EP1509339B1 - Device having an operating and functional unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device comprising two table-like supporting plates, which serve as operating and functional units. The supporting plates each have a longitudinal and transversal extension, are arranged parallel to one another in a frame that can be immobilized in a fixed manner, and are each mounted so that they can spatially move with three-dimensional degrees of freedom that are independent of one another. In addition, a motor-operated drive is provided that can set the supporting plates in oscillatory motion at least in a one-dimensional direction and independent of one another.

Description

The invention relates to a device according to claim 1, which is provided with a two-part working and functional unit, which is designed as a frame or table-like device. According to the invention the device consists of a stationary ascertainable frame, which has two juxtaposed table-like support plates, which are arranged in this frame parallel to each other. These table-like support plates are movably mounted individually and independently of one another in the three space dimensions. At least one motor drive is provided which independently of one another displaces the table-like support plates at least in one dimension into randomized, oscillating-pulsating movements which describe elliptical or circular movement paths whose amplitudes may be different. In this case, the respective frequency of these movements can be changed.

The invention also relates to a method according to claim 16.

It is envisaged that each of the two table-like support plates is arranged in their two-sided areas each on space movable, fork-shaped brackets, which receive bearings of mutual axle shafts of eccentric rollers for each of the two table-like support plates. Above the mutual eccentric rollers limiting rollers are arranged. These limiting rollers have a gap "d" to the circumference of the respective associated eccentric role. The aforementioned eccentric rollers have a cylindrical shape and eccentric axle shafts. The eccentric rollers are each supported on a respective drive roller and one support roller. By the drive rollers, the eccentric rollers are placed in the same direction or non-synchronous, synchronous or asynchronous revolutions. Due to the eccentric mounting of the Axle shafts in space-movable, fork-shaped brackets put them in speed-dependent movements, which describe elliptical or circular trajectories.

These movements act on the support plates connected to the fork-shaped holders. The above the eccentric rollers arranged limiting rollers have the task to limit the vibrations of the eccentric rollers when they stand out due to their eccentric storage under the centrifugal force from its support position upwards.

The said drive rollers are mounted in lateral movements of the frame by means of their drive shafts, and they are offset by at least one motor drive in the same direction synchronous revolutions. A modified Ausbildungsweise also provides to put the drive rollers in non-synchronous synchronous or asynchronous revolutions.

Other essential features of the invention are that each of the two table-like support plates is arranged in their both-end areas on the respective associated fork-shaped brackets. These brackets can also have other than fork-shaped designs, and are provided with bearings of both sides axle shafts of the eccentric rollers. Buffers made of a resilient material or joints may be inserted between the fork-shaped supports and the table-like support plates, so that a small tiltability in the transverse direction is achieved; but it can also be made a solid connection, so that at the relevant point a tilting in the transverse direction is not given.

A modified embodiment also provides that on each of the two table-like support plates extending in the X-axis longitudinal tilt axes are present, on which the cover plates are hinged tiltable by means of composite approaches. Instead of these longitudinal axes and longitudinal hinges may be arranged by means of which the support plates can be tiltably connected.

Essential features of the invention can be seen in the fact that the table-like support plates are movably mounted in the three space dimensions. To drive the device at least one drive motor is sufficient, which displaces one or more components of the device in at least one dimension in vibration movements. In this case, the frequency of these oscillatory movements can be changed within certain limits. Furthermore, the amplitude of the oscillating movement can be variable within certain limits.

The device can serve different purposes and be used in applications where it is important to act on objects, materials or substrates by rhythmic or arrhythmic mechanical shock or vibration. Thus, in coarse-grained bulk material singling or sorting operations can be initiated or carried out, or in fine-grained or powdery bulk material mixing or homogenization suggestions can be achieved. When the two-sided support plates or the cover plates connected thereto are connected by a rigid or compliant body by means of hinged connections, independent, pulsating and divergent random or randomized movements can be achieved for this body by these shock or vibration effects ,

The device can also be used as a training / fitness device as well as a medical therapy device for persons or animals, in particular in order to increase their coordination ability and / or to stimulate certain muscles. Documents EP 0575305, WO 93/24092, US 4873966 and US 4858599 also describe various devices which can also be used as training / fitness equipment. An interesting area of application is in particular the loosening and relaxing of the muscles of high-performance athletes, especially ski jumpers and downhill runners. Another interesting area of use is the stimulation of the muscles of Parkinson's disease patients. It has been shown that symptoms such as Rigor or tremor are favorably influenced.

As a particularly advantageous has been found here, if the table-like support plates movements with an amplitude of about 3 mm at a frequency of 1 - 20 Hz, preferably 4 - 6 Hz, perform

The device can be further used to solve various tasks in different fields. If objects, materials or substrates are exposed to said rhythmic or arrhythmic jerking or oscillating effects, the various changes mentioned can be caused thereby, for example, in the case of solids also effects on their crystalline structures are possible.

The device can be provided according to further features with at least one fastening device for releasably shock and vibration-proof connecting a receptacle for a vessel or a holder. The attachable vessel can serve to receive pourable, intended for processing Good; with the holder can be solid or the like. Materials for processing impact and vibration proof connected to the device. The fastening device may comprise a receptacle which comprises a shoe attached to the support plate or cover plate, which serves for the composite-proof placement or insertion of the object to be fastened. In addition, the fastening device may include straps and / or straps with buckles, or it may be provided with support brackets with adjustable brackets.

These fastening devices, in particular straps and / or bands with buckles can serve for fastening of human or animal limbs. A device with fastening devices formed in this way is particularly suitable as a training / fitness device or therapy device of the type described above.

In a particular embodiment of this running in the latter type device according to the invention a seat and / or Abstützgelegenheit provided to grant the respective people hold while the device is in operation.

Fig.1

eine Seitenansicht der Vorrichtung ohne Abdeckung

Fig. 2

einen Teilschnitt durch den mechanischen Bewegungsteil einer der beiden Hälften der Vorrichtung,

Fig.3

eine Teil-Seitenansicht mit Teilschnitten,

Fig.4

einen Querschnitt mit beiden Hälften der Vorrichtung

Fig.5

einen Querschnitt mit beiden Hälften der Vorrichtung in einer abgewandelten Ausbildungsweise,

Fig.6

einen Querschnitt mit beiden Hälften der Vorrichtung in einer weiter abgewandelten Ausbildungsweise,

Fig.7

eine Teil-Ansicht mit Teilschnitten auf die Auflageplatte und die Deckplatte,

Fig.8

eine weitere Teil-Ansicht mit Teilschnitten auf die auf die Auflageplatte und die Deckplatte gem. Fig.7,

Fig.9

eine Teil-Seitenansicht mit Teil-Schnitten auf die Auflageplatte und die Deckplatte gem. Fig. 8,

Fig.10

eine Teil-Seitenansicht mit Teil-Schnitten auf die Auflageplatte und die Deckplatte gem. Fig. 8 in einer abgewandelten Ausführung,

Fig.11

a) bis c) drei schematische Darstellungen der Bewegungsmöglichkeiten der Vorrichtung,

Fig.12

eine abgewandelte Vorrichtung gemäss Fig. 4,

Fig.13

eine Seitenansicht der Vorrichtung ohne Abdeckung in einer abgewandelten Ausführung,

Fig.14

eine Darstellung der Vorrichtung mit vollständiger Abdeckung.

Embodiments of the invention are shown schematically in the drawings listed below and described in more detail below. Show it:

Fig.1

a side view of the device without cover

Fig. 2

a partial section through the mechanical moving part of one of the two halves of the device,

Figure 3

a partial side view with partial sections,

Figure 4

a cross section with both halves of the device

Figure 5

a cross-section with both halves of the device in a modified Ausbildungsweise,

Figure 6

a cross section with both halves of the device in a further modified training manner,

Figure 7

a partial view with partial sections on the support plate and the cover plate,

Figure 8

a further partial view with partial cuts on the on the support plate and the cover plate gem. Figure 7,

Figure 9

a partial side view with partial cuts on the support plate and the cover plate gem. 8,

Figure 10

a partial side view with partial cuts on the support plate and the cover plate gem. 8 in a modified embodiment,

Figure 11

a) to c) three schematic representations of the movement possibilities of the device,

Figure 12

a modified device according to FIG. 4,

Figure 13

a side view of the device without cover in a modified embodiment,

Figure 14

a representation of the device with complete coverage.

In Fig. 1, the device is shown in side view without cover. The device has two spaced apart in their longitudinal direction and extending transversely to the longitudinal direction drive shafts 1, which are synchronously driven by a motor drive 16/17, consisting of drive motor 16 and drive belt 17 in the same direction of rotation. Each of the two transverse drive shafts 1 each carry a drive roller 2 on both sides. The two drive shafts 1 are synchronously connected to each other by means of a toothed belt connection 15 in the same direction of rotation.

2, the right side of the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 is shown in fragmentary detail. There are the corresponding side of the drive shaft 1 and seated on this drive roller 2 can be seen. In addition, the eccentric roller 3 can be seen in Fig. 2, which is supported on the drive roller 2 and in addition to a support roller 4 rolling. It can be seen in FIG. 2 that the eccentric roller 3 has an eccentric axle shaft 5. Due to the rotation of the eccentric roller 3 whose axle shaft 5 performs at each revolution of an oscillating, an elliptical or circular path descriptive movement in at least the size of the eccentricity. This movement, referred to below as elliptical, is composed of a simultaneously vertical and horizontal movement which is transmitted to the bearing points 6 of the axle shafts 5. This bearing 6 is mounted in a fork-shaped holder 7. The fork-shaped holder 7 thus also experiences an oscillating as elliptical-shaped vertically and horizontally directed recurring movement. With 12 a side walk is called, which is rigidly mounted and fixed to the frame 20 is connected.

In this Seitenwanderung 12, the bearings 9 for supporting the journal 10 of the support roller 4 and the limiting roller 11 are arranged.

The eccentric roller 3 can stand out during its rotation of the drive roller 2 and the support roller 4, on which the eccentric roller 3 rests, because of the centrifugal forces occurring. This lifting is not harmful, but even desirable under special conditions. Thereby, the uniformity of the rotational movements of the eccentric roller 3 is interrupted for fractions of seconds, and thus their speed changed as desired by the slip caused thereby irregular. The limiting roller 11 has the task to limit the vertical lifting strokes and the lifting of the eccentric roller 3 upwards. Between the eccentric roller 3 and the limiting roller 11, a gap "d" is kept free, which can be seen in Fig. 2. This gap "d" also limits the maximum amount of lifting of the eccentric 3. The nonuniformity of the rotational movement generated thereby is also transferred to the fork-shaped holder 7, and by the inertia or interaction of the shocks and vibrations exposed objects, persons, animals, materials or substrates which are located on the support plate 8 and are secured thereto. These effects are facilitated by the fact that the support plate 8 is also movable or tiltable in the transverse direction, since the eccentric roller 3 due to their distance "d" to the limiting roller 11 allows sufficient clearance.

Fig. 3 shows the device in side view. The right side corresponds in all essential features to the illustration of FIG. 2. The illustration on the left corresponds to the left side of FIG. 1. The named right Side of the illustration of Fig. 3 shows the same features and elements of Figure 2: 1 is the drive shaft and 2 denotes the drive roller. The eccentric roller 3 is also supported here on the drive roller 2 and the support roller 4. The eccentric roller 3 is mounted with its axle shaft 5 here in the fork-shaped holder 7, which is designed to be spatially movable. The gap "d" in Fig. 3 is intended; it is between 1 and 50 mm and causes - as mentioned above - that the eccentric roller can lift off and thereby the shocks and vibrations of the eccentric roller 3, depending on the respective instantaneous distance "d" different degrees and at different time intervals (thus in variable frequencies) to the fork-shaped holder 7, which is so intended.

As can be seen from the left-hand illustration of FIG. 3, the space-movable, fork-shaped holder 7 carries at its upper flattened end at least one buffer 13, which consists of an elastically yielding material. On this buffer 13, the support plate 8 is superimposed, which is tilted by this storage due to the thus created further degree of freedom in the transverse direction to the longitudinal extent of the device within certain limits. Furthermore, the buffer or buffers 13 serve to accommodate the longitudinal displacement, which is transmitted from the fork-shaped holder 7 on the support plate 8. In place of the buffer 13 may also be a joint.

In a modification of this embodiment described above, the training manner to be compared of the right-hand illustration of FIG. 3 is not provided with a buffer 13. Rather, the support plate 8 connected to the space movable fork-shaped holder 7 is not in this case in the transverse direction tiltable, since the support plate 8 (see Figure 3) by means of a screw 23 is rigidly connected to the fork-shaped holder 7. Nevertheless, a tilting movement of the support plate 8 screwed with the fork-shaped holder 7 in the transverse direction is very possible and intended, since the eccentric roller 3, as described above, allows a corresponding degree of freedom due to its distance "d" to the limiting roller 11.

It is within the scope of the invention to connect these support plates 8 at its two end regions by at least one flexible buffer 13 or at least one joint 13 with the fork-shaped holders 7.

The Figure 3 also shows on the right side in all features a mirror image training manner as the execution on the left side. Therefore, the mirror image corresponding features are provided with matching reference numerals. Again, the drive shaft with 1 and the drive roller is designated 2. The eccentric roller 3 is also supported here on the drive roller 2 and the support roller 4. Above the eccentric roller 3, the limiting roller 11 is also arranged in compliance with the distance "d".

From Figure 3, the motor drive of the device is still partially visible. An unillustrated drive motor drives the drive shaft 1 by means of a toothed belt connection 17. The respective right-side and the left-side drive rollers 2 are connected by the toothed belt 15 and thus driven in the same direction and synchronously. 20, the frame is designated in Figure 3, on which the side walls 12 are attached. A not shown modification is the drive rollers 2 in the same direction but to drive in asynchronously or non-synchronously synchronously or asynchronously asynchronously by means of one or more motors.

Fig. 4 shows a cross section through the device. There, the common drive shaft 1 is recognizable for both side by side and parallel to each other arranged part versions, which are mounted one behind the other on the frame 20 in the longitudinal direction of the device. On the drive shafts 1 of the two juxtaposed part versions sits each a drive roller 2. On this and not shown support rollers 4 (see Figures 1 to 3), the eccentric rollers 3 are based. These have on both sides eccentric axle shafts 5, which are held in the fork-shaped holders 7 in the bearings 6. The shocks and vibrations of the axle shafts 5 are thus transmitted to these space-movable fork-shaped brackets 7 and put them in elliptical movements. The overlying limiting rollers 11 are mounted in the side walls 12 with their journals 10 in the bearings 9. Also tilting movements of the support plates 8 are possible because the eccentric rollers 3 has a further degree of freedom because of their distance "d" to the limiting rollers 11. On the fork-shaped brackets 7, the support plates 8 are fixed by means of the screw 23, and these are located in the middle of the tiltable bearing arrangements of the cover plates 14. These are hingedly mounted in the tilting bearings 24 about the longitudinal axes "x" tilted within narrow limits. This results in a further degree of freedom of the cover plates 14, which are movable at limited tilt angles in the transverse direction.

A modification of the embodiment shown in Figure 4 is shown in Figure 5. In otherwise similar structure as Fig.4 are here the support plates 8 is not rigidly connected to the fork-shaped brackets 7, but connected in the transverse and longitudinal direction on the buffers 13 or joints with the brackets 7. These serve to accommodate the longitudinal displacement, which is transmitted from the fork-shaped holder 7 on the support plate 8.

A further modified embodiment is shown in Fig.6. There, the support plates 8 are provided with double-sided U-shaped longitudinal rails 27, the U-openings facing inward, and in which rollers or bearings 28 are guided, which are connected by means of journals 29 to the fork-shaped brackets 7. This rail connection serves to accommodate the longitudinal displacement, which transmits on the fork-shaped holder 7 on the support plate 8.

As can be seen from these overall device features, the device is designed such that the two adjacent support plates 8 limited elliptical movements in the vertical and horizontal direction and the cover plates 14 connected to the cover plates 14 also elliptical movements in the vertical and horizontal directions and about longitudinal axes. x "can perform tilting movements and that they are independently offset in shock or vibration elliptical movements of different frequency. The elliptical movements may be different in shape. Both "d" of the eccentric roller 3 given to the limiting roller 11 corresponding degree of freedom additionally tilted.

FIG. 7 shows the modified embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 of the connection of one of the cover plates 14 with its associated support plate 8 in a lateral perspective view View. By means of the tilting bearing 24 and the tilting holder 30, the cover plates 14 are tiltable about the x-axis. The tilting bearings are connected by means of screws 31 on the support plate 8. The cover plates 14 are therefore within narrow limits as indicated by dashed lines in the transverse direction movable.

8 shows a modified embodiment compared to FIG. 7. There, the cover plates 14 are held in the center of the support plates 8 by means of the bolts 35 on an elastic intermediate bearing disc 36 spatially movable. As a result, tilting movements of the cover plates 14 in the transverse direction as well as in the longitudinal direction are possible. In order to limit these tilting movements of the cover plates 14 in both directions, these crescent-shaped slots 37 are incorporated, which are guided in fixed fixing bolts 38 and limit their movement ranges. By this mounting of the attachment in these fixed fixing bolts 38, the cover plates 14 can pivot about the bolts and also tilt slightly in the longitudinal and transverse directions.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show the embodiment of FIG. 8 with additional devices which make it possible to partially or completely restrict the movements of the cover plates 14 on the support plates 8. In Fig. 9, 40 denotes a slider having a horizontal slot 41. The slider 40 can be advanced so far in the longitudinal direction that the slot 41 wholly or partially receives a lug 42 of the cover plate 14 in itself. If the slider 40 is fully advanced, then the approach 42 is fixed therein, so that the cover plate 14 is fixed and can not move. If the mobility of the cover plate 14 are only limited, the slider 40 is only partially advanced and held in this position by means of the adjusting screw 43.

One of these modified training mode of the total or partial restriction of the mobility of the cover plate 14 on the support plate 8 is shown in FIG. 10. There, two sliding pieces 44, 45 are provided with rising ramp-like inclined surfaces 46, 47, by means of which the respective cover plate 14 can be wholly or partially fixed during advancement.

11 shows a schematic partial side view of the device according to one of FIGS. 1 to 3, in which three different positions a) to c) of the fork-shaped holders 7 due to the eccentricity of the axle shafts 5 or eccentric rollers 3 are illustrated. From these positions, the different elliptical movements of the fork-shaped movements of the fork-shaped holders 7 and thus the attached to these pads 8 can be seen.

FIG. 12 shows a design according to FIG. 4, in which the eccentric roller 3 has a spherically shaped mantle surface instead of the cylindrical mantle surface. The size of the crown can be between 1.00 mm and 10.00 mm. Another modification may also consist in that except the eccentric roller 3 and the limiting roller 11 has a spherical mantle surface. By means of these spherically shaped mantle surfaces, the fork-shaped holders 7 can be influenced in the direction of an even greater tiltability in the transverse direction.

FIG. 13 shows a modification of FIG. 1. In this case, the eccentric roller 3 is driven only indirectly by a drive roller 2, because the eccentric roller 3 rests on a conveyor belt 21, which is driven by a drive roller 2. Since the eccentric roller 3 rests directly on the conveyor belt 21, the eccentric roller 3 is driven by this conveyor belt. By this training mode, the drive is simplified, because each one special drive roller is spared. The drive train is transferred from the drive motor 16 and the drive belt 17 via a drive roller 2 by means of a conveyor belt 21 directly to the resting on the conveyor belt 21 eccentric rollers 3.

Finally, FIG. 14 shows the overall device with the two cover surfaces 14, which are juxtaposed in a cutout 48 in the upper side 49 of the complete cover 50 with objects u. dergl. are acted upon or loadable.

The independent movements of non-synchronous randomized ellipsoidal shocks and vibrations of the invented device cause a container or (human, animal or other) body associated with the two support plates 8 or cover plates 14 to be set in highly effective oscillations.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

drive shaft

2

capstan

3

cam followers

4

supporting role

5

axle shaft

6

Bearing point for axle shaft

7

fork-shaped holder

8th

platens

9

Bearing location for axle journal

10

journal

11

limiting roller

12

sidewall

13

buffer

14

cover plates

15

toothed connection

16

drive motor

17

drive belts

20

frame

21

conveyor belt

23

screw

24

rocker bearing

27

longitudinal rails

28

roller bearing

29

pivot

30

tilt holder

31

screw

32

Bolted connections

33

bearing blocks

35

bolt

36

Between bearing disc

37

crescent-shaped slits

38

Bolt Fixing

40

pusher

41

Slot (in the slide)

42

Approach of the cover plate

43

screw

44

Sliding piece I

45

Sliding piece II

46

Inclined surface I

47

Inclined surface II

48

neckline

49

Top of the cover

50

complete coverage

Claims (16)

1. Device with two table-like supporting plates (8) which serve as operating and functional units, each having a longitudinal and transverse extension and being situated parallel to one another in a frame (20) that can be stationarily fixed in place, and each being mounted separately and independent of one another so as to be movable in three dimensions, and that at least one motorized drive (16, 17) is provided which sets the table-like supporting plates (8) in oscillating motion in at least one dimension, independent of one another,
   characterized in that
   the motion is a randomized, oscillating-pulsating motion.
2. Device according to claim 1,
   characterized in that each of the two frame- or table-like supporting plates (8) is positioned at both its end regions on forked mountings (7), each of which is movable in three dimensions and which accommodates bearings (9) for both ends of axle shafts (5) of eccentric rollers (3), and that the eccentric rollers (3) are supported on one side by drive rollers (2) and on the other side by support rollers (4), and that the double-ended drive rollers (2) are set in synchronous or asynchronous rotational motion, in the same or different directions, by at least one motorized drive (16, 17), and that above the eccentric rollers (3) limiting rollers (11) are situated which have a small interspace "d" with respect to the eccentric rollers (3).
3. Device according to claim 1,
   characterized in that each of the two frame- or table-like supporting plates (8) is positioned at both its end regions on forked mountings (7), each of which is movable in three dimensions and which accommodates bearings (9) for both ends of axle shafts (5) of eccentric rollers (3), and that the eccentric rollers (3) are supported on one side by drive rollers (2) and on the other side by support rollers (4), and that the double-ended drive rollers (2) are set in synchronous or asynchronous rotational motion, in the same or different directions, by at least one motorized drive (16, 17), and that above the eccentric rollers (3) limiting rollers (11) are situated which have a small interspace "d" with respect to the eccentric rollers (3), and that the forked mountings (7) which are movable in three dimensions are connected at their upper flattened ends to pads (13) made of an elastic, resilient material, and that the supporting plates (8) are supported on these pads (13) and as a result of this mounting can be moved by limited amounts on account of the additional degree of freedom thus provided in the transverse direction and in their longitudinal direction.
4. Device according to claim 1,
   characterized in that each of the two frame- or table-like supporting plates (8) is positioned at both its end regions on forked mountings (7), each of which is movable in three dimensions and which accommodates bearings (9) for both ends of axle shafts (5) of eccentric rollers (3), and that the eccentric rollers (3) are supported on one side by drive rollers (2) and on the other side by support rollers (4), and that the double-ended drive rollers (2) are set in synchronous or asynchronous rotational motion, in the same or different directions, by at least one motorized drive (16, 17), and that above the eccentric rollers (3) limiting rollers (11) are situated which have a small interspace "d" with respect to the eccentric rollers (3), and that the forked mountings (7) which are movable in three dimensions have an articulated joint connection to the supporting plates (8), which as a result of this mounting can be moved by limited amounts on account of the additional degree of freedom thus provided in the transverse direction and in their longitudinal direction.
5. Device according to claim 1,
   characterized in that each of the two frame- or table-like supporting plates (8) is positioned at both its end regions on forked mountings (7), each of which is movable in three dimensions and which accommodates bearings (9) for both ends of axle shafts (5) of eccentric rollers (3), and that the eccentric rollers (3) are supported on one side by drive rollers (2) and on the other side by support rollers (4), and that the double-ended drive rollers (2) are set in synchronous or asynchronous rotational motion, in the same or different directions, by at least one motorized drive (16, 17), and that above the eccentric rollers (3) limiting rollers (11) are situated which have a small interspace "d" with respect to the eccentric rollers (3), and that the forked mountings (7) which are movable in three dimensions are connected to the supporting plates (8) in which rollers or cylindrical roller bearings (28) are guided which are connected to the mountings (7) by bearing journals (29), by which the supporting plates (8) may be longitudinally moved by limited amounts with respect to the mountings (7).
6. Device according to claim 1,
   characterized in that each of the two frame- or table-like supporting plates (8) is positioned at both its end regions on forked mountings (7), each of which is movable in three dimensions and which accommodates bearings (9) for both ends of axle shafts (5) of eccentric rollers (3), and that the eccentric rollers (3) are supported on one side by drive rollers (2) and on the other side by support rollers (4), and that the double-ended drive rollers (2) are set in synchronous or asynchronous rotational motion, in the same or different directions, by at least one motorized drive (16, 17), and that above the eccentric rollers (3) limiting rollers (11) are situated which have a small interspace "d" with respect to the eccentric rollers (3), and that the forked mountings (7) which are movable in three dimensions are connected to the supporting plates (8), to which longitudinal tilting axles extending in the "x" axis are fastened and upon which cover plates (14) are mounted by means of axle blocks (24) so as to be tiltable in the transverse direction.
7. Device according to claim 1,
   characterized in that each of the two frame- or table-like supporting plates (8) is positioned at both its end regions on forked mountings (7), each of which is movable in three dimensions and which accommodates bearings (9) for both ends of axle shafts (5) of eccentric rollers (3), and that the eccentric rollers (3) are supported on one side by drive rollers (2) and on the other side by support rollers (4), and that the double-ended drive rollers (2) are set in synchronous or asynchronous rotational motion, in the same or different directions, by at least one motorized drive (16, 17), and that above the eccentric rollers (3) limiting rollers (11) are situated which have a small interspace "d" with respect to the eccentric rollers (3), and that the forked mountings (7) which are movable in three dimensions are connected to the supporting plates (8), to which longitudinal hinges (24, 30) extending in the x axis are fastened and upon which cover plates (14) are mounted by means of composite pieces so as to be tiltable in the transverse direction.
8. Device according to claim 2,
   characterized in that a further possibility exists for connecting the cover plates (14) to the supporting plate (8) by means of bearing blocks (33) which are joined to the supporting plate (8) by screws
9. Device according to claim 2,
   characterized in that the cover plates (14) are mounted on an elastic intermediate bearing disk (36) by screw bolts (35) in the respective central surface area of the supporting plates (8) so as to enable slight movement in three dimensions, the mobility of same in the transverse and longitudinal directions being limited by stationary positioning bolts (38) which engage in sickle-shaped slits (37) present in the cover plates (14).
10. Device according to claim 6,
    characterized in that the mobility of the cover plates (14) on the supporting plates (8) may be limited or eliminated by slider bars that are movable on the supporting plates (8) in conjunction with the adjusting screws (40, 43 respectively) when the slider bars are moved in the direction of the cover plates (14) and totally or partially fixed in place by a positioning slot (41) or by ramp-shaped inclined surfaces (46, 47) of sliding pieces (44, 45) that are oppositely directed on the cover plates (14).
11. Device according to claim 2,
    characterized in that the eccentric rollers (3) have a convex shell surface with a degree of convexity between 1.00 mm and 10.00 mm.
12. Device according to claim 2,
    characterized in that the limiting rollers (1) have a convex shell surface with a degree of convexity between 1.00 mm and 10.00 mm.
13. Device according to claim 1,
    characterized in that the supporting plates (8) or the cover plates (14) are provided with fastening devices for the detachable, impact- and vibration-free connection of a receptacle for a vessel for accommodating a free-flowing material, or for a mounting for securing solid bodies, objects, or limbs of humans or animals.
14. Device according to claim 13,
    characterized in that the mounting includes a shoe that is used to fixedly place or insert the solid body, object, or limbs of humans or animals to be secured.
15. Device according to claim 14,
    characterized in that the mounting includes belts and/or straps with buckles, and may be provided with support mountings or adjustable clips which are suitable for connecting to human or animal limbs.
16. Method for training a person or animal to increase their coordination abilities and/or to stimulate certain muscles,

    a) wherein the person or animal stands with its at least two feet on two table-like supporting plates (8), wherein at least one foot rests on each supporting plate;

    b) wherein the supporting plates each being mounted separately and independent of one another so as to be movable in three dimensions

    c) wherein at least one motorized drive (16, 17) is provided which sets the table-like supporting plates (8) in non-synchronous, randomized, oscillating-pulsating motion in at least one dimension, independent of one another

    d) wherein the motion is performed at a frequency of 1-20 Hz; and

    e) wherein the method is not performed for medical treatment of a person or animal.

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