ES2941582A1 - Vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate for the application of mechanical vibration to the human body for physical conditioning (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis comprising a vibrating plate (1), under which a vibration generator (2) and two soft cylinders (3) are directly in contact with an anti-aging mat. impact (9) giving the vibrating plate the ability to incline to the sides until some anti-impact dampers (4) contact an anti-impact mat. The platform allows the tilting movement to be blocked by placing some stabilizers (8) under the platform. The vibrating platform with such characteristics would make it easier for professionals and users to adapt to a multitude of body positions and specific exercises recognized as of great value in physical conditioning and injury rehabilitation processes. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Vibration platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis for the application of mechanical vibration to the human body for physical conditioning

Technical sector

The present invention refers to a vibrating platform with tilting movement framed in the sector of physical activity, sports training, rehabilitation, both in the field of health and high performance.

Background of the invention

The invention falls within the field of physical activity, sports training and rehabilitation, both in the field of health and in that of high performance.

Currently, within the area of physical activity, sports training and rehabilitation, the application of mechanical vibration to the human body by means of vibrating platforms with a fixed vibrating plate, with multidirectional or sliding movement, has become an alternative method of great interest due to to the positive effects it can cause in the body. The increasing use of these platforms in these areas has led to the appearance of a wide variety of models available on the market. The system consists of a rigid plate to which a system that generates mechanical vibration is adapted on its lower face, normally based on one or two vibrating motors, transmitting the vibratory mechanical stimulus throughout the plate and through the structures that come into contact with it. her, as the human body would be when performing exercises on the platform. The vibrating plate gravitates on top of support structures such as dampers or springs attached to it that cushion and support its weight, absorbing a large part of the vibration to avoid high transmission to the ground. They can present a fixed support or vertical post that rises perpendicular to the vibrating plate to offer the user a fixing point during work. In addition, they comprise a control panel, connected to a frequency inverter, among other electronic devices, that allows the user to adjust operating parameters such as vibration frequency, vibration amplitude, and platform ignition time. The work dynamics with these platforms generally consists of the execution of all kinds of positions and movements, be they dynamic or static, during the contact of any part of the body with the vibrating platform. Thus, these platforms have been designed, due to their high weight and structural composition, to be static elements and highly stable during operation.

Although the stability and the limitation of the movement of these platforms are desirable characteristics in many occasions, due to a great extent to the security that they provide, they limit and prevent a great variety of very useful alternative work options during the application of vibration to the human body for physical conditioning and the different phases of rehabilitation processes for joint and muscle-tendon injuries.

It would therefore be desirable to obtain a vibrating platform with a rocking movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis and which allows the inclination to be modified by means of a comfortable and safe system, without altering the magnitude of the selected vibratory stimulus. A vibrating platform with such characteristics would make it easier for professionals and users to adapt to a multitude of positions and specific exercises recognized as of great value in physical conditioning and injury rehabilitation processes, such as work on disturbing surfaces and/or exercises with supports on an inclined or declined plane. The vibrating platform would become a mobile element capable of generating dynamic resistance while providing the vibratory stimulus.

Explanation of the invention

To this end, the present invention refers to the design of a vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis that comprises a vibrating plate, under which a vibration generator is fixed, which produces the vibratory movement of any of the ways known in the art, for example, vibrator motors, and two soft cylinders fixed to the underside of the vibratory plate through an anchoring system, and which contact directly with an anti-impact mat, providing the vibratory plate with the capacity tilting to the sides until some anti-impact dampers, located perpendicular to the swing axis and acting as a limiting stop for the tilting movement, come into contact with the anti-impact mat, which in turn has housings (10) for Position the soft cylinders and housings (11) to locate the anti-vibration dampers that prevent the displacement of the platform during use.

Brief description of the drawings

The description is complemented, for an easy understanding of the description being made, with a set of drawings where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 corresponds to a perspective view of the vibrating platform where all its main components are detailed.

Figure 2 corresponds to an elevation view of the vibrating platform without the placement of the stabilizers.

Figure 3 corresponds to a profile view of the vibrating platform where the tilting movement of the vibrating plate is shown towards one of the sides.

Figure 4 corresponds to a perspective view of the vibrating platform where the main components are detailed.

A list of the different elements represented in the figures that make up the invention is provided below:

1= vibrating plate

2= Vibrator motor

3= soft cylinders

4= Shock dampers

5= Vibrating plate skirt

6= control tower

7= Self-adhesive circular piece with non-slip properties

8= stabilizers

9= Anti-impact mat

10=Soft cylinder seats

11= Stabilizers and anti-impact dampers housings Embodiment preferred to the invention

A preferred embodiment of the vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis of the present invention is made up of a circular plate made of wood or another rigid material intended to be the vibrating plate (1), on the underside of which is fixes a vibrator motor (2), and two hardened rubber or similar soft cylinders (3) that act as a base and allow the inclination of the vibrating plate as shown in figure 3. Two anti-impact dampers (4) , fixed to the lower face of the vibrating plate and located perpendicular to the horizontal tilting axis, contact the ground when the platform tilts to the sides.

The vibrating plate has a skirt (5) that partially hides the vibrating motor while providing greater resistance to the plate. The soft cylinders (3) located on the underside of the perimeter of the platform cushion impacts and vibration transmission during contact with the ground. A vibrator motor (2) is fixed to the underside of the vibrating plate by means of security screws. The motor connection cables are directed, directed by several cable catchers, towards the outer edge of the vibrating plate to go inside the control tower (6) of electronic devices where it is connected to a frequency inverter. A self-adhesive circular piece with anti-slip properties (7) is placed on the upper face of the vibrating plate, which provides a firm and safe contact surface.

The measurements of the cylinders (3) and the anti-impact dampers (4) and their hardness are calculated to ensure that the system works in adequate fatigue percentages with a high safety margin and with an adequate response during situations maximum load for which the platform has been designed.

The platform allows the tilting movement to be blocked by placing some stabilizers (8) under the platform that absorb impacts and reduce noise that may be generated.

The platform is placed on top of a mat of anti-impact material (9) that has seats to position the soft cylinders (10), the stabilizers and the anti-impact dampers (11) limiting the movement of the platform that can cause the vibrator motor.

The details, shapes, dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the vibrating platform with movement tilting of the vibratory plate around a horizontal axis, according to the present invention, could be conveniently replaced by others that are technically equivalent and do not deviate from the essentiality of the present invention nor from the scope defined by the claims that follow.

Claims (4)

1. Vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis for the application of mechanical vibration to the human body for physical conditioning, comprising a vibrating plate (1) intended to vibrate by driving vibration generators (2) fixed to its lower face, characterized in that the vibratory plate rests on two soft cylinders (3) fixed to the lower face of the vibratory plate, providing it with a rocking movement around a horizontal axis. 2. Vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis for the application of mechanical vibration to the human body for physical conditioning according to claim 1, comprising two anti-impact dampers (4) fixed to the underside of the vibrating plate that contact the ground when the platform is tilted to the sides. 3 . Vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis for the application of mechanical vibration to the human body for physical conditioning according to claim 1, comprising one or more stabilizers (8) that are placed under the underside of the vibrating plate limits its tilting movement while absorbing the impacts that may be generated. 4. Vibrating platform with tilting movement of the vibrating plate around a horizontal axis for the application of mechanical vibration to the human body for physical conditioning according to claim 1 that contains an anti-impact mat (9) that has housings to properly position the cylinders soft (10), stabilizers and anti-impact dampers (11) to fix their position.