EP2837408A2 - Mehrdimensionales Abdomenübungsmaschine - Google Patents

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EP2837408A2
EP2837408A2 EP14172141.5A EP14172141A EP2837408A2 EP 2837408 A2 EP2837408 A2 EP 2837408A2 EP 14172141 A EP14172141 A EP 14172141A EP 2837408 A2 EP2837408 A2 EP 2837408A2
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  • the present invention relates generally to physical training machines, and in particular, exercise machines structured for exercising the abdominal muscles of a user.
  • abdominal machines may be structured to induce body exercises to strengthen the abdominal muscles.
  • An exercise machine applicable for strengthening a user's abdominal muscles in a multi-dimensional manner can include a track frame having one or more elongated gliding rails extended between a higher end and a lower end of the track frame.
  • One or more kneeling assemblies can be movably mounted on the elongated gliding rails to receive the knees from a user to make movements up and down between the lower end and the higher end of the track frame along the elongated gliding rails.
  • the kneeling assemblies may be configurable to move together or separately along the elongated gliding rails.
  • a rotationally adjustable armrest holder may be mounted on the upper end of the track frame.
  • the armrest holder can be oriented towards a direction having an angular relationship with an axis of the track frame between the lower end and the higher end.
  • the armrest holder may be capable of supporting the arms of the user who is making up and down exercise movements with a twisting effect according to the angular relationship.
  • a track frame can have two pairs of elongated gliding rails arranged in parallel.
  • the track frame can have a higher end and a lower end.
  • a pair of gliding structures may be movably mounted separately on each pair of the gliding rails.
  • the gliding structures can have kneeling pads capable of receiving knees from a user to make movements with the gliding structures gliding along the elongated rails.
  • the kneeling pads may be adjustably oriented towards a first direction having a first angular relation with an axis of the track frame between the lower end and the higher end.
  • An armrest holder may be mounted, adjustable rotationally, on the upper end of the track frame.
  • the armrest holder may be oriented towards a second direction having a second angular relationship with the axis or longitudinal direction of the track frame.
  • the armrest holder may be capable of supporting arms of the user adding a twisting effect to movements along the elongated rails with a twisting effect according to the first and second angular relationships.
  • a support frame may be coupled to the higher end of the track frame to provide support from a floor supporting the exercising machine. The support frame can cause the track frame to tilt upwards from the floor while the lower end of the track frame rests on the floor.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an exercise machine assembly.
  • Exercise machine (or device) 100 can include a track frame 115 having one or more elongated gliding rails 159.
  • gliding rails 159 may include a first pair and a second pair of elongated gliding rails disposed in parallel.
  • Track frame 115 can have a higher end affixed with support frame 153 and a lower end having foot base 125 resting on a floor.
  • Track frame 115 may be configured with one single gliding rail, two parallel gliding rails, or multiple parallel gliding rails to support gliding movements along the gliding rail(s) between the lower end and the higher end track frame.
  • Support frame 153 may provide elevation from the floor for the higher end of track frame 115.
  • support frame 153 may include upright 105 standing upwardly on support base 107 resting on the floor. Gliding rails of track frame 115 and upright 105 may be attached with each other via a coupling rod.
  • Exercising machine 100 may include kneeling support 117 movably mounted on track frame 115.
  • Parallel gliding rails of track frame 115 may extend between the higher and lower end of track frame 115 in a curved or straight manner.
  • the parallel gliding rails may be shaped concavely, convexly or in other applicable non-straight forms to allow movement of kneeling support 117 along the gliding rails in multiple dimensions.
  • Exercise machine 100 may include a rotationally adjustable armrest holder 101 mounted on the upper end of track frame 115 to support the arms of a user moving along track frame 115.
  • Armrest holder 101 may be configured as a rotating disk orientable towards various directions to form different angular relationships with a longitudinal direction (e.g. along an axis between the higher end and the lower end) of track frame 115.
  • adjustment knob 119 may be provided to allow the user to adjust the amount of rotation needed for armrest holder 101.
  • the possible amount of rotation may be selected from predetermined configurations, such as 0 degree rotation, left/right rotationsbetween10 -60 degrees, or other applicable degrees of rotation.
  • the angular relation may incite a twisting effect on a user using armrest holder 101 while making movements along track frame 115.
  • armrest holder 101 may include handle bar 103 extended towards a front direction of armrest holder 101 to allow hand grabbing from a user of exercise machine 100.
  • Armrest holder 101 may include two elbow pads 111 aligned with or extending handle bar 103 shaped to receive the elbows from the user grabbing handle bar 103.
  • Armrest holder 101 may be equipped with display 109 to indicate amount of rotation configured for armrest holder 101 with respect to track frame 115.
  • display 109 may include a digital display device, such as LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display or other applicable display mechanisms, to output an angular value indicating the angular relationship between the front direction of armrest holder 101 and the movement direction of kneeling support along a longitudinal axis of track frame 115.
  • LCD Liquid Crystal Display
  • kneeling support 117 may include a first kneeling assembly 117a and a second kneeling assembly 117b movably mounted separately on gliding rails 159 of track frame 115.
  • each kneeling assembly 117a, 117b may be mounted on a pair of gliding rails 159, for example, to increase stability when moving.
  • each kneeling assembly may be mounted along a single one of gliding rails 159.
  • Exercise machine 100 may include only one kneeling assembly corresponding to, for example, a combination of kneeling assemblies 117a, 117b.
  • Kneeling support 117 may be capable of receiving the knees of a user using exercise machine 100 to make movements up and down between the lower end and the higher end of track frame 115.
  • First kneeling assembly 117a and second kneeling assembly 117b may move (or glide) together or separately along the gliding rails of track frame 115 to allow the user to move two legs, each resting on separate kneeling assemblies 117a, 117b, together in one direction or separately in two opposite directions longitudinally along gliding rails of track frame 115.
  • Each kneeling assembly 117a, 117b may separately include rotationally adjustable kneeling pads 155a, 155b.
  • keeling assembly 117a may be affixed with kneeling pad 155a oriented toward a first direction forming a first angle with an axis of track frame 115.
  • Keeling assembly 117b may affixed with kneeling pad 155b oriented toward a second direction forming a second angle with the axis of track frame 115.
  • the first and second angles may be substantially equal in size when kneeling pads 155a, 155b move in parallel together to provide an additional twisting effect on a user making the movement along track frame 115.
  • kneeling assemblies 117a, 117b may include a coupling control mechanism to detachably couple kneeling assemblies 117a, 117b such that kneeling pads 155a, 155b can move in parallel oriented towards a common direction to cause the additional twisting effect.
  • the coupling control mechanism may decouple kneeling assemblies 117a, 117b to allow each kneeling assembly to glide along separate gliding rails of track frame 115 in opposite directions.
  • Kneeling assemblies 117a, 117b may separately include mounting brackets movably mounted on corresponding gliding rails of track frame 115.
  • kneeling assembly 117b may include mounting bracket 121 and rotationally adjustable kneeling pad 155b attached to mounting bracket 121 via a surface of mounting bracket 121.
  • kneeling pad 155b may rotate with respect to a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the surface of mounting bracket 121.
  • exercising machine 100 can include track frame 115 having a pair of two elongated gliding rails 159 in parallel.
  • Track frame 115 may have a higher end and a lower end.
  • Exercising machine 100 may include a pair of gliding structures 117a, 117b movably mounted on the gliding rails.
  • Gliding structures 117a, 117b may include kneeling pads 155a, 155b capable of receiving the knees from a user to make movements with gliding structures 117a, 117b gliding along the rails.
  • Kneeling pads 155a, 155b may be adjustably oriented towards a first direction forming a first angular relation with an axis, for example, between the lower end and the higher end of track frame 115.
  • Exercising machine 100 may include rotationally adjustable armrest holder 101 mounted on the upper end of track frame 115.
  • Armrest holder 101 may be oriented towards a second direction forming a second angular relationship with the axis of track frame 115.
  • armrest holder may be capable of supporting the arms of the user adding a twisting effect to the movement along track frame 115 according to the first angular relationship via gliding structure 117 and the second angular relationship via armrest holder 101 with respect to the axis or a longitudinal direction of track frame 115.
  • Support frame 153 may be coupled to the higher end of track frame 115 to provide support from the floor to cause track frame 115 to tilt upwards from the floor while the lower end of track frame 115 rests on the floor.
  • Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an exercise machine assembly as shown in Figure 1 .
  • track frame 115 may include binding plate 127 fixedly attached to the gliding rails at the higher end of track frame 115.
  • Rotational movement of an armrest holder, such as armrest holder 101 of Figure 1 may be constrained along a surface corresponding to binding plate 127.
  • An armrest holder may include handle bar 103, elbow pads 111 and display 109 fixedly attached to mounting bracket 125. Adjustment knob 119 of an adjustment fastener may allow rotational adjustment of mounting bracket 125 around a center of binding plate 127.
  • binding plate 127 may be configured with multiple coupling holes 129, for example, equally spaced circularly (or via other applicable angular position arrangements) around the center of binding plate 127.
  • the armrest holder may be secured to binding plate 127 with an adjustment fastener locked through one of coupling holes 129 via adjustment knob 119.
  • the axis of track frame 115 and the orientation (or direction) of the armrest holder may form an angle over the surface of binding plate 127.
  • Display 109 may indicate an angular value of the angle representing the orientation of the armrest holder.
  • Possible orientations of the armrest holder may be pre-configured corresponding to multiple coupling holes 129 around the center of binding plate 127.
  • An adjustment fastener with adjustment knob 119 may be fastened to one of coupling holes 129 to select a corresponding angle to orient the armrest holder with respect to the axis of track frame 115.
  • Kneeling assemblies can include slide bracket 137 attached with one or more wheels 151 slidably attachable to an elongated gliding rail 159 of track frame 115.
  • slide bracket 137 may be affixed with two sets of wheels 151, each set rollable along one of a pair of rails 159.
  • Each rail may be engaged with the wheels along one or multiple sides (e.g. top and bottom sides) of the rail.
  • a coupling control mechanism via control bracket 157 can fasten two slide brackets 137 to move together or separately along track frame 115.
  • kneeling assembly can include kneeling pads 155a, 155b affixed with sliding brackets 137 via plates 145.
  • Plates 145 may include curved tracks 149 which can be a hollow cut to allow rotational or curved position adjustment over slide brackets 137.
  • kneeling pads 155a, 155b may be attached to slide brackets 137 with adjustment knobs 123 which may be secured in positions along curved tracks 149 to rotate kneeling pads 155a, 155b to a desired direction.
  • Figures 3-13 show examples of applications of the present invention, for example, based on exercise machine 100 of Figure 1 .
  • armrest holder 101 may be aligned longitudinally with track frame 115.
  • the user may hold on handle bars with arms and elbow resting on armrest holder 101.
  • the user may kneel on kneeling pads of kneeling support 117 to cause up and down slide movements along the curvature of track frame 115.
  • two kneeling pads of kneeling support may be decoupled to allow the user's legs to make alternative and separate movements along separate rails of track frame 115.
  • armrest holder 101 may be rotated left to form an angular relationship with an intermediate size (e.g. 30 degrees) relative to the longitudinal direction of frame 115.
  • the user may hold on handle bars with arms and elbow resting on armrest holder 101 to cause up and down slide movements along the curvature of track frame 115 to cause twisting effects via the upper body of the user.
  • armrest holder 101 may be rotated further left to form a strong angular relationship with an size (e.g. 60 degrees) relative to the longitudinal direction of track frame 115 to increase the twisting effects while moving along the track frame.
  • Figure 7A-7B and 8A-8B may show similar applications of an exercise machine as in Figures 5-6 with armrest holder 101 rotated to the right side.
  • armrest holder 101 may be substantially aligned longitudinally with track frame 115.
  • the user may hold on handle bars with arms and elbow resting on armrest holder 101.
  • Kneeling pads of kneeling support 117 may be rotated left to from an angular degree (e.g. 45 degree) with the longitudinal direction of track frame 115.
  • the user may kneel on kneeling pads to cause up and down sliding or gliding movements along the curvature of track frame 115 with the kneeling pads rotated to cause twisting effects via the lower body of the user.
  • armrest holder 101 may be rotated left to form an angular relationship with an intermediate size (e.g. 30 degrees) relative to the longitudinal direction of frame 115. Kneeling pads of kneeling support 117 may be rotated left to from an angular degree with the longitudinal direction of track frame 115. The user may hold on handle bars with arms and elbow resting on armrest holder 101 to cause up and down slide movements along the curvature of track frame 115 with both upper body and lower body twisting effects. Alternatively, turning now to Figures 11A-11B , armrest holder 101 may be rotated further left to form a strong angular relationship with an size (e.g.
  • Figure 12A-12B and 13A-13B may show similar applications of an exercise machine as in Figures 10-11 with armrest holder 101 rotated to the right side while kneeling support rotated to the left side.
  • Armrest holder 101 and kneeling pads of kneeling support 117 may be configured to be oriented towards opposite or similar directions (e.g. left and right).

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