ES2931961B2 - MOTORIZED DEVICE FOR ISOMETRIC AND DYNAMIC STRENGTH TRAINING - Google Patents

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DESCRIPTION

MOTORIZED DEVICE FOR ISOMETRIC AND DYNAMIC STRENGTH TRAINING

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention falls within the sector of physical activity and sports, and consists of a device that allows the training of isometric strength, dynamic strength and balance through a motorized system with a rolling tape that allows it to adapt to the characteristics of the subject. and the type of exercise.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Isometric strength is one in which the muscle does not change its length when it contracts, such as when trying to push a wall or tightly clenching the hand. This type of strength is easy to train through different exercises performed with different machines and devices. Among them, the most used is Total Body Resistance Exercise (TRX) training, also known as total resistance exercises, as a specialized form of suspension training and which was developed several decades ago by Randy Hetrick.

TRX is a form of suspension training that uses bodyweight exercises to develop strength, balance, and flexibility simultaneously. Requires use of the TRX Suspension Trainer system, a performance training tool that leverages gravity and the user's body weight to complete exercises.

The purpose of the present invention is the development of a system that allows training isometric strength, dynamic strength and balance by means of a motorized device that varies the position of the subject's grip depending on the type of activity and physical characteristics of the subject, considering that will allow its use by professionals of Physical Activity and Sports.

With this pretext, analyzing the current state of the art, different inventions already registered, which could be related to the object of the invention, the most relevant of which are described below:

CA2521859A1: Registered by Randy Hetrick, a structure is described with two manually adjustable hanging straps that allow the user, after holding on to them, to work the muscles isometrically, with the ability to regulate the position of the grip of the straps and the position of the feet.

US201106550A1: It includes a system that allows isometric strength training through a portable and lightweight device consisting of two hand grips that, when pulled, measures the isometric force performed by the subject and displays it on a screen.

ES2646730A1: The development of a system using a guide and skid that allows quantifying the isometric force applied to a climbing hold or any other grip system is described. It also has a digital system based on a microprocessor and software in charge of managing the data received.

US5569121: Training device which generates a force, torque or torque, consisting of a motor that opposes the force exerted by a user. The system is limited for performing certain exercises since it does not have a cable or roll-up strap system that allows the grip position to be modified. It also does not allow isometric and dynamic exercises to be performed.

US2010/0227744 A1: System for asymmetric isometric strength training by applying loads based on the force received.

US2018/0021614: It consists of an instrument that provides the user with the possibility of performing multiple different exercises, which include both resistance and isometric movements. The user interacts with the device by grabbing a bar. A resistance mechanism is symmetrically mounted on a second bar and provides the user with variable resistance. A vertical column allows multiple positioning of the bars for different exercises and a bench provides support.

In general, a multitude of similar products and systems are described, where different uses are described depending on the grip of the subject or the type of tape. However, none of these systems have a motorized system with a rolling belt. with grip that allows it to be adapted to the characteristics of the subject and the type of exercise.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention consists of a device that allows the training of isometric strength and dynamic strength, through suspension exercises. To do this, the proposed device makes use of motorized systems that allow the subject's grip position to be varied depending on their physiological characteristics and the type of exercise.

The device comprises the following components, these are: guide (1); motorized skate (2) ; length regulator (3); ribbons (4); grips (5); traction cells (6); control system (7); microprocessor with signal emission-reception system (8).

The guide (1) is a structural component in the form of a pillar that has anchors for fastening it in a fixed position of use, preferably on a wall or cage-type structure.

The motorized skate (2) consists of a motorized device that allows adjusting the height from which the user will perform the suspension exercises, through limited vertical linear displacement on the guide (1).

Similarly, the length regulator (3) consists of a motorized device that allows the length of the tapes to be adjusted according to the needs of the exercise. This device can be composed of a motor (3) or two motors (3a and 3b), depending on whether the use of a single belt (4a) that branches into two others (4b and 4c) is foreseen, or two independent belts (41). and 42) (one for each arm of the user). In addition, it has a guide that prevents the movement of the tapes from being blocked due to winding.

Tapes (4), which act as a traction instrument. The device can make use of one belt (4a) that splits into two (4b and 4c), or two independent belts (41 and 42), depending on whether one or two independent motors are used in the length regulator ( 3) .

If a single motor is used for the length regulator (3), the tape (4a) is wound on one end to the length regulator (3) from which it starts, and on the other. end bifurcates into two belts (4b and 4c), each of which is attached to a traction cell (6).

If two motors (3a and 3b) are used for the length regulator (3), for independent control of the length of each tape, a different tape (41 and 42) will start from each of these motors, each one of which will be attached at its distal end to a traction cell (6).

The device has two grips (5), one for each arm of the user, attached to each of the two traction cells (6) at the opposite end to the connection with the straps (4), which allow the user to hold on to keep himself correctly in suspension. Each grip (5) has a button panel that gives the user control over the length regulator (3) to pick up or release the tape and over the height at which the motorized skate (2) is placed on the guide ( 1).

The two traction cells (6), previously mentioned, that join the tapes with the grips (5), allow the isometric muscle force or load that the user assumes in each exercise/position to be precisely quantified in numerous positions.

Finally, the device includes a control system (7) and a microprocessor with a signal emission-reception system (8), both integrated into the same device. The control system (7) allows control of the motorized skate (2) and length regulating motor (3) through the use of wireless technologies. This system can be controlled externally by the trainer through the use of compatible wireless devices, or controlled by the user themselves thanks to the button panel incorporated into the grips (5). The microprocessor with signal emission-reception system (8) offers the possibility of implementing wireless sensors for measuring physical-body parameters, including heart rate, etc. The microprocessor allows you to generate specific training plans based on the treatment of the captured physical-body parameters, controlling the height and position of the treadmill in an automated manner.

The technical problem that this device solves, and that establishes the difference with respect to the current state of the art, can be summarized as:

- The use of motorized systems that allow adjustment of the height and position of the grips in a wide variety of suspension exercises for the training of the isometric and dynamic strength.

- The use of wireless control systems that allow use (either by a trainer or by the user themselves during exercise) of the motorized systems implemented in the device.

- The implementation of a microprocessor and signal emission-reception devices for the measurement of physical-body parameters that allow evaluating and establishing personalized training plans.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGURE 1: Shows an overview of the proposed device, for the case in which the Length Regulator incorporates a single motor to control the length of the tapes. It distinguishes the following components:

1. - guide (1)

2. - motorized skate (2)

3. - length regulator (3) that incorporates a single motor

4. - tape (4a) that branches into two other tapes (4b and 4c)

5. - grips (5).

6. - traction cells (6)

FIGURE 2: Shows an overview of the proposed device, for the case in which the Length Regulator incorporates two motors to control the length of the tapes. It distinguishes the following components:

1. - guide (1)

2. - motorized skate (2)

3. - length regulator (3), which incorporates two motors (3a and 3b).

4. - independent tapes (41 and 42)

5. - grips (5).

6. - traction cells (6)

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The guide (1), made of metal, synthetic or natural material, has anchors to be firmly attached to the wall, floor or any other plane. The motorized skate (2) is assembled on the guide (1), so that it can move exclusively linear on it. On the motorized skate (2) is the length regulator (3), which includes one or two motors to control the length of the tape intended for each arm of the user of the training device. The tape (4a) or the independent tapes (41 and 42), used in the case that they are independent, is wound at one of its ends on the length regulator. At its distal end, the tape (4a) is joined to the tapes (4b and 4c), which in turn are joined at its other end to a traction cell (6). In the same way, the independent tapes (41 and 42) are attached at their distal end to a traction cell. Each traction cell is in turn attached to a grip (5) for holding the user, equipped with a button panel for automatic control of the device.

The wireless signal receivers belonging to the control system (5) are located on the motorized skate (2) and length regulator (3), while the signal emitters are located on the button panels located on the grips (5). ), while being compatible with external technological devices with the capacity to emit signals. The microprocessor with signal emission-reception system (8) can be located anywhere on the device within the compatible range/scope of the emitted-received signals.

Regarding the mode of use of the device, the subject, once placed in his position next to the device, with his hands attached to the grips (5) at the end of the tape (4), must maintain balance as the pressure regulator length (3), rolling or unrolling the tapes, forces you, through an isometric or dynamic muscular action, to maintain said position.

The length regulator (3) will roll or unroll the tapes as required by the athlete himself, using a button placed on the grips (5) or using a compatible wireless device owned by the coach or person directing the training.

By measuring physical-body parameters measured by external sensors placed on the athlete, the microprocessor with signal emission-reception system (8) will be capable of processing said parameters to automatically modify the winding or release of the tape (4). depending on the level of physical condition of the subject. Likewise, training plans adjusted to different levels of fitness can be created. physical condition and that the system itself, through specific software, will be able to carry out automatically.

Claims (1)

1. Motorized device for the evaluation and training of isometric and dynamic strength through suspension exercises, which includes: - A guide system (1), which has anchors intended for fastening in a position of use on a wall, ceiling, or on any plane on which it is intended to be attached. - A motorized skate (2), coupled to the guide (1), which allows the height from which the user will perform the exercises to be automatically adjusted, through vertical linear displacements limited by the guide (1). - A length regulator (3), located on the motorized skate (2), which allows the length of the tapes (4) to be automatically regulated according to the needs of the exercise, which includes one motor (3) or two motors (3a). and 3b), and which also has a guide that prevents the movement of the tapes from being blocked by winding. - tapes (4), which act as a traction instrument, whose number and configuration may be different, depending on whether the use of a single tape (4a) that branches into two others (4b and 4c), or two tapes is foreseen. independent (41 and 42). - grips (5), which give the user correct support for performing exercises, and which in turn have a controller in the form of a button panel that makes the functions of the control system (7) available to the user. - traction cells (6), located at the junction between the tapes and the grips (5), which allow the force or load assumed by the subject in each exercise/position to be precisely quantified in numerous positions. - control system (7), which allows automated control of the motorized skate (2) and length regulator for height adjustment and/or picking up or releasing the tape, through the use of signal emission-reception technologies. either by the trainer through the use of compatible technological devices, or by the user himself during the exercise using the controller in the form of a button built into the grips (5). - microprocessor with signal emission-reception system (8), which allows the emission and reception of measurement signals of physical-body parameters provided by external sensors, and has the capacity to process said signals to automatically modify the winding or release of the tapes depending on the level of physical condition of the subject, as well as how to create training plans adjusted to different levels of physical condition using specific software.