EP0120434A1 - Physical exercising apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0120434A1
EP0120434A1 EP84102988A EP84102988A EP0120434A1 EP 0120434 A1 EP0120434 A1 EP 0120434A1 EP 84102988 A EP84102988 A EP 84102988A EP 84102988 A EP84102988 A EP 84102988A EP 0120434 A1 EP0120434 A1 EP 0120434A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
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    • A63B22/001—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements involving an exercising of arms by simultaneously exercising arms and legs, e.g. diagonally in anti-phase
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B22/0005—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements involving an exercising of arms with particular movement of the arms provided by handles moving otherwise than pivoting about a horizontal axis parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B22/06—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement
    • A63B22/0605—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B22/0694—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement without integral seat, e.g. portable mini ergometers being placed in front of a chair, on a table or on a bed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B2022/0647—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers specially adapted for a particular use for cycling in a standing position, i.e. without a seat or support for the trunk
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B71/0009—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 for handicapped persons
    • A63B2071/0018—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 for handicapped persons for wheelchair users
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
    • A63B22/0015—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with an adjustable movement path of the support elements
    • A63B22/0023—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with an adjustable movement path of the support elements the inclination of the main axis of the movement path being adjustable, e.g. the inclination of an endless band

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  • the present invention relates to devices allowing physical exercise, often designated "home trainers".
  • the invention relates, more particularly, to such an apparatus in which two pedal cranks, which can be actuated in rotation by the feet, and two cranks with handles, which can be actuated in rotation by the hands, are kinematically connected.
  • Devices of this type are used not only for healthy people who can exercise both their lower limbs and their upper limbs, but also for people with disabilities or in rehabilitation phase who can, using their valid lower limbs, passively mobilize their disabled or weakened upper limbs, or vice versa.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an exercise device which is better suited than the devices known to be used by disabled people.
  • the exercise apparatus according to the invention is remarkable in that its frame exclusively comprises a support base and a column carrying the pedal device and the handle device, this column being inclined so that that a user, seated in a seat on the side where the column is tilted, is automatically in the position which naturally allows him to operate the pedals and the handles.
  • the apparatus comprises a support base 10 and a column 12 fixed to the base and containing the movable members.
  • the support base 10 essentially consists of two identical pieces of steel 14 and 16, assembled in a zone 18, by welding or any other suitable means, to form an X whose branches are substantially longer on one side of the assembly area 18 than on the other.
  • the two long branches move apart enough to ensure satisfactory stability of the device, but above all to leave a free space between them which allows to place the legs of a chair or the wheels of 'A wheelchair.
  • the column 12 hollow and of generally parallelepiped shape, is fixed to the base 10 at the level of the zone 18, also by welding or any other suitable means.
  • This column rises in the median plane X of the base and is inclined in the direction of its long branches to form with the plane of the latter a generally included angle between 55 0 80 0 ⁇ t.
  • Column 12 has, in its lower part, a device 20 for pedaling with the feet.
  • This device essentially consists of a pin 22 mounted on two bearings 24 and carrying in its center a pinion 26 and two crank; with pedals 28, similar to those of a bicycle, fixed to the ends of the axle 22.
  • the column 12 has, in its upper part, a device 30 perme: both pedaling with the hands.
  • This device is similar to device 20.
  • An axis 32 mounted on two bearings 34, carries in its center a pinion 36.
  • Two cranks with handles 38 are fixed to the ends of this axis.
  • a chain 40 provides the kinematic connection between the two sprockets 26 and 36. It may be advantageous to provide a system for adjusting the tension of this chain.
  • the device is equipped with a braking system (not shown in the drawings since its production is within the reach of those skilled in the art) making it possible, by means of a button 42, to dose the effort necessary for rotate the two mobile devices 20 and 30.
  • the device it suffices, in fact, to use the device, to be seated on a chair, normal or rolling, placed between the branches of the base 10. Thanks to the inclination of the column 12 which brings the device to handles 30 plus near the body as the pedal device 20, the seated user is automatically in the position which allows him to reach the pedals with the feet and the cranks with the hands. He can then either exercise his lower limbs and his upper limbs simultaneously, or act actively with his lower limbs and passively mobilize his upper limbs, or vice versa. The device is therefore ideal for disabled people since they can use it without having to install it on a special seat.
  • the apparatus is at the same time space-saving and aesthetic, this being due to the fact that the sprockets and the chain are hidden inside the column. It should also be noted that the absence of a steering wheel, generally constituted, in known devices, by a bicycle wheel, largely contributes to reducing the bulk and improving the aesthetics.
  • the compactness of the device is an important advantage for the disabled because it does not hinder the movements of the user.
  • the device according to the invention is advantageously supplemented by a tachometer 44, conventional in devices of this type and therefore not shown in detail.
  • the sprockets 26 and 36 can have different numbers of teeth, which makes it possible to obtain different rotational speeds for the pedals and the handles.
  • a system similar to the derailleur of a bicycle can even be provided to allow the user a better dosage of the efforts of its lower limbs compared to the efforts of its upper limbs.
  • the kinematic connection between the two devices can be achieved by a cardan system.

Abstract

The apparatus comprises a frame and, mounted on the said frame, a rotating device with pedals (20) and a rotating device with handles (30), which devices are connected kinematically. The frame comprises exclusively a support base (10) and a column (12) bearing the said devices, which column is fixed to the support base and is inclined in such a way that a user, sitting on a seat on the side to which the column is inclined, will automatically be in a position allowing him naturally to operate the pedals and the handles. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention se rapporte aux appareils permettant l'exercice physique, souvent désignés "home- trainers". L'invention concerne, plus particulièrement, un tel appareil dans lequel deux manivelles à pédales, actionnables en rotation par les pieds, et deux manivelles à poignées, actionnables en rotation par les mains, sont reliées cinématiquement.The present invention relates to devices allowing physical exercise, often designated "home trainers". The invention relates, more particularly, to such an apparatus in which two pedal cranks, which can be actuated in rotation by the feet, and two cranks with handles, which can be actuated in rotation by the hands, are kinematically connected.

Les appareils de ce type servent non seulement aux personnes bien-portantes qui peuvent exercer à la fois leurs membres inférieurs et leurs membres supérieurs,mais aussi aux personnes handicapées ou en phase de rééducation qui peuvent, à l'aide de leurs membres inférieurs valides, mobiliser passivement leurs membres supérieurs invalides ou affaiblis, ou vice-versa.Devices of this type are used not only for healthy people who can exercise both their lower limbs and their upper limbs, but also for people with disabilities or in rehabilitation phase who can, using their valid lower limbs, passively mobilize their disabled or weakened upper limbs, or vice versa.

Ces appareils sont généralement équipés d'un siège constitué soit d'une simple selle de bicyclette, soit d'un fauteuil, ce qui peut poser un problème pour les handicapés sérieux puisqu'il faut les y installer et, s'il s'agit d'une selle, veiller ensuite à ce qu'ils s'y maintiennent en équilibre.These devices are generally equipped with a seat made up either of a simple bicycle saddle, or of an armchair, which can pose a problem for the seriously handicapped since it is necessary to install them there and, if it is with a saddle, then ensure that they keep their balance there.

La présente invention a pour but de fournir un appareil d'exercice mieux adapté que les appareils connus à être utilisés par des personnes handicapées.The object of the present invention is to provide an exercise device which is better suited than the devices known to be used by disabled people.

De façon plus précise, l'appareil d'exercice selon l'invention est remarquable en ce que son bâti comporte exclusivement une base-support et une colonne portant le dispositif à pédales et le dispositif à poignées, cette colonne étant inclinée de manière à ce qu'un utilisateur, assis sur un siège du côté où la colonne est inclinée, se trouve automatiquement dans la position qui lui permet naturellement d'actionner les pédales et les poignées.More specifically, the exercise apparatus according to the invention is remarkable in that its frame exclusively comprises a support base and a column carrying the pedal device and the handle device, this column being inclined so that that a user, seated in a seat on the side where the column is tilted, is automatically in the position which naturally allows him to operate the pedals and the handles.

D'autres caractéristiques de la présente invention, ainsi que ses avantages, ressortiront de la description qui va suivre, faite en regard des dessins annexés et donnant, à titre explicatif mais nullement limitatif, une forme de réalisation de cet appareil. Sur ces dessins:

  • - la figure 1 est une vue générale de l'appareil selon l'invention; et
  • - la figure 2 est une vue partielle en coupe de ses organes mobiles.
Other characteristics of the present invention, as well as its advantages, will emerge from the description which follows, made with reference to the appended drawings and giving, by way of explanation but in no way limiting, an embodiment of this device. In these drawings:
  • - Figure 1 is a general view of the apparatus according to the invention; and
  • - Figure 2 is a partial sectional view of its movable members.

Comme on le voit sur les figures, l'appareil selon l'invention comporte une base-support 10 et une colonne 12 fixée à la base et contenant les organes mobiles.As can be seen in the figures, the apparatus according to the invention comprises a support base 10 and a column 12 fixed to the base and containing the movable members.

La base-support 10 est essentiellement constituée de deux pièces d'acier identiques 14 et 16, assemblées en une zone 18, par soudage ou tout autre moyen approprié, pour former un X dont les branches sont sensiblement plus longues d'un côté de la zone d'assemblage 18 que de l'autre. Les deux longues branches s'écartent suffisamment l'une de l'autre pour assurer une stabilité satisfaisante de l'appareil, mais surtout pour laisser entre elles un espace libre qui permet d'y placer les pieds d'une chaise ou les roues d'un fauteuil roulant.The support base 10 essentially consists of two identical pieces of steel 14 and 16, assembled in a zone 18, by welding or any other suitable means, to form an X whose branches are substantially longer on one side of the assembly area 18 than on the other. The two long branches move apart enough to ensure satisfactory stability of the device, but above all to leave a free space between them which allows to place the legs of a chair or the wheels of 'A wheelchair.

La colonne 12, creuse et de forme généralement parallélépipédique, est fixée sur la base 10 au niveau de la zone 18, également par soudage ou tout autre moyen approprié. Cette colonne s'élève dans le plan médian du X de la base et est inclinée du côté de ses longues branches pour former avec le plan de ces dernières un angle généralement compris entre 550 εt 800.The column 12, hollow and of generally parallelepiped shape, is fixed to the base 10 at the level of the zone 18, also by welding or any other suitable means. This column rises in the median plane X of the base and is inclined in the direction of its long branches to form with the plane of the latter a generally included angle between 55 0 80 0 εt.

La colonne 12 comporte, dans sa partie inférieure, un dispositif 20 permettant de pédaler avec les pieds. Ce dispositif est essentiellement constitué d'un axe 22 monté sur deux roulements 24 et portant en son centre un pignon 26 et de deux manivelle;; à pédales 28, semblables à celles d'une bicyclette, fixée aux extrémités de l'axe 22.Column 12 has, in its lower part, a device 20 for pedaling with the feet. This device essentially consists of a pin 22 mounted on two bearings 24 and carrying in its center a pinion 26 and two crank; with pedals 28, similar to those of a bicycle, fixed to the ends of the axle 22.

La colonne 12 comporte, dans sa partie supérieure, un dispositif 30 perme:tant de pédaler avec les mains. Ce dispositif est semblable au dispositif 20. Un axe 32, monté sur deux roulements 34, porte en son centre un pignon 36. Deux manivelles à poignées 38 sont fixées aux extrémités de cet axe.The column 12 has, in its upper part, a device 30 perme: both pedaling with the hands. This device is similar to device 20. An axis 32, mounted on two bearings 34, carries in its center a pinion 36. Two cranks with handles 38 are fixed to the ends of this axis.

Enfin, une chaîne 40 assure la liaison cinématique entre les deux pignons 26 et 36. Il peut être avantageux de prévoir un système de réglage de la tension de cette chaîne.Finally, a chain 40 provides the kinematic connection between the two sprockets 26 and 36. It may be advantageous to provide a system for adjusting the tension of this chain.

Naturellement, l'appareil est équipé d'un système de freinage (non représenté sur les dessins car sa réalisation est à la portée de l'homme de l'art) permettant, grâce à un bouton 42, de doser l'effort nécessaire pour actionner en rotation les deux dispositifs mobiles 20 et 30.Naturally, the device is equipped with a braking system (not shown in the drawings since its production is within the reach of those skilled in the art) making it possible, by means of a button 42, to dose the effort necessary for rotate the two mobile devices 20 and 30.

Les avantages de l'appareil selon l'invention ressortent de la description qui précède.The advantages of the device according to the invention appear from the foregoing description.

Il suffit, en effet, pour utiliser l'appareil, d'être assis sur une chaise, normale ou roulante, placée entre les branches de la base 10. Grâce à l'inclinaison de la colonne 12 qui amène le dispositif à poignées 30 plus près du corps que le dispositif à pédales 20, l'utilisateur assis se trouve automatiquement dans la position qui lui permet d'atteindre les pédales avec les pieds et les manivelles avec les mains. Il peut alors soit exercer simultanément ses membres inférieurs et ses membres supérieurs, soit agir activement avec ses membres inférieurs et mobiliser passivement ses membres supérieurs, ou vice-versa. Ainsi l'appareil convient parfaitement aux personnes handicapées puisqu'elles peuvent l'utiliser sans qu'il soit nécessaire de les installer sur un siège spécial.It suffices, in fact, to use the device, to be seated on a chair, normal or rolling, placed between the branches of the base 10. Thanks to the inclination of the column 12 which brings the device to handles 30 plus near the body as the pedal device 20, the seated user is automatically in the position which allows him to reach the pedals with the feet and the cranks with the hands. He can then either exercise his lower limbs and his upper limbs simultaneously, or act actively with his lower limbs and passively mobilize his upper limbs, or vice versa. The device is therefore ideal for disabled people since they can use it without having to install it on a special seat.

L'appareil, en outre, est à la fois peu encombrant et esthétique, ceci étant dû au fait que les pignons et la chaîne sont dissimulés à l'intérieur de la colonne. Il faut noter aussi que l'absence de volant, généralement constitué, dans les appareils connus, par une roue de bicyclette, contribue largement à réduire l'encombrement et améliorer l'esthétique.The apparatus, moreover, is at the same time space-saving and aesthetic, this being due to the fact that the sprockets and the chain are hidden inside the column. It should also be noted that the absence of a steering wheel, generally constituted, in known devices, by a bicycle wheel, largely contributes to reducing the bulk and improving the aesthetics.

Le caractère compact de l'appareil est un avantage important pour les handicapés car il ne gêne pas les mouvements de l'utilisateur.The compactness of the device is an important advantage for the disabled because it does not hinder the movements of the user.

L'appareil selon l'invention est avantageusement complété par un compte-tours 44, classique dans les appareils de ce Type et donc non représenté en détail.The device according to the invention is advantageously supplemented by a tachometer 44, conventional in devices of this type and therefore not shown in detail.

Les pignons 26 et 36 peuvent avoir des nombres de dents différents, ce qui permet d'obtenir des vitesses de rotation différentes pour les pédales et les poignées.Un système similaire au dérailleur d'une bicyclette peut même être prévu pour permettre à l'utilisateur un meilleur dosage des efforts de ses membres inférieurs par rapport aux efforts de ses membres supérieurs. Enfin, la liaison cinématique entre les deux dispositifs peut être réalisée par un système à cardans.The sprockets 26 and 36 can have different numbers of teeth, which makes it possible to obtain different rotational speeds for the pedals and the handles. A system similar to the derailleur of a bicycle can even be provided to allow the user a better dosage of the efforts of its lower limbs compared to the efforts of its upper limbs. Finally, the kinematic connection between the two devices can be achieved by a cardan system.

La description qui précède a été faite en se référant principalement à une utilisation de l'appareil par une personne assise. Il est cependant intéressant de souligner que, moyennant un allongement de la colonne 12 et, plus particulièrement, de la distance entre le dispositif à pédales 20 et le dispositif à poignées 30, l'appareil est utilisable en se plaçant debout sur les pédales du côté opposé à celui vers lequel la colonne est inclinée et en se tenant aux poignées. L'actionnement des deux dispositifs permet alors un exercice physique très complet qui simule les mouvements d'un alpiniste et constitue, de ce fait, une préparation pour ce genre d'activité.The foregoing description has been made mainly with reference to the use of the device by a seated person. It is however interesting to emphasize that, by means of an elongation of the column 12 and, more particularly, of the distance between the pedal device 20 and the handle device 30, the device can be used by standing on the pedals on the side opposite to that towards which the column is tilted and holding on to the handles. The actuation of the two devices then allows a very complete physical exercise which simulates the movements of a mountaineer and therefore constitutes preparation for this kind of activity.

Il va de soi que l'invention ne se limite pas au seul mode de réalisation qui vient d'être décrit, mais que la portée du présent brevet s'étend également aux variantes de tout ou partie des dispositions décrites restant dans le cadre des équivalences, ainsi qu'à toute application de telles dispositions.It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the single embodiment which has just been described, but that the scope of this patent also extends to variants of all or part of the described arrangements remaining within the framework of equivalences , as well as any application of such provisions.

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1. Appareil d'exercice physique, comportant un bâti et, montés sur ledit bâti, un dispositif rotatif à pédales, actionnable à l'aide des pieds, un dispositif rotatif à poignées, actionnable à l'aide des mains et des moyens pour assurer une liaison cinématique entre ces deux dispositifs, caractérisé en ce que le bâti comporte exclusivement une base-support (10) et une colonne (12) portant lesdits dispositifs, qui est fixée à ladite base-support et est inclinée de manière à ce qu'un utilisateur, assis sur un siège du côté où la colonne est inclinée, se trouve automatiquement dans la position qui lui permet naturellement d'actionner les pédales et les poignées.1. A physical exercise device, comprising a frame and, mounted on said frame, a rotary device with pedals, actuable with the feet, a rotary device with handles, actuable with the hands and means for ensuring a kinematic connection between these two devices, characterized in that the frame exclusively comprises a support base (10) and a column (12) carrying said devices, which is fixed to said support base and is inclined so that a user, seated in a seat on the side where the column is tilted, is automatically in the position which naturally allows him to operate the pedals and the handles. 2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'angle d'inclinaison de la colonne (12) par rapport à l'horizontale est compris entre 550 et 800.2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the angle of inclination of the column (12) relative to the horizontal is between 550 and 80 0 . 3. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la base-support (10) a la forme d'un X dont deux des branches sont sensiblement plus longues que les deux autres, la colonne (12) étant fixée sur la zone de liaison desdites branches et inclinée du côté des plus longues branches.3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the support base (10) has the shape of an X, two of the branches of which are substantially longer than the other two, the column (12) being fixed on the area of connection of said branches and inclined towards the side of the longer branches. 4. Appareil selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les deux plus longues branches s'écartent suffisamment pour permettre de placer entre elles les pieds d'une chaise ou les roues avant d'un fauteuil roulant.4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the two longer branches move apart enough to allow the legs of a chair or the front wheels of a wheelchair to be placed between them. 5. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la colonne est creuse et que les moyens de liaison entre les deux dispositifs sont disposés à l'intérieur de ladite colonne.5. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the column is hollow and that the connecting means between the two devices are arranged inside said column. 6. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, en outre, un compte-tours (44) entrainé par lesdits dispositifs.6. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a tachometer (44) driven by said devices. 7. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens pour exercer sur lesdits dispositifs un freinage réglable.7. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means for exerting on said devices an adjustable braking. 8. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de liaison entre les deux dispositifs comportent deux pignons respectivement solidaires desdits dispositifs et une chaîne montée sur ces pignons8. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting means between the two devices comprise two sprockets respectively integral with said devices and a chain mounted on these sprockets 9. Appareil selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de réglage de la tension de ladite chaîne.9. Apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that it comprises means for adjusting the tension of said chain. 10. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens pour assurer la liaison cinématique entre les deux dispositifs permettent d'obtenir des vitesses de rotation différentes pour lesdits dispositifs.10. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for ensuring the kinematic connection between the two devices make it possible to obtain different rotational speeds for said devices.
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