EP0270256A2 - Unité d'entraînement pour cyclistes - Google Patents

Unité d'entraînement pour cyclistes Download PDF

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EP0270256A2
EP0270256A2 EP87309825A EP87309825A EP0270256A2 EP 0270256 A2 EP0270256 A2 EP 0270256A2 EP 87309825 A EP87309825 A EP 87309825A EP 87309825 A EP87309825 A EP 87309825A EP 0270256 A2 EP0270256 A2 EP 0270256A2
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A63B21/00058—Mechanical means for varying the resistance
    • A63B21/00065—Mechanical means for varying the resistance by increasing or reducing the number of resistance units
    • 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
    • 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
    • A63B2069/161—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles supports for the front of the bicycle
    • A63B2069/162—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles supports for the front of the bicycle for front fork or handlebar
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2210/00—Space saving
    • A63B2210/50—Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport

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  • This invention relates to a training unit for cyclists, of the type which has a frame to support a bicycle from which the front wheel has been removed.
  • Known training units for cyclists comprise a frame with a front support to which the front forks of a bicycle are attached, the frame also having a rotatable roller or rollers on which the rear wheel of the bicycle rests.
  • Such known units are bulky and cumbersome and are therefore awkward to transport. They are therefore regarded as training equipment for the home or gymnasium.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a training unit for cyclists which is repeatedly erectable and collapsible so that it can be easily transported to a race meeting and used by the cyclist for warming up prior to a race, as well as being usable in the home.
  • a further object is to make the unit adjustable to suit bicycles of differing wheelbase, the adjusted size being retained during erection and collapse so that each time the unit is erected it assumes its adjusted position.
  • a collapsible training unit for cyclists comprises a frame repeatedly foldable between an operative erected position and a collapsed position for transport or stowage, in the operative position the frame supporting a bicycle from which the front wheel has been removed, the frame having a support to receive the front forks of the bicycle and rollers on which the rear wheel of the bicycle rests, the frame. being adjustable to vary the distance between the support and the rollers in order to accommodate bicycles of differing wheelbase and the adjustment to the frame being retained during collapse and erection of the frame. Hence, once adjusted to suit a particular bicycle wheelbase the unit can be folded up and reopened for use, with no further adjustment being necessary.
  • the frame preferably comprises a plurality of sub-­assemblies pivotally connected together, and in a preferred embodiment there are three such sub-assemblies pivotally connected one to the next in series, namely a base sub-assembly carrying the rollers, a front support sub-assembly providing said support for the front forks and an intermediate sub-assembly pivotally connected to the other two sub-assemblies.
  • the adjustment for bicycle wheelbase is preferably provided by the provision of a plurality of different pivot points between the intermediate and base sub-­assemblies, and in the preferred embodiment fine adjustment is provided by means which allow, in the operative position of the frame, variation of the angle between the intermediate sub-assembly and the front support sub-assembly.
  • the front support sub-assembly may have lateral extensions which engage the ground to improve stability and which are detachable from the front support sub-assembly when the unit is collapsed.
  • the extensions may be provided by a single stabiliser bar.
  • the rollers on the main sub-assembly preferably support a standard 26 inch or 27 inch size bicycle rear wheel so that the wheel is clear of the floor or ground surface by a small dimension, of the order of 25 millimetres, so that the bicycle on the unit is easy to mount and dismount. This is in contrast to known training units which support the bicycle frame at a far greater distance above the ground, making it difficult to mount or dismount.
  • the unit comprises three sub-­assemblies pivotally connected one to the next, namely a base frame sub-assembly 10 on which two rollers 20 are rotationally mounted, an intermediate sub-assembly 11, and a front support sub-assembly 12, with a stabiliser bar 13 removably attached by hand nuts.
  • An adjustable link assembly 15 (shown in detail in Figure 6) interconnects the sub-assemblies 11 and 12.
  • the intermediate sub-assembly 11 is located on the sub-­ assembly 10 by a removable hinge pin 31 at one of the three hinge points, as required, according to the wheelbase of the cycle to be used, short, medium or long wheelbase.
  • the front forks of the cycle 30 with the front wheel removed, are firmly clamped by means of a quick release clamp mechanism 32 at the support provided by the upper end of the sub-assembly 12.
  • the clamp nut 17 and adjusting nut 16 are used to increase or shorten the effective length of the link assembly 15 as shown in Figure 6 (to vary the angle ⁇ ) so that the rear wheel 35 of the cycle sits evenly between the two rollers 20 as shown in Figure 3.
  • the removable stabiliser bar 13 is located in position and clamped by the hand nuts, as indicated in Figure 2.
  • the sub-­assembly 12 is rotated (clockwise as viewed in Figures 3 and 7) to lie flat against the sub-assembly 11 and then the sub-assemblies 11 and 12 are rotated together (anti­clockwise as viewed in Figure 7) about the hinge pin 31 to lie flat against the underside of the base frame 10, with the adjustable link assembly 15 being received between the two rollers 20, as shown in Figure 7.
  • the stabiliser bar 13 is removed and stowed to one side of the rollers 20 and the link assembly 15, as shown in Figure 10. This provides compact stowage of the bar 13.
  • the unit When in its operative extended position shown in Figure 1, the unit supports the bicycle 30 with the rear wheel 35 spaced a small distance of about 25mm above the surface on which the unit is placed.
  • the rollers 20 have perforations and/or vanes to provide resistance to rotation.

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EP19870309825 1986-11-29 1987-11-06 Unité d'entraînement pour cyclistes Expired - Lifetime EP0270256B1 (fr)

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GB8628594A GB8628594D0 (en) 1986-11-29 1986-11-29 Training unit for cyclists
GB8628594 1986-11-29

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EP0270256A2 true EP0270256A2 (fr) 1988-06-08
EP0270256A3 EP0270256A3 (en) 1990-03-07
EP0270256B1 EP0270256B1 (fr) 1992-07-15

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FR2636587A1 (fr) * 1988-09-16 1990-03-23 Barbe Francois Dispositif permettant de maintenir une bicyclette pour soit en assurer l'entretien, les reglages..., soit l'utiliser a poste fixe pour un echauffement, entrainement
EP0736311A1 (fr) * 1995-04-04 1996-10-09 TECHNOGYM S.r.l. Appareil d'entraînement de cyclisme
US5880339A (en) * 1997-02-05 1999-03-09 Dekalb Genetics Corporation Inbred corn plant SNBK and seeds thereof
GB2346334A (en) * 1999-02-02 2000-08-09 David John Ballard Cycle stand apparatus for exercising
US6806399B1 (en) 2000-04-19 2004-10-19 Carmel-Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd. Pollen-mediated method for transformation of maize, tomato or melon
US7736282B1 (en) * 2007-05-22 2010-06-15 Mark Horowitz Bike trainer
CN111093779A (zh) * 2017-08-17 2020-05-01 萨里斯脚踏车集团公司 运动器材的可移动支撑件

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FR2315962A1 (fr) * 1975-07-02 1977-01-28 Manufrance Entraineurs pliables pour cyclistes avec moyen de fixation de la bicyclette
FR2333529A1 (fr) * 1975-12-05 1977-07-01 Agir Appareil demontable d'usage universel pour la pratique de la bicyclette a poste fixe
FR2554357A1 (fr) * 1983-11-04 1985-05-10 Prouzat Roger Dispositif permettant de pedaler en position statique en utilisant n'importe quel type de bicyclette de route apres l'avoir solidement fixee par sa fourche avant

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FR2336149A1 (fr) * 1975-12-24 1977-07-22 Iriondo Balzola Jose Appareil de gymnastique a pedales

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FR2315962A1 (fr) * 1975-07-02 1977-01-28 Manufrance Entraineurs pliables pour cyclistes avec moyen de fixation de la bicyclette
FR2333529A1 (fr) * 1975-12-05 1977-07-01 Agir Appareil demontable d'usage universel pour la pratique de la bicyclette a poste fixe
FR2554357A1 (fr) * 1983-11-04 1985-05-10 Prouzat Roger Dispositif permettant de pedaler en position statique en utilisant n'importe quel type de bicyclette de route apres l'avoir solidement fixee par sa fourche avant

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2636587A1 (fr) * 1988-09-16 1990-03-23 Barbe Francois Dispositif permettant de maintenir une bicyclette pour soit en assurer l'entretien, les reglages..., soit l'utiliser a poste fixe pour un echauffement, entrainement
EP0736311A1 (fr) * 1995-04-04 1996-10-09 TECHNOGYM S.r.l. Appareil d'entraînement de cyclisme
US5880339A (en) * 1997-02-05 1999-03-09 Dekalb Genetics Corporation Inbred corn plant SNBK and seeds thereof
GB2346334A (en) * 1999-02-02 2000-08-09 David John Ballard Cycle stand apparatus for exercising
GB2346334B (en) * 1999-02-02 2003-07-09 David John Ballard Dual job bike,frame
US6806399B1 (en) 2000-04-19 2004-10-19 Carmel-Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd. Pollen-mediated method for transformation of maize, tomato or melon
US7736282B1 (en) * 2007-05-22 2010-06-15 Mark Horowitz Bike trainer
CN111093779A (zh) * 2017-08-17 2020-05-01 萨里斯脚踏车集团公司 运动器材的可移动支撑件
CN111093779B (zh) * 2017-08-17 2021-09-21 萨里斯脚踏车集团公司 运动器材的可移动支撑件

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DE3780418T2 (de) 1993-02-04
GB8628594D0 (en) 1987-01-07
EP0270256A3 (en) 1990-03-07
EP0270256B1 (fr) 1992-07-15

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