EP1428558B1

EP1428558B1 - Boxing Trainer

Info

Publication number: EP1428558B1
Application number: EP03027976A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Leao Wang; Peter Wu
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-12-13
Filing date: 2003-12-05
Publication date: 2006-11-29
Anticipated expiration: 2023-12-05
Also published as: EP1428558A1

Description

The present invention relates to a boxing trainer.
The conventional boxing trainers belongs to "in-place" devices (i.e. punching bag) for boxing training. The punching bag is suspended so that it swings to-and-fro by being punched with fists of operators. Therefore, the operator has to watch its swinging position and speed to give the next punching so as to achieve a certain training effect. In practice of the basic boxing defence, both boxers duly dodge in accordance with the punching position and timing of the opponent. However, the attacking side has to grasp the attack opportunity unlike the easy practice on the punching bag.
In order to carry out "interactive practice" to command the punching timing and skills, all boxers have to employ one of their calibre to simulate the boxing match.
In consideration of many objective factors such as expenses, time, possible injuries, it's rare for common boxers to employ the so-called "interactive practice". Particularly, the beginners can hardly command the basic punching timing and boxing skills without the interactive practice, let alone imagine the real situation in the boxing match beforehand.
US 5 803 877 A discloses a programmable sparing partner. The Programmable Sparing partner includes a punching bag, a motion control means, and a support means. It is suspended from an over head mounting means and further has a horizontal and vertical motion means which when taken together simulate the evasive action taken by an opposing boxer.
It is a primary object of the present invention to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide an interactive boxing trainer which utilises the modern technique of automatic detection and automatic control for command of the position, the speed and the travelling path of the boxing gloves.
This object is solved by the features described in claim 1.
According to the invention, the interactive boxing trainer comprises a driving unit; a main frame having a longitudinal slide rail, a lateral slide rail and a punchable body, said punchable body being driven by said driving unit and movable on said longitudinal slide rail and said lateral slide rail; a pair of boxing gloves each having a glove signal transmitter; and a control unit being in connection with a plurality of signal receivers provided at the upper and lower part of said main frame so as to receive signals sent by said glove signal transmitters; so that the position, speed and travelling path of said boxing gloves can be detected and processed by said control unit which is configured such that it can command said driving unit to move said punchable body away from said approaching boxing gloves.
Advantageously, the instant shift of the automatic driving unit will keep the punchable body away from the approaching boxing gloves. Therefore, the boxer learns special skills (rapid movement of the feet, rapid punching of the fists, continuous punching, deceiving punching or punching according to the movement direction of the punchable body) before or during punching so as to exactly strike the punchable body.
Compared to a conventional boxing training, the punching difficulty is increased and the punching skills are achieved.
In contrast to the interactive practice, the trainee won't be injured by counterattack, and he can make practice without the time restriction.
In a preferred embodiment, the interactive boxing trainer further comprises: a pair of boxing shoes each having a shoe signal transmitter, wherein said control unit is configured such that it can receive signals sent by said shoe signal transmitters;
so that the position, speed and travelling path of said boxing shoes can be detected and processed by said control unit which is configured such that it can command said driving unit to move said punchable body away from said approaching boxing shoes).
The accomplishment of this and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description and its accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a side view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a front view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First of all, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. From the figures, the interactive boxing trainer includes a main frame 10, a driving unit 20, a control unit 30, a pair of boxing gloves 40 each having a glove signal transmitter 42, a pair of boxing shoes 50 each having a shoe signal transmitter 52. The main frame 10 contains a longitudinal slide rail 12, a lateral slide rail 14 and a punchable body 16. The punchable body 16 is driven by the driving unit 20 and movable on the longitudinal slide rail 12 and the lateral slide rail 14. Moreover, the control unit 30 is in connection with a plurality of signal receivers 32 provided at the upper and lower part of the main frame 10 so as to receive signals sent by the signal transmitters 42, 52 on the boxing gloves 40 and boxing shoes 50. Therefore, the position, speed and travelling path of the boxing gloves 40 and boxing shoes 50 can be detected and processed by the control unit 30 which then commands the driving unit 20 to move the punchable body 16 away from the approaching boxing gloves 40 and boxing shoes 50.
In order to effectively distinguish the right and left boxing gloves 40 and boxing shoes 50, the signal transmitters 42, 52 give out different frequency signals, while the relative distance from the boxing gloves 40 and the boxing shoes 50 to the punchable body 16 can be reckoned by the signal receivers 32 in accordance with the different frequency. Thereafter, the control unit 30 gives command to the driving unit 20 to proceed with further proper reaction. Besides, pairwise signal receivers 32 can be arranged to detect different signals given out by the signal transmitters 42, 52 of the boxing gloves 40 and the boxing shoes, respectively, so as to fulfil the aforementioned function. This technique belongs to the prior art so that no further descriptions thereto are given hereinafter.
Furthermore, how the control unit 30 operates the driving unit 20 and in which direction and how far the punchable body 16 is moved away from the boxing gloves 40 and boxing shoes 50, belong to the programming field so that no further descriptions thereto are given hereinafter.
In brief, the control unit 30 of the present invention makes use of at least two pairs of signal receivers 32 at the top and bottom and both signal transmitters 42, 52 to exactly measure the position, the speed and the travelling path of the boxing gloves 40 and boxing shoes 50. Accordingly, dual positioning method is used for a more accurate processing. Besides, the driving unit 20 laterally (X-axis) and longitudinally (Y-axis) shift the punchable body 16 to simulate the dodge movement of the opponent in the boxing match. Certainly, the punchable body 16 can be arranged to move forward and backward (Z-axis) when required.

Claims

An interactive boxing trainer comprising:
a driving unit (20);

a main frame (10) having a longitudinal slide rail (12) and a punchable body (16), said punchable body (16) being driven by said driving unit (20) and movable on said longitudinal slide rail (12); and

a control unit (30)

characterized in that

the main frame (10) further has a lateral slide rail (14) and the punchable body (16) is also movable on said lateral slide rail (14);

the interactive boxing trainer further comprises a pair of boxing gloves (40) each having a glove signal transmitter (42); and

the control unit (30) is in connection with a plurality of signal receivers (32) provided at the upper and lower part of said main frame (10) so as to receive signals sent by said glove signal transmitters (42);

so that the position, speed and travelling path of said boxing gloves (40) can be detected and processed by said control unit (30) which is configured such that it can command said driving unit (20) to move said punchable body (16) away from said approaching boxing gloves (40).
The interactive boxing trainer according to claim 1, further comprising:
a pair of boxing shoes (50) each having a shoe signal transmitter (52), wherein said control unit (30) is configured such that it can receive signals sent by said shoe signal transmitters (52);

so that the position, speed and travelling path of said boxing shoes (50) can be detected and processed by said control unit (30) which is configured such that it can command said driving unit (20) to move said punchable body (16) away from said approaching boxing shoes (50).