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EP2177196A1
EP2177196A1 EP08253355A EP08253355A EP2177196A1 EP 2177196 A1 EP2177196 A1 EP 2177196A1 EP 08253355 A EP08253355 A EP 08253355A EP 08253355 A EP08253355 A EP 08253355A EP 2177196 A1 EP2177196 A1 EP 2177196A1
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Mu-Chuan Wu
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Tonic Fitness Tech Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H23/00—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms
    • A61H23/02—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive
    • A61H23/0254—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive with rotary motor
    • A61H23/0263—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive with rotary motor using rotating unbalanced masses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
    • A61H1/005—Moveable platforms, e.g. vibrating or oscillating platforms for standing, sitting, laying or leaning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2208/00—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player
    • A63B2208/02—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player posture
    • A63B2208/0204—Standing on the feet

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  • the present invention relates to an exerciser, and more particularly to a vibration exerciser.
  • a vibration exerciser has a vibrated platform to provide a vibrating effect to a user who steps, sits or lies or abuts on the platform for training or exercising muscles of the user.
  • a conventional vibration exerciser comprises a base (70), multiple supporting members (71), a platform (72) and a vibration generator (73).
  • the supporting members (71) are securely attached to the base(70) along a direction vertical to the base (70) and each has a spring.
  • the platform (72) is connected to and supported by the tops of the supporting members (71).
  • the vibration generator (73) is securely attached to the bottom of the platform (72) to make the platform (72) vibration.
  • another conventional vibration exerciser comprises a base (80), multiple lower resilient elements (81), a supporting board (82), multiple upper resilient elements (83), a platform (84) and a vibration generator (85).
  • the lower resilient elements (81) are mounted securely on the base (80).
  • the supporting board (82) is attached securely to and supported by the lower resilient elements (81).
  • the upper resilient elements (83) are attached securely to the top of the supporting board (82).
  • the platform (84) is mounted on and supported by the upper resilient elements (83).
  • the vibration generator (85) is securely attached to the bottom of the platform (84) to make the platform (84) vibration.
  • the supporting members (71) and the resilient elements (81,83) of the conventional vibration exercisers support the platform (72,84) along a direction substantially vertical to the corresponding base (70,80), so the vibration action of the platform (72,84) will impact the user directly. Consequently, less vibration force cannot provide enough training and exercising effect, but a user is easily injured by a large longitudinal vibration force.
  • the present invention tends to provide a vibration exerciser to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
  • the main objective of the invention is to provide a vibration exerciser that can provide gentle and adjustable vibration force to a user.
  • the vibration exerciser comprises a base, a platform, a vibration generator and a resilient assembly.
  • the platform is connected operationally to the base and has a bottom.
  • the vibration generator is attached to the bottom of the platform to make the platform vibration.
  • the resilient assembly is mounted around the base and is connected to the platform along a lateral direction.
  • a vibration exerciser in accordance with the present invention comprises a base (10), a platform (20), a vibration generator (30) and a resilient assembly (40).
  • the base (10) comprises a rectangular bottom panel (11) and two supporting brackets (12).
  • the supporting brackets (12) are securely attached to the bottom panel (11) and each has multiple supporting posts (13) and a top panel (14).
  • the supporting posts (13) are securely attached to the top of the bottom panel (11), and the top panel (14) is securely attached to the tops of the supporting posts (13).
  • the platform (20) is connected operationally to the base (10) and has a side wall (21) formed around and extending downward from the periphery of the platform (20) to define a chamber in the platform (20).
  • the side wall (21) has multiple connecting elements (22) defined on the side wall (21). In a preferred embodiment, each connecting element (22) is a hole defined in the side wall (21).
  • the vibration generator (30) is attached to the bottom of the platform (20) to make the platform (20) vibration.
  • the vibration generator (30) may be a mechanical vibration generator having a motor with a cam or an eccentric block or levers, sound waves type vibration generator or any possible conventional vibration generating device.
  • the resilient assembly (40) is mounted around the base (10) and is connected to the platform (20) along a lateral direction that is substantially parallel with the bottom panel (11) of the base (10).
  • the resilient assembly (40) comprises multiple springs (41).
  • Each spring (41) has two ends connected respectively to a side of the base (10) and a side of the platform (20).
  • one end of each spring (41) is connected to a hole defined in the top panel (14) of one of the supporting brackets (12).
  • the other end of each spring (41) is connected to one of the connecting elements (22) on the side wall (21) of the platform (20).
  • the resilient assembly (40) comprises an annular resilient sheet (41a) mounted around the base (10) and held inside the chamber in the platform (20).
  • the resilient sheet (41a) is made of rubber material and has an inner edge and an outer edge.
  • the inner edge of the resilient sheet (41 a) is securely attached to and mounted around the base (10) with multiple connecting members.
  • the outer edge of the resilient sheet (41 a) is securely attached to the platform (20) with multiple connecting members.
  • the connecting members may be bolts, nails, hooks, loops or the like.
  • the resilient assembly (40) comprises multiple resilient bodies (41b) mounted around the base (10) at intervals and held inside the chamber in the platform (20).
  • Each resilient body (41b) is made of rubber material and has an inner side and an outer side.
  • the inner side of the resilient sheet (41b) is securely attached to a side of the top panel (14) of one of the supporting brackets (12) on the base (10) with multiple connecting members.
  • the outer side of the resilient body (41b) is securely attached to a side of the side wall (21) on the platform (22) with multiple connecting members.
  • the connecting members may be bolts, nails, hooks, loops or the like.
  • a user can step, sit, lie or abut on the platform (22) and turns on the vibration generator (30) to make the platform (20) vibrating and shocking.
  • the vibration of the platform (20) muscles of the user can be excited and provided with a training and exercising effect.
  • the resilient assembly (40) arranged along a lateral direction part of the vibration force applied to the platform (20) will be transferred to a lateral component force to make the force applied to the user becoming gentle and comfortable. With the gentle vibration force due to the arrangement of the lateral resilient assembly (40), the user can be kept from being injured.
  • the resilient assembly (40) when the resilient assembly (40) is implemented with the annular resilient sheet (41a) or multiple resilient bodies (41b), the inner surface of the side wall (21) on the platform (20) and the periphery of the top panel (14) of each supporting bracket (12) on the base are curved at corners to keep the resilient sheet (41a) or bodies (41b) from being damaged.
  • the vibration exerciser may further comprise an auxiliary supporting device (50) as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 .
  • the auxiliary supporting device (50) has at least one supporting member (51) connected to the base (10) and abutting with the resilient assembly (40).
  • the auxiliary supporting device (50) has multiple supporting members (51).
  • Each supporting member (51) has a convex abutting end (511) abutting with a bottom of the resilient sheet (41 a) or one of the resilient bodies (41b).
  • Each supporting member (51) may have a positioning tab (512) formed on and extending longitudinally from a side of the supporting member (51).
  • the auxiliary supporting device (50) may further comprise multiple adjusting elements (52) connected respectively to the supporting members (51) to adjust a position where the abutting end (511) of each supporting member (51) abuts with the resilient sheet (41a) or a corresponding resilient body (41b).
  • Each adjusting element (52) is L-shaped and comprises a longitudinal tab (521) and a lateral tab (522).
  • the longitudinal tab (521) is connected adjustably to the positioning tab (512) of a corresponding supporting member (51), and the lateral tab (522) is attached adjustably to the bottom panel (11) of the base (10).
  • the positioning tab (512) has a through hole defined through the positioning tab (512).
  • the longitudinal tab (521) has multiple through holes or an elongated slot defined through the longitudinal tab (521).
  • a fastener extends through the through hole in the positioning tab (512) and one of the through holes or the slot in the longitudinal tab (521), such that the positioning tab (512) is connected adjustably to the longitudinal tab (521) with the fastener.
  • the lateral tab (522) has multiple through holes or an elongated slot defined through the lateral tab (522).
  • a fastener extends through one of the through holes or the slot in the lateral tab (522) and the base (10) to make the lateral tab (522) connected adjustably to the base (10).
  • the longitudinal heights and lateral positions of the abutting ends (511) of the supporting members (51) abutting with the resilient sheet (41a) or the resilient bodies (41b) can be changed.
  • the vibration force and the amplitude of vibration of the platform can be adjusted due to the following formula.
  • the vibration exerciser With the adjustable vibration force and amplitude of vibration, the training and the exercising effects provided by the vibration exerciser can be improved and the vibration exerciser is versatile in use.
  • the vibration exerciser in accordance with the present invention may further comprises a resilient supporting device (60) mounted on the top of the base (10) and connected to the bottom of the platform (20).
  • the resilient supporting device (60) may comprises at least one spring (61) attached to the top panels (14) of the base (10) and connected to the bottom of the platform (20) to provide a longitudinal and auxiliary supporting effect to the platform (20).

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ES2393393A1 (es) * 2010-06-18 2012-12-20 Byomedic System, S.L.U. Plataforma vibratoria inestable con sistema de resistencia elástica para la aplicación de vibración mecánica al cuerpo humano para el acondicionamiento físico.
ES2646754A1 (es) * 2016-06-08 2017-12-15 Gerard Moras Feliu Plataforma vibratoria con superficie deslizante para la realización de ejercicios de deslizamiento con vibración mecánica.
CN113301880A (zh) * 2019-02-22 2021-08-24 贾奎什生物医学公司 改进的锻炼设备
ES2941582A1 (es) * 2021-11-22 2023-05-23 Viequipment SCP Plataforma vibratoria con movimiento basculante de la placa vibratoria para la aplicación de vibración mecánica al cuerpo humano para el acondicionamiento físico

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WO2005067860A1 (en) * 2004-01-13 2005-07-28 Gerry Cook Therapeutic vibration apparatus
US20060241528A1 (en) * 2005-03-07 2006-10-26 Talish Roger J System and method for a low profile vibrating plate
WO2007113875A1 (en) * 2006-04-04 2007-10-11 Bios S.R.L. Body treatment and anti-ageing apparatus

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US5716331A (en) * 1997-02-04 1998-02-10 Chang; Li-Hsia Massage device having a motor for vibrating and reciprocating a massage pad with protrusions
NL1020530C2 (nl) * 2002-05-03 2003-11-06 Fitshape B V Inrichting voor het ophangen van een vibrerende plaat.
WO2005067860A1 (en) * 2004-01-13 2005-07-28 Gerry Cook Therapeutic vibration apparatus
US20060241528A1 (en) * 2005-03-07 2006-10-26 Talish Roger J System and method for a low profile vibrating plate
WO2007113875A1 (en) * 2006-04-04 2007-10-11 Bios S.R.L. Body treatment and anti-ageing apparatus

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2393393A1 (es) * 2010-06-18 2012-12-20 Byomedic System, S.L.U. Plataforma vibratoria inestable con sistema de resistencia elástica para la aplicación de vibración mecánica al cuerpo humano para el acondicionamiento físico.
ES2646754A1 (es) * 2016-06-08 2017-12-15 Gerard Moras Feliu Plataforma vibratoria con superficie deslizante para la realización de ejercicios de deslizamiento con vibración mecánica.
CN113301880A (zh) * 2019-02-22 2021-08-24 贾奎什生物医学公司 改进的锻炼设备
ES2941582A1 (es) * 2021-11-22 2023-05-23 Viequipment SCP Plataforma vibratoria con movimiento basculante de la placa vibratoria para la aplicación de vibración mecánica al cuerpo humano para el acondicionamiento físico

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