited to foot Hole 250 in portion's supporting element 506 sufficiently removes button 252.Once removing the second part 570 of latch member 562 from hole 250 Button 252, user can then make each foot support 506 along the length L slid inward of guide rail 504, until First connected structure 572 by foot support 506 lock it is in place until, such as by by the first part 568 of latch member 562 Button 252 be at least partly received in the hole 250 being defined in foot support 506 and locked.Although being illustrated And be described as being moved between the two positions, but regulating device can be configured to for example by providing other engagement knot Structure 566 (for example button 252) and foot support 506 is moved between any number of position.

Referring to Figure 17-19, balance pad heap 596 can provide the base portion 590 of balance training 500, the base portion 590 construction Incremental balance difficulty level is provided at for example, by the inclination for allowing balance training 500 to be incremented by.Such as but Without limitation, similar to the description above for balance training 100, the first balance pad 598 can permit balance training L tilts the first inclination angle to device 500 along its length(referring to Figure 17).Second balance pad 600 is added to balance pad heap 596 It can be by allowing the second inclination angle of L inclination along its length of balance training 500(referring to Figure 18) increases balance training The tilt capability of device 500, second inclination angleGreater than the first inclination angleSimilarly, third balance pad 602 is added Being added to balance pad heap 596 can be by allowing the L inclination third inclination angle along its length of balance training 500(referring to figure 19) increase the tilt capability of balance training 500, the third inclination angleGreater than the second inclination angleIt is all its His aspect, balance training 500 can be similar to balance training 100 discussed above.

Balance training 100 or 500 can be formed by a variety of materials and device.For example, guide rail 104 or 504, foot branch Support member 106 or 506, balance pad 192 or 592 and regulating mechanism 102 or 502 each component etc. can by metal, plastics or Person any other suitably there is the material of sufficient intensity to be formed.In some embodiments, guide rail 104 or 504 can be by metal Or other thermoformable material extrusion forming.Metal may include aluminium, steel, titanium or any other suitable metal, alloy Or composite material.Plastics may include thermoplastic material (self-reinforcing or fiber reinforcement), nylon, LDPE, ABS, polycarbonate, gather Propylene, polystyrene, PVC, polyamide and/or PTFE etc., and (such as plug-in mould can be passed through in any suitable manner System, blown-moulding, injection molding, extrusion forming etc.) it is formed or molded.In some embodiments, balance training 100 or 500 at least some components (for example, foot support 106 or 506, balance pad 192 or 592 etc.) can be coated with ethylene tree Rouge, rubber material or any other coating are for increasing durability.

All relativeness terms and Directional terms (including：Above and below, upwards, downwards, it is left and right, to the left, to the right, Top, bottom, side ... on ... under, before, during and after, vertical, level etc.) be all given as examples, with side Reader is helped to understand specific embodiment as described herein.Unless being specifically described in the claims, otherwise they should not be solved It reads to be necessary or restrictive condition, especially with regard to position, orientation or purposes.Connection relationship term is (for example, being attached, connection, connecting Connect, link) it should be interpreted broadly, and may include between the intermediate member and element between element connection Relative movement.Therefore, unless being specifically described in the claims, otherwise connection relationship term can not necessarily estimate two A element is to be directly connected to and each other in fixed relationship.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the mode of embodiment of the disclosure by way of example and not restrictive provides religion It leads.Therefore, comprising in the above description or the content that is shown in the accompanying drawings should be interpreted it is illustrative and not restrictive 's.The attached claims are intended to cover all general and specific feature described herein, and about the disclosure All language expression aspects that are set out in of the range of method and system are it may be said that all fall in therebetween.

Claims

1. a kind of balance training comprising：

Guide rail, the guide rail include opposite the first side end and the second side end and opposite preceding longitudinal edge and rear longitudinal direction Edge, the guide rail include the longitudinal length limited between opposite first side end and the second side end and in institute It states and is limited between opposite preceding longitudinal edge and rear longitudinal edge and transverse to the width of the longitudinal length；

Multiple foot supports, the multiple foot support can be slidably attached to the guide rail；

Regulating mechanism, the regulating mechanism is associated with each foot support and the guide rail, so as to by each foot Supporting element is selectively locked in multiple positions along the longitudinal length of the guide rail；And

At least one balance pad, at least one described balance pad are connected to the guide rail and including convex bottom surface in order to provide one Determine the angle unstability of degree.

2. balance training according to claim 1, wherein each of the multiple foot support all includes The group of the holding member the foot support can be slidably attached to the guide rail can be operated.

3. balance training according to claim 2, wherein every group of holding member all engage the guide rail it is described before Longitudinal edge and the rear longitudinal edge.

4. the balance training according to any one of claim 2 and 3, wherein the width of the guide rail is substantially It is captured by the holding member, so that each foot support can be slidably attached to the guide rail.

5. balance training according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each regulating mechanism includes：

The spine stretched out from the guide rail；And

Latch member, the latch member it is associated with the spine and including multiple connected structures to limit associated foot Multiple positions of portion's supporting element.

6. balance training according to claim 5, wherein each of the multiple connected structure all engages ridge Portion is to limit multiple positions of associated foot support.

7. balance training according to claim 6, wherein the latch member is attached to associated foot branch The leaf spring of the bottom side of support member.

8. the balance training according to any one of claim 6 and 7, wherein in the multiple connected structure It each include slot, the size design of the slot is used to receive at least part of the spine in slot.

9. balance training according to claim 5, wherein：

The latch member is attached to the spine；And

It is associated to limit that each of the multiple connected structure all engages a part of associated foot support Foot support multiple positions.

10. balance training according to claim 9, wherein：

Associated foot support includes the hole being defined there through；And

Each of the multiple connected structure can be operated to be at least partly received in associated foot branch Button in the hole of support member.

11. the balance training according to any one of claim 5-10, wherein：

The guide rail includes end cap；And

The spine of the regulating mechanism is formed in the end cap.

12. balance training according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the regulating mechanism can operate use The multiple foot support is asymmetrically positioned with the center around the guide rail.

13. balance training according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one described balance pad packet Include the multiple balance pads being connected in series together.

14. balance training according to any one of the preceding claims further includes being connected to the multiple foot At least one bolster of the bottom side of at least one of portion's supporting element.

15. a kind of system including balance training according to claim 1, further includes sensing device, the sense Surveying device includes multiple sensors, and the multiple sensor is configured to track the movement of the balance training and to making User provides feedback.

16. system according to claim 15, wherein the sensing device includes display device, so as to during exercise Feedback is provided to user.

17. system described in any one of 5 and 16 according to claim 1, wherein the sensing device, which is accepted in, to be formed in In track in the surface of the guide rail.

18. system according to claim 17, wherein when the balance training is in contracted configurations, the sense Survey device is substantially hidden into invisible.

19. a kind of balance training comprising：

Elongate guide rails, the elongate guide rails include longitudinal length；

Multiple foot supports, the multiple foot support are connected to the guide rail and are configured at least partially along institute State the running lengthwise of guide rail；And

The base portion of support surface is engaged, the base portion includes adjustable height dimension, adjustable height dimension construction At to provide incremental balance difficulty level.

20. balance training according to claim 19, wherein：

The base portion includes at least one balance pad, and each of at least one described balance pad all includes convex bottom surface；And And

At least one described balance pad is linked together with stacking construction, to adjust the height dimension of the base portion.

21. balance training according to claim 20, wherein the convex bottom surface of the balance pad each connected in succession Decreasing radius.

22. the balance training according to any one of claim 20 and 21, wherein：

At least one described balance pad includes：

First balance pad comprising the first bottom surface radius；

Second balance pad comprising the second bottom surface radius；And

Third balance pad comprising third bottom surface radius；

First bottom surface radius is greater than second bottom surface radius；And

Second bottom surface radius is greater than third bottom surface radius.

23. balance training according to claim 22, wherein：

Second balance pad is connected only to first balance pad；And

The third balance pad is connected only to second balance pad.

24. the balance training according to any one of claim 20-23 further includes connecting the balance pad To the connecting plate of the guide rail.

25. balance training according to claim 24, wherein the connecting plate is freely revolved relative to the guide rail Turn.

26. the balance training according to any one of claim 24 and 25, wherein first balance pad only connects It is connected to the connecting plate.

27. balance training described in any one of 9-26 according to claim 1, further include and the guide rail and described The associated regulating mechanism of each of multiple foot supports, to lead each foot support along described It is selectively located between multiple positions of the length of rail.

28. balance training according to claim 27, wherein the regulating mechanism exists the balance training It is selectively locked in contracted configurations and extended architecture.

29. a kind of method for extending balance plate, the method includes：

Multiple foot supports can slidably be coupled along the longitudinal length of guide rail component；

The multiple foot support is located in first position qualitative in order to provide the disequilibration of the first degree；And

The multiple foot support is slided into the second position, the second position along the longitudinal length of the guide rail component The disequilibration for providing the second degree is qualitative.

30. further including according to the method for claim 29, adjusting the guide rail structure by the base portion of adjustment plate The height of part on a support surface.

31. according to the method for claim 30, wherein adjust the balance plate base portion include addition or remove it is multiple according to The balance pad of secondary connection is to form the balance pad heap of different height.

32. according to the method for claim 29, wherein the multiple foot support is located in first position and second It include that each of the multiple foot support can be locked in described first with discharging via regulating mechanism in position In position and the second position.

33. according to the method for claim 32, wherein each regulating mechanism is in the guide rail and the foot support Each between form releasable connection structure.

34. according to the method for claim 29, wherein the multiple foot support is long along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail Degree sliding includes asymmetrically positioning the foot support around the center line of the guide rail.