EP1056521A1

EP1056521A1 - Sport apparatus

Info

Publication number: EP1056521A1
Application number: EP99903532A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Funktionale Trainingsgeräte GmbH MFT-Multi
Original assignee: MFT MULTI FUNKTIONALE TRAINING
Current assignee: MFT MULTI FUNKTIONALE TRAINING
Priority date: 1998-02-17
Filing date: 1999-02-15
Publication date: 2000-12-06
Anticipated expiration: 2019-02-15
Also published as: EP1056521B1; DK1056521T3; SI1056521T1; ATA28098A; DE59909691D1; AU2403699A; WO1999042183A1; EP1056521B8; PT1056521E; US6602172B1; ES2224601T3; AT407118B

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sport apparatus intended for training, wherein said apparatus comprises a base plate (1) preferably in the shape of a disc as well as rocking skids (4) provided on one side of the base plate. A standing plate (100) is mounted so as to be capable of rotation relative to the base plate (1) so that a rotation movement can be superimposed to the rocking movement thanks to said standing plate (100).

Description

Sports equipment

The invention relates to a sports device for training purposes with a, preferably disc-shaped, base plate and rocker runners arranged on one side of the base plate.

Known facilities of this type enable the strengthening and toning of the muscles as well as balance training.

However, only relatively simple forms of movement can be carried out, which, however, always result in essentially asymmetrical loads on the body. However, some particularly important aspects of body training are neglected. Thus, both professional athletes and completely untrained people can experience various hardening, shortening or similar restrictions of the muscles or tendons, which result from constantly identical movement processes. For example, skiers often suffer from the phenomenon that they can exercise very good control over their movements when swinging in one direction, while they tend to make mistakes in the opposite direction. In the case of very fast movements, remedial action can only be remedied by mental training, because no deliberate influence is possible. However, sports equipment of the conventional type is not suitable for such purposes.

Among the most frequently occurring restrictions of the musculoskeletal system are in particular shortenings of the muscles in the spine area, which can sometimes even cause damage to the spine and intervertebral discs due to the resulting pressure. Furthermore, due to one-sided loads, such as prolonged sitting, there is a strong reduction in pelvic space, which can result in serious postural damage.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a sports device of the type mentioned at the beginning with which the ability to move and the freedom of movement of the body can be increased.

Another task is to create a sports device that enables an improvement in movement perception and movement feeling as well as neuromuscular sensitization.

According to the invention, this is achieved in that a base plate is provided which is arranged rotatably with respect to the base plate, so that a rotational movement superimposed on the rocking movement can be carried out with the base plate. With the sports device according to the invention, both the leg and pelvic muscles, the stability and the feeling of balance can be trained. In particular, however, the combination of rocking and rotating movements makes it possible to harmonize and activate the psychological processes coordinating the movement sequences, such as coherent vibrations of both hemispheres of the brain or hemispheric synchronization.

In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that a central bearing shell is arranged on the side of the base plate opposite the luffing runners, which is rotatably mounted relative to the base plate about an axis of rotation which is essentially normal to the base plate, and that the bearing shell is operatively connected to the base plate is feasible.

This enables the rotational movement of the base plate with respect to the base plate by means of the rotatably mounted bearing shell, the base plate being easily removable from the bearing shell.

In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the bearing shell is mounted in a ball bearing, whereby a particularly low-friction rotary movement can be achieved.

According to a further exemplary embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the bearing shell is designed in the form of a hollow cylinder, the axis of symmetry of which forms the axis of rotation, and that the end face of the hollow cylinder facing away from the base plate forms the contact surface for the active connection with the base plate.

As a result, the base plate is very easy to replace, it does not have to be specifically fixed, since it is held in safe operative contact with the bearing shell by the weight and weight of the exercising person, so that a suitable deflection of the person on the base plate causes rotation of the base plate Consequence.

According to a further feature of the invention it can be provided that the base plate is rotationally symmetrical, that a centering pin is formed on the underside in the center of symmetry for engaging in the bearing shell, and that a preferably circular contact plate is provided which is penetrated by the centering pin and which at Place the base plate on the bearing shell in operative connection with its contact surface.

The centering pin holds the base plate, which can be set in rotation, with its pivot point in the center of the bearing shell, so that the base plate cannot slip.

Another variant of the invention can consist in the fact that rollers are arranged in the radially outer region on the underside of the base plate, which come into contact with the base plate when the base plate is placed on the bearing shell and roll on the base plate when the base plate rotates. As a result, additional support of the weight acting on the base plate can be achieved, the rollers keeping the friction against the rotational movement low.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the base plate is formed from a central part with the centering pin and lateral parts adjoining this central part on both sides in the transverse direction, which preferably have approximately the shape of a foot plan.

This reduces the weight of the base plate to the necessary extent. For this reason, the base plate is also sensitive to very small movements of the body, so that very high dexterity is required to control the resulting rotational movements.

A particularly advantageous distribution of the rollers results according to a further embodiment of the invention in that one roller is attached to the opposite end regions of the two side parts.

In order to prevent slipping off the base plate during the execution of the movement, limiting strips can be provided on the lateral edges of the side parts of the base plate.

In addition to any other possible shapes, the base plate can also have a rectangular shape.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a sports device for training purposes with a, preferably disc-shaped, base plate.

The object of the invention is to provide a sports device of the type mentioned above, with which the ability to move and the freedom of movement of the body can be increased.

According to the invention, this is achieved in that a centrally arranged, spherical, elastic rolling element is provided on one side of the base plate, which is rotatably mounted relative to the base plate about an axis of rotation which is essentially normal to the base plate.

The rotatably mounted, elastic rolling element enables the combination of a rolling and a rotating movement, which, like the combination of rocking and rotating movement, has a particularly positive effect on the harmonization and activation of the psychological processes controlling the movement sequences, such as the coherence of the vibrations of both hemispheres of the brain and hemispheric synchronization and concentration-attention regulation.

In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that a central bearing shell is arranged on the base plate, which is rotatable relative to the base plate is mounted, and that the bearing shell has a rotationally symmetrical opening about the axis of rotation, into which the spherical, elastic rolling element can be inserted.

In this way, the bearing shell can be used both for the storage of a base plate and for the accommodation of a rolling element, which means that in addition to rocking rotary movements, rolling rotating movements can also be carried out if the base plate with the AbroUement is placed on the ground and thus with the base plate Rolling movements can be carried out by using the side opposite the rolling element as a standing surface.

According to a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the spherical, elastic rolling element can be pressed into the opening of the bearing shell.

As a result, the elastic rolling element can be inserted into and removed from the bearing shell in a simple manner.

A particularly stable and elastic shape of a rolling element can be made possible according to a further embodiment of the invention in that the spherical, elastic rolling element is formed by a tennis ball.

According to a further exemplary embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that luffing skids are detachably attached to the base plate. In this way, these can be removed for applications in which they would be a hindrance to the rolling rotational movements that are carried out when the rolling element is inserted.

According to a further variant of the invention it can be provided that a further central bearing shell is arranged on the seesaw side of the base plate, which is rotatably mounted relative to the base plate about an axis of rotation which is essentially normal to the base plate, and that the bearing shell can be brought into operative connection with a base plate is so that a rotational movement superimposed on the rocking movement can be carried out with the base plate.

In this way there is a double rotation bearing on one axis

The advantages and effects achievable with the aid of the special embodiments of the base plate have already been described in connection with the seesaw-rotation sports device according to the invention.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a sports device from a combination of the seesaw-rotation sports device according to the invention with the rolling-rotation sports device according to the invention.

This is achieved according to the invention in that the bearing shell can alternatively be brought into operative connection with a base plate or in that a spherical, elastic rolling element can be inserted into the bearing shell.

In this way, both rocking and rolling movements can be achieved with a base plate. The invention is explained in detail below on the basis of the exemplary embodiments described in the exemplary embodiments. It shows

Figure 1 shows a section through an embodiment of the sports device according to the invention in the rocking position.

2 shows a section through a sports device according to Figure 1 in the rolling position.

3 shows a plan view of the sports device according to FIG. 2;

4 shows a side view of the sports device according to FIG. 3

5 shows a section through a sports device in the rocking rotational position;

6 shows a bottom view of the sports device from FIG. 5 and

7 shows a partial section through a sports device in the roll-off position.

In Fig.l a sports device for training purposes is shown with a disk-shaped base plate 1 and on one side of the base plate 1 arranged rocker skids 4, which during rocking on a flat surface, e.g. a floor. In the basic position shown, simple rocking movements can be carried out, a device of this type has been known for some time. In order to obtain a better standing surface for the rocking movement, a rectangular standing board 10 with support blocks 12 and a central centering pin 11 is provided, which engages in a ring 3 of the bearing shell 2 with play.

According to the invention, a base plate 100 (FIG. 5) is provided, which is arranged such that it can rotate relative to the base plate 1, so that a rotation movement superimposed on the rocking movement can be carried out with the base plate 100.

For this purpose, a central bearing shell 2 is arranged on the side of the base plate 1 opposite the luffing skids 4, which is rotatably mounted relative to the base plate 1 about an axis of rotation 70 which is essentially normal to the base plate 1.

This bearing shell is deactivated in the rocking mode of FIG. 1 with the stand board 10 in order to be able to carry out the known rocking movements.

An application of the sports device according to the invention is shown in FIG. 5. For this purpose, the bearing shell 2 is brought into operative connection with the base plate 100, so that a rocking movement as in FIG. 1 and also a rotational movement superimposed on the rocking movement can be carried out with the latter.

For this purpose, the base plate 100 executes the rotary movements made possible by the bearing shell 2. The exercising person, who can stand, sit, kneel or otherwise crouch in a form on the base plate 100, can now superimpose rotational movements and seesaw movements in such a way that effective relaxation of the muscles occurs. This is especially true in a standing position, in which the pelvic muscles can be freed from blockages. This has a very positive effect, especially for competitive athletes, but also for people who otherwise do no sport. Unbalances in the body caused by one-sided stress can be compensated very well. The rotational movement is particularly low-friction, since the bearing shell 2 is mounted in a ball bearing 8.

The bearing shell 2 is formed in FIG. 5 in the form of a hollow cylinder, the axis of symmetry of which forms the axis of rotation 70. The contact surface with which the active contact with the base plate 100 can be produced is formed by the end surface 128 of the hollow cylinder facing away from the base plate 1 (FIG. 2).

6 shows a preferred embodiment of the base plate 100, which is rotationally symmetrical and on the underside of which a centering pin 11 is formed in the center of symmetry for engaging in the bearing shell 2. On the underside of the base plate 1, a circular contact plate 27 is provided, which is penetrated by the centering pin 11 and which comes into operative connection with the contact surface 128 when the base plate 100 is placed on the bearing shell 2. If the user of the sports device now enters the base plate 100, this is also rotatably supported in addition to the rocking support by the rocker runners 4.

The rotating movement of the base plate 100 is supported by rollers 21 arranged in the radially outer region on the underside of the base plate 100, which come into contact with the base plate 1 when the base plate 100 is placed on the bearing shell 1 and roll on the base plate 100 when the base plate 100 rotates. The rollers are fixed to the base plate 100 via brackets 20.

The base plate 100 according to FIG. 6 is formed from a central part 37 with the centering pin 11 and lateral parts 38 adjoining this central part 37 on both sides in the transverse direction, which preferably have approximately the shape of a foot plan. A roller 21 is attached to the opposite end regions of the two side parts 38. The shape of the base plate 100 is, however, not subject to any restriction and, in the simplest case, can also be rectangular or circular.

In addition, limit strips 28 are provided on the lateral edges of the side parts 38 of the base plate 100, which are intended to prevent the user from sliding off the base board during his rotational rocking movements.

Another, applicable function of the sports device according to the invention, which is shown in Fig. 2, is given in that a centrally arranged, spherical, elastic rolling element 9 is provided on one side of the base plate 1, which is substantially normal to the base plate 1 to the base plate 1 extending axis of rotation 70 is rotatably mounted.

For this purpose, the central bearing shell 2 arranged on the base plate 1 has an opening which is rotationally symmetrical about the axis of rotation and into which the spherical, elastic rolling element 9 can be inserted. The opening is dimensioned such that the spherical, elastic rolling element 9 can be pressed into this opening of the bearing shell 2 and remains therein due to the press friction. Other fixing mechanisms for the rolling element 9 can also be provided, but the one shown in FIG. 2 has the advantage that the 7

Bearing shell 2 is suitable for this on the one hand and on the other hand it can also serve to receive the centering pin in the application shown in FIG. 5, so that both functions can be carried out with a base plate.

The spherical, elastic rolling element is preferably formed by a tennis ball 9, as can be seen from FIG. Thus, when using side 5 of base plate 1 as a standing surface, rolling movements can be carried out with the sports device according to the invention.

In order to rule out a disability, the luffing skids 4 can be detachably attached to the base plate 1, for example by being pluggable.

In order to train the stability and the feeling of balance, the training person stands with his feet on the standing surface 5 and now tries to keep the balance on the one support point 6 of the tennis ball 9, due to the ball-bearing rotatability of the bearing shell 2 there is an additional level of difficulty of twists that can result from the weight shift. You can also try to keep your balance despite pelvic swinging. This simulates snowboarding or skiing movements.

In the same way, the feeling of balance can be trained by the training person sitting down on the side 5 of the disk-shaped basic element with his buttocks and stretching his legs parallel to it. By shifting weight, the balance can then be kept on the support point 6 of the tennis ball 9.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 7, a further central bearing shell 2 ′ is arranged on the seesaw side of the base plate 1, from which the seesaw blades have been removed, in addition to the bearing shell 2, which is opposite the base plate 1 about the axis of rotation 70, which runs essentially normal to the base plate 1 is rotatably mounted.

The bearing shell 2 'can be brought into operative connection with a base plate 100, so that with the base plate 100 an additional rotational movement can be carried out in addition to the rotational movement superimposed on the rolling movement. Mastering this combination of two rotational movements and one rolling movement requires special skill and thus represents the highest level of difficulty.

The bearing shell 2 'is, like the bearing shell 2, in the form of a hollow cylinder, the axis of symmetry of which forms the axis of rotation 70, the end face 28' of the hollow cylinder facing away from the base plate 1 forming the contact surface.

The base plate 100 corresponds to that shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

If the tennis ball 9 is removed from the bearing shell 2 and the runners 4 are reinserted into the base plate 100, a rocking and rotating movement can be carried out as with the sports device shown in FIG. 5.

The sports device shown in FIGS. 2, 5 and 7, in combination with the base plate 100 and with the elastic rolling element 9, allows various training options, the superimposition of a seesaw and a 8th

Rotational movement and the superimposition of a rolling and rotating movement can be carried out with one and the same sports device.

Because of these possible forms of movement, psychomotor, psychomuscular training can be carried out for preventive and therapeutic purposes.

A complex psychoregulation program is carried out, which contains elements of various mental exercises, e.g. Balance, tilting and turning exercises, dynamic swing exercises, muscular tension and relaxation etc. includes and on harmonization and activation of psychological processes, e.g. coherent vibrations of both hemispheres of the brain, hemispherical synchronization, concentration

Attention regulation or the like as well as the optimization of physiological processes, e.g. Regulation of emotional processes, improvement of movement perception and movement feeling, neuromuscular sensitization etc. is directed.

Depending on the choice of exercises, the sports device according to the invention serves to modulate movement or stabilize the ankles, the knee joints, the pelvic region and the strengthening of the entire posture apparatus, in particular the leg, pelvic and abdominal muscles. This also relieves the spine through correct posture.

This offers the possibility of structured and receptive learning, the actual mental movement learning. According to the principle of open and closed skills in sport (Knapp 1963/64), it is important to note that closed movements can be stored in open movements, which are always the same depending on the environment. The learner has the opportunity to independently assess errors. The learner should develop a reliable internal error detection mechanism based on the evaluation of their own intrinsic kinesthetic, visual and auditory feedback. This should significantly encourage the acquisition of new freedom of movement. This not only achieves greater precision, but also greater stability of the basic movement pattern or movement technique.

There is therefore a change in subjective experience. The changes in the external movement and the underlying execution and control process go hand in hand with changes in the subjective experience. Secondary automatisms are experienced as mentally effortless. The movements take place - without your own action - as if by themselves, comparable to the subjective experience of reflexes, the flow experience.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS

1. Sports device for training purposes with a, preferably disc-shaped, base plate and on one side of the base plate arranged rocking skids, characterized in that a base plate (100) is provided, which is opposite the base plate

(1) is arranged rotatably, so that a rotation movement superimposed on the rocking movement can be carried out with the base plate (100).

2. Sports device according to claim 1, characterized in that a central bearing shell (2) is arranged on the side of the base plate (1) opposite the luffing skids (4), which is opposite the base plate (1) by a substantially normal to the base plate (1) extending axis of rotation (70) is rotatably mounted, and that the bearing shell (2) can be brought into operative connection with the base plate (100).

3. Sports device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bearing shell (2) is mounted in a ball bearing (8).

4. Sports device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the bearing shell

(2) is designed in the form of a hollow cylinder, the axis of symmetry of which forms the axis of rotation (70), and that the end face (128) of the hollow cylinder facing away from the base plate (1) forms a contact surface for the active connection with the base plate (100).

5. Sports device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the base plate (100) is rotationally symmetrical, and that on its underside in the center of symmetry a centering pin (11) is formed for engagement in the bearing shell (2), and that a Preferably circular contact plate (27) is provided, which is penetrated by the centering pin (11) and which comes into operative connection with the contact surface (128) when the base plate (100) is placed on the bearing shell (2).

6. Sports device according to claim 5, characterized in that rollers (21) are arranged in the radially outer region on the underside of the base plate (100), which upon contact of the base plate (100) on the bearing shell (2) in contact with the base plate ( 1) step and roll on this when the base plate (100) rotates. 10

7. Sports device according to claim 6, characterized in that the base plate (100) from a central part (37) with the centering pin (11) and on this central part (37) on both sides in the transverse direction adjoining side parts (38), preferably approximately the shape of a Have foot plan, is formed.

8. Sports device according to claim 7, characterized in that one roller (21) are attached to the opposite end regions of the two side parts (38).

9. Sports device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that on the lateral edge of the side parts (38) of the base plate (100) limiting strips (28) are provided.

10. Sports device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the base plate is rectangular.

11. Sports device for training purposes with a, preferably disc-shaped, base plate, characterized in that on one side of the base plate (1) a centrally arranged, spherical, elastic rolling element (9) is provided, which is substantially opposite the base plate (1) The axis of rotation (70) running normal to the base plate (1) is rotatably mounted.

12. Sports device according to claim 11, characterized in that on the base plate (1) a central bearing shell (2) is arranged, which is rotatably mounted relative to the base plate (1), and that the bearing shell (2) has a rotationally symmetrical opening about the axis of rotation has, in which the spherical, elastic rolling element (9) can be inserted.

13. Sports device according to claim 11, characterized in that the spherical, elastic rolling element (9) in the opening of the bearing shell (2) can be pressed.

14. Sports device according to claim 11, 12 or 13, characterized in that the spherical, elastic rolling element is formed by a tennis ball (9).

15. Sports device according to one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that luffing skids (4) are detachably attached to the base plate (1).

16. Sports device according to one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that a further central bearing shell (2 ') is arranged on the seesaw side of the base plate (1), which is opposite the base plate (1) by a substantially normal to the base plate (1 ) extending axis of rotation (70) is rotatably mounted that the bearing shell (2) in operative connection 11

can be brought with a base plate (100) so that a rotational movement superimposed on the rolling motion can be carried out with the base plate (100).

17. Sports device according to claim 16, characterized in that the bearing shell (2 ') is designed in the form of a hollow cylinder, the axis of symmetry of which forms the axis of rotation (70), and that the end face (128') facing away from the base plate (1) of the hollow cylinder forms the contact surface.

18. Sports device according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the base plate (100) is rotationally symmetrical, and that on its underside in the center of symmetry a centering pin (11) is formed for engagement in the bearing shell (2), and that a preferably circular Contact plate (27) is provided which is penetrated by the centering pin (11) and which comes into operative connection with the contact surface (128 ') when the base plate (100) is placed on the bearing shell (2).

19. Sports device according to claim 18, characterized in that rollers (21) are arranged in the radially outer region on the underside of the base plate (100), which upon contact of the base plate (100) on the bearing shell (2) in contact with the base plate ( 1) step and roll on this when the base plate (100) rotates.

20. Sports device according to claim 19, characterized in that the base plate (100) from a central part (37) with the centering pin (11) and on this central part (37) on both sides in the transverse direction adjoining side parts (38), preferably approximately the shape of a Have foot plan, is formed.

21. Sports device according to claim 20, characterized in that one roller (21) are attached to the opposite end regions of the two side parts (38).

22. Sports device according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that boundary strips (28) are provided on the lateral edge of the side parts (38) of the base plate (100).

23. Sports device according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the base plate is rectangular.

24. Sports device from a combination of the sports devices according to one of claims 1 to 23, characterized in that the bearing shell (2) can alternatively be brought into operative connection with a base plate (100) or that in the bearing shell (2) a spherical, elastic rolling element ( 9) can be used.