EP0121186A1 - Stand device for holding a bicycle stationary while simulating road running conditions - Google Patents

Stand device for holding a bicycle stationary while simulating road running conditions Download PDF

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EP0121186A1
EP0121186A1 EP84103173A EP84103173A EP0121186A1 EP 0121186 A1 EP0121186 A1 EP 0121186A1 EP 84103173 A EP84103173 A EP 84103173A EP 84103173 A EP84103173 A EP 84103173A EP 0121186 A1 EP0121186 A1 EP 0121186A1
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bicycle
fan
rollers
resting structure
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Germano Cassini
Francesco Grassi
Roberto Prevedelli
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Cim Costruzioni Industriali Metalliche SNC Di Germano Cassini & C
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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
    • A63B22/16—Platforms for rocking motion about a horizontal axis, e.g. axis through the middle of the platform; Balancing drums; Balancing boards or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B26/00—Exercising apparatus not covered by groups A63B1/00 - A63B25/00
    • A63B26/003—Exercising apparatus not covered by groups A63B1/00 - A63B25/00 for improving balance or equilibrium
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/16—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/16—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles
    • A63B2069/167—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles on rollers without further support
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/008—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using hydraulic or pneumatic force-resisters
    • A63B21/0085—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using hydraulic or pneumatic force-resisters using pneumatic force-resisters
    • A63B21/0088—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using hydraulic or pneumatic force-resisters using pneumatic force-resisters by moving the surrounding air
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/70—Measuring or simulating ambient conditions, e.g. weather, terrain or surface conditions
    • A63B2220/76—Wind conditions

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  • This invention relates to a stand device for holding a bicycle stationary while simulating road running conditions.
  • Prior pedalling stands usually include two rotatably supported rollers coupled together to provide support for the rear wheel of a bicycle, which is known to be the drive wheel, thereby on pedalling the wheel will cause the rollers to turn and the bicycle can be kept upright owing to gyroscopic effect.
  • the above-described prior device cannot, however, faithfully reproduce the real conditions of a bicycle running on a road, first because the rear wheel is supported from two areas, which are the areas of tangency to the coupled rollers, instead of one as in actual road travelling, and because the front wheel is left stationary, differently from what would occur on the road; furthermore, the cyclist is not allowed to move transversely and deviate somewhat from a truly vertical stance as is often done in normal conditions of use of a bicycle. The unreal feeling of the exercise is further enhanced by the still air environment.
  • a stand device for holding a bicycle stationary while simulating road running conditions characterized in that it comprises, carried on a floor resting structure, two supporting rollers, one for each wheel of the bicycle, kinematically connected to each other and to a fan operative to blow a flow of air against the front portion of the bicycle, means being also provided for so supporting the bicycle as to allow it to undergo movements in the transverse direction and limited deviations from vertical.
  • a bicycle arranged to bear with its front wheel 1a on the roller 2, and with its rear wheel 1b on the roller 3.
  • Said rollers which are carried on the floor resting structure 4, are connected kinematically together by a drive chain 5 with a 1:1 drive ratio, thereby they will turn at the same speed, and have sufficient inertia to keep turning for an appreciable time after pedalling is discontinued.
  • the bicycle wheel gyroscopic effect is maintained, and the bicycle can be kept in position.
  • the roller 3 may be secured at different locations on the structure 4 by virtue of its supports being slidable along slots, such as 3a, thereby the stand can be adapted to accommodate different size bicycles.
  • a chain tensioner 5a keeps the chain 5 tensioned at any positions of the roller 3.
  • the drive chain 6 derives the motion for a pinion sprocket 7 at the end of a flexible cable 8 which transmits the motion to a fan 9 carried on uprights 4a and 4b of the structure 4 with its blades facing the front portion of the bicycle.
  • the bicycle supporting means which enable it to move in a transverse direction and heel somewhat, comprise a fork 10, having clamps 10a and 10b for attachment to the frame tubes and being connected for rotation according to the arrow F1 to a small rod 11 extending from a slider 12 associated with a crosswise slideway 13 for translation therealong in the direction of the arrow F2.
  • the device of this invention can very closely simulate conditions actually experienced during road travelling.
  • the two wheels of the bicycle are both kept moving and each of them rests at a single location, exactly as in running on a road, while the user is swept during the exercise by an air flow which increases proportionally with the pedalling rate.
  • Approximation to real road running is further enhaced by the bicycle supporting means enabling the user to move sideways and heel, thus affording the possibility of introducing variety in the exercise as may be useful for a proper psychological attitude.
  • This effect may be intensified by the provision of a screen adapted to show to the user relaxing representations.
  • the fan may be located close to the base of the floor resting structure, so as to be driven through a simplified kinematic train, in which case its delivery end will include an air duct directing the air flow against the front of the bicycle; moreover, said fan may be driven by an electric motor with a rheostat connected to the pedal movements, or by a hydraulic motor operated through a pump connected to the pedals.
  • the rollers supporting the bicycle wheels may be provided with some means of changing rolling resistance, thus providing a range of operating conditions for the device.
  • the floor resting structure may comprise several modules assembled together in any desired manner, so that space requirements can be reduced by disassembling the device when not used.

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EP84103173A 1983-03-30 1984-03-22 Stand device for holding a bicycle stationary while simulating road running conditions Withdrawn EP0121186A1 (en)

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IT18108/83A IT1195016B (it) 1983-03-30 1983-03-30 Dispositivo di sostegno di bicicletta ferma simulante le condizioni di marcia su strada
IT1810883 1983-03-30

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US4576376A (en) * 1984-11-23 1986-03-18 Miller Paul H Exercising apparatus
US4589656A (en) * 1984-11-07 1986-05-20 Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries, Inc. Aerobic exercise device for increased user comfort
GB2195549A (en) * 1986-09-27 1988-04-13 Neill Sanders Beanland Bicycle learner and exerciser
DE3642530A1 (de) * 1986-12-12 1988-06-23 Gomez Martinez Desiderio Vorrichtung zur erzeugung des fahrtwindes fuer ein radsport-trainingsgeraet
WO1988009688A1 (en) * 1987-06-01 1988-12-15 Kim Sang Sup Bicycle training device
US4958831A (en) * 1987-06-01 1990-09-25 Kim Sang Sup Stationary exercising bicycle apparatus
DE4012063A1 (de) * 1990-04-10 1991-10-17 Thomas Niermann Fahrsimulator fuer ein zweirad
WO2004094006A1 (es) * 2003-04-23 2004-11-04 Mugica Miguel Jacobo Banco de entrenamiento para ciclistas
ES2557852A1 (es) * 2014-07-28 2016-01-28 Garikoitz ZAPIRAIN ELOSEGUI Aparato de entrenamiento de ciclismo con rodaje estacionario
IT201800003780A1 (it) * 2018-03-20 2019-09-20 Roberto Prevedelli Simulatore per biciclette
DE102021132845B3 (de) 2021-12-13 2023-04-13 Richard Speiser Rollenprüfstand und Verfahren zum Anströmen eines auf einem Rollenprüfstand befindlichen Motorrades mit Verbrennungsmotor

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AT1261B (it) * 1899-03-03 1900-04-25 Wikenti Von Bielawski
AT72695B (de) * 1914-05-22 1916-11-10 Alexander G Kolowrat-Krakovsky Schaustellungseinrichtung, welche bei dem Zuschauer die Illusion einer Fahrt auf einem bewegten Fahrzeuge erweckt.
FR633436A (fr) * 1926-08-25 1928-01-28 Nouvelle attraction sportive foraine
CH137231A (de) * 1929-01-03 1929-12-31 Schindler Alfred Trainier-Einrichtung für Radfahrer.
US3513928A (en) * 1968-09-25 1970-05-26 Glenn L Emmons Combined vehicle and exercising device
DE2208948A1 (de) * 1972-02-25 1973-09-06 Klemens Psiuk Stationaeres sportgeraet
US3871648A (en) * 1973-07-20 1975-03-18 Iii Robert A Maurer Bicycle travel simulator
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AT1261B (it) * 1899-03-03 1900-04-25 Wikenti Von Bielawski
AT72695B (de) * 1914-05-22 1916-11-10 Alexander G Kolowrat-Krakovsky Schaustellungseinrichtung, welche bei dem Zuschauer die Illusion einer Fahrt auf einem bewegten Fahrzeuge erweckt.
FR633436A (fr) * 1926-08-25 1928-01-28 Nouvelle attraction sportive foraine
CH137231A (de) * 1929-01-03 1929-12-31 Schindler Alfred Trainier-Einrichtung für Radfahrer.
US3513928A (en) * 1968-09-25 1970-05-26 Glenn L Emmons Combined vehicle and exercising device
DE2208948A1 (de) * 1972-02-25 1973-09-06 Klemens Psiuk Stationaeres sportgeraet
US3871648A (en) * 1973-07-20 1975-03-18 Iii Robert A Maurer Bicycle travel simulator
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US4589656A (en) * 1984-11-07 1986-05-20 Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries, Inc. Aerobic exercise device for increased user comfort
US4576376A (en) * 1984-11-23 1986-03-18 Miller Paul H Exercising apparatus
GB2195549A (en) * 1986-09-27 1988-04-13 Neill Sanders Beanland Bicycle learner and exerciser
DE3642530A1 (de) * 1986-12-12 1988-06-23 Gomez Martinez Desiderio Vorrichtung zur erzeugung des fahrtwindes fuer ein radsport-trainingsgeraet
WO1988009688A1 (en) * 1987-06-01 1988-12-15 Kim Sang Sup Bicycle training device
US4925183A (en) * 1987-06-01 1990-05-15 Kim Sang Sup Indoor-rollbike apparatus
US4958831A (en) * 1987-06-01 1990-09-25 Kim Sang Sup Stationary exercising bicycle apparatus
EP0453766A2 (de) * 1990-04-10 1991-10-30 Thomas Niermann Fahrsimulator in Form eines Rollenprüfstandes für ein Zweirad, insbesondere ein mit eigener Motorkraft angetriebenes Zweirad
DE4012063A1 (de) * 1990-04-10 1991-10-17 Thomas Niermann Fahrsimulator fuer ein zweirad
EP0453766A3 (en) * 1990-04-10 1994-11-30 Thomas Niermann Driving simulator in the form of a roller test stand for two-wheeled vehicles, especially for two-wheeled motor vehicles
WO2004094006A1 (es) * 2003-04-23 2004-11-04 Mugica Miguel Jacobo Banco de entrenamiento para ciclistas
ES2220206A1 (es) * 2003-04-23 2004-12-01 Jacobo Mugica Miguel Banco de entrenamiento para ciclistas.
US7582044B2 (en) 2003-04-23 2009-09-01 Mugica Miguel Jacobo Training bench for cyclists
ES2557852A1 (es) * 2014-07-28 2016-01-28 Garikoitz ZAPIRAIN ELOSEGUI Aparato de entrenamiento de ciclismo con rodaje estacionario
WO2016016493A1 (es) 2014-07-28 2016-02-04 Zapirain Elosegui Garikoitz Aparato de entrenamiento de ciclismo con rodaje estacionario
IT201800003780A1 (it) * 2018-03-20 2019-09-20 Roberto Prevedelli Simulatore per biciclette
DE102021132845B3 (de) 2021-12-13 2023-04-13 Richard Speiser Rollenprüfstand und Verfahren zum Anströmen eines auf einem Rollenprüfstand befindlichen Motorrades mit Verbrennungsmotor

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