FR2679459A1 - Exerciser with display - Google Patents
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63B22/0025—Particular aspects relating to the orientation of movement paths of the limbs relative to the body; Relative relationship between the movements of the limbs
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- A63B22/0076—Rowing machines for conditioning the cardio-vascular system
- A63B2022/0082—Rowing machines for conditioning the cardio-vascular system with pivoting handlebars
- A63B2022/0084—Rowing machines for conditioning the cardio-vascular system with pivoting handlebars pivoting about a horizontal axis
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
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- A63B23/035—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously
- A63B23/03575—Apparatus used for exercising upper and lower limbs simultaneously
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Abstract
Description
EXERCISEUR AVEC AFFICHEUR
L'invention concerne un exerciseur à résistance réglable muni d'un afficheur.EXERCISER WITH DISPLAY
The invention relates to an adjustable resistance exerciser provided with a display.
Un tel appareil est aujourd'hui bien connu du grand public, qui l'utilise pour effectuer des exercices musculaires en appartement. Les exerciseurs proposés dans le commerce sont, par exemple, des vélos, des rameurs et des "joggers" ; l'effort fourni par l'utilisateur est comptabilisé par un compteur, par exemple, respectivement compteur de tours de pédalier ou de roues, compteur de coups de rame, compteur de pas. Le résultat du comptage est affiché sur un afficheur, par exemple, un afficheur à cristaux liquides, ce qui implique la présence d'iune commande digitale dont on peut tirer parti pour effectuer, par simple proportionalité, une adapitation de l'information fournie par le compteur : par exemple, les tours de pédalier sont ainsi transformables en
Km/h, les coups de rame en calories dépensées et les nombres de pas en Km parcourus.Le résultat de la conversion est, dans certains cas, parfaitement arbitraire mais il est strictement en rapport avec les indications fournies par le compteur.Such a device is now well known to the general public, who use it to perform muscular exercises in an apartment. The commercially available exercisers are, for example, bicycles, rowers and "joggers"; the effort provided by the user is counted by a counter, for example, respectively counter for pedal or wheel turns, counter for oar strokes, step counter. The counting result is displayed on a display, for example, a liquid crystal display, which implies the presence of a digital control which can be used to effect, by simple proportionality, an adaptation of the information provided by the counter: for example, the bottom brackets can thus be transformed into
Km / h, the strokes in calories burned and the number of steps in Km traveled. The result of the conversion is, in some cases, perfectly arbitrary but it is strictly related to the indications provided by the counter.
Dans les exerciseurs du commerce il est d'usage que l'effort demandé à l'usager soit réglable pour pouvoir convenir successivement à plusieurs personnes de morphologies différentes ou our s'adapter progressivement au niveau d'entrafnement latteint pour chacune d'elles. Le réglage s'effectue manuellement en augmentant la résistance de l'exerciseur au mouvement demandé à l'usager : couple de frottement plus élevé, bras de levier plus grand pour le point d'accrochage d'un ressort à tendre ou analogues. In commercial exercisers, it is customary for the effort required of the user to be adjustable so as to be able to suit successively several people of different morphologies or to gradually adapt to the level of training achieved for each of them. The adjustment is carried out manually by increasing the resistance of the exerciser to the movement requested from the user: higher friction torque, greater lever arm for the attachment point of a spring to be stretched or the like.
Malheureusement, dans les exerciseurs connus, les données d'affichage ne tiennent aucun compte du réglage adopté par l'usager c'est-à-dire que
Si l'on tourne le pédalier d'un vélo à une vitesse donnée, les indications actuellement founies sont les memes quelle que soit l'intensité du freinage que l'on applique sur la roue du vélo.Unfortunately, in known exercisers, the display data take no account of the setting adopted by the user, that is to say that
If you turn the pedals of a bicycle at a given speed, the indications currently provided are the same regardless of the amount of braking applied to the wheel of the bicycle.
La présente invention a pour but de remédier à cet inconvénient. The object of the present invention is to remedy this drawback.
La présente invention a pour objet un exerciseur à résistance réglable au moyen d'jun dispositif de réglage, comportant un afficheur pour afficher au moins une donnée relative à l'exercice effectué (distance, vitesse, calorie, ...), un capteur/émetteur pour capter au moins un type de mouvement relatif à l'exercice et, dans ce cas, émettre une impulsion de détection dudit mouvement, des moyens de traitement pour, à partir desdites impulsions eises par le capteur/émetteur élaborer ladite donnée ta afficher au moyen d'un coefficient de conversion, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits moyens de traitement comportent au moins un dispositif d'adaptation pour adapter ledit coefficient de conversion en fonction du réglage dudit dispositif de réglage. The subject of the present invention is an exerciser with adjustable resistance by means of an adjustment device, comprising a display for displaying at least one data item relating to the exercise performed (distance, speed, calorie, etc.), a sensor / transmitter for picking up at least one type of movement relating to the exercise and, in this case, transmitting a detection pulse for said movement, processing means for, from said pulses made by the sensor / transmitter, develop said data ta display at means of a conversion coefficient, characterized in that said processing means comprise at least one adaptation device for adapting said conversion coefficient according to the adjustment of said adjustment device.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif d'adaptation 'est un organe à commande manuelle pour commander l'a'daptation du coefficient de conversion. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the adaptation device 'is a manual control member for controlling the adaptation of the conversion coefficient.
Préférentiellement, selon un second mode de réalisation, le dispositif de réglage est muni d'un capteur pour capter le réglage en cours, lequel capteur est connecté auxdits moyens d'adaptation pour y commander automatiquement l'adaptation du coefficient de conversion en fonction dudit réglage. Preferably, according to a second embodiment, the adjustment device is provided with a sensor for picking up the adjustment in progress, which sensor is connected to said adaptation means for automatically controlling the adaptation of the conversion coefficient therein as a function of said adjustment. .
L'adaptation du coefficient de conversion est donc soit manuelle soit automatique et elle permet maintenant de modifier les informations destinées à l'affichage : par exemple, plus la résistance sera grande, plus grande sera la vitesse affichée pour un même nombre de tours de pédalier, ou encore plus grand sera le nombre de calories affichées. The adaptation of the conversion coefficient is therefore either manual or automatic and it now makes it possible to modify the information intended for display: for example, the greater the resistance, the greater will be the speed displayed for the same number of pedal turns , or even greater will be the number of calories displayed.
Dans le cas d'une adaptation automatique, le dispositif de réglage de l'effort résistant de l'exerciseur est connecté au dispositif d'adaptation, de sorte que l'usager n'effectue qu'un seul réglage alors qu'il doit en effectuer deux lorsque l'adaptation est manuelle. In the case of an automatic adaptation, the device for adjusting the resistance force of the exerciser is connected to the adaptation device, so that the user makes only one adjustment when he has to perform two when the adaptation is manual.
Avantageusement, le dispositif d'adaptation comporte un potentiomètre et la connexion aux moyens d'adaptation est munie d'un convertisseur analogique/digital. Advantageously, the adaptation device comprises a potentiometer and the connection to the adaptation means is provided with an analog / digital converter.
I1 est clair que l'invention s'applique à tous les exerciseurs pour lesquels il est souhaitable que les informations affichées tiennent compte du degré de résistance de l'appareil. It is clear that the invention applies to all exercisers for which it is desirable that the information displayed take account of the degree of resistance of the device.
La présente invention sera miteux comprise avec la description d'un exemple de réalisation purement illustratif et non limitatif représenté sur le dessin annexé. The present invention will be shabby with the description of a purely illustrative and nonlimiting embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing.
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- la figure 1 représente un exerciseur du type rameur ;
- la figure 2 représente le schéma de connexion des constituants à adaptation manuelle d'un exerciseur selon l'invention ;
- la figure 3 représente le schéma de connexion des constituants à adaptation automatique d'un autre exerciseur selon l'invention.On this drawing
- Figure 1 shows an exerciser of the rower type;
- Figure 2 shows the connection diagram of the components with manual adaptation of an exerciser according to the invention;
- Figure 3 shows the connection diagram of the automatically adapting components of another exerciser according to the invention.
En se référant au dessin, on voit que l'exerciseur comporte un chassis 10, un siège 1 coulissant sur le chassis et deux poignées 2 et 3 situés au bout de bras de leviers 4 et 5 dont le; mouvement de rotation autour de l'axe 6 est freiné pad des vérins de freinage 7, 7a La force du freinage peut entre modifiée par un dispositif de réglage 8, 18a qui permet de modifier le point d'accrochage des serins 7,7a sur les leviers 4 et 5 respectivement, de tellle sorte que l'usager assis sur le siège 1 aura plues ou moins de difficultés à effectuer des coups de rame en tirant sur les poignées 2 et 3.Un capteur 11 de comptage des coups de rame effectués est.situé sur le chassis, pour compter chaque coulissement du siège 1 le long du chassis 10, lequel coulissement correspond normalement à un coup de rame. Referring to the drawing, it can be seen that the exerciser comprises a chassis 10, a seat 1 sliding on the chassis and two handles 2 and 3 situated at the end of the arms of levers 4 and 5 including the; rotational movement around the axis 6 is braked pad of the braking cylinders 7, 7a The braking force can between modified by an adjustment device 8, 18a which allows to modify the point of attachment of the canals 7,7a on the levers 4 and 5 respectively, so that the user seated on the seat 1 will have more or less difficulty making oar strokes by pulling on the handles 2 and 3. A sensor 11 for counting the oar strokes carried out is .located on the chassis, to count each sliding of the seat 1 along the chassis 10, which sliding normally corresponds to a stroke of the oar.
L'usager dispose en face de lui. d'un afficheur 12, lequel est connecté au capteur 11 en vue de l'affichage des informations désirées. The user has in front of him. a display 12, which is connected to the sensor 11 for the display of the desired information.
La figure 2 montre le schéma de principe de connexion des éléments de la figure 1 auxquels a été ajouté, selon l'invention, un dispositif d'adaptation manuel de l'affichage. Figure 2 shows the schematic diagram of connection of the elements of Figure 1 to which has been added, according to the invention, a manual display adaptation device.
Le capteur du nombre de coups Ide rame 111 est classiquement connecté à l'afficheqr 112 via des moyens de traitement 120 munis d'au moins une commande manuelle marche/arret 121; le traitement le plus simple consiste à afficher le nombre de coups de rame mais il est possible de convertir cje nombre en calories dépensées en lui appliquant un doefficient de conversion lequel est évidemment arbitraire. The number of strokes sensor Ide train 111 is conventionally connected to the poster 112 via processing means 120 provided with at least one manual on / off control 121; the simplest treatment consists in displaying the number of strokes, but it is possible to convert this number into calories expended by applying a conversion coefficient which is obviously arbitrary.
Si une horloge 122 est prévue, la cadence des coups de rame devient mesurable et les moyens de traitement peuvent afficher une vitesse proportionnelle à la cadence mesurée; cette proportion est elle aussi clairement arbitraire. If a clock 122 is provided, the speed of the strokes becomes measurable and the processing means can display a speed proportional to the speed measured; this proportion is also clearly arbitrary.
Sur la figure 2, le ressort réglable 107, qui schématise un frein du type 7,7a, e'st représenté avec son moyen de réglage 108, qui correspond aux réglages 8,8a précités ; mais ce moyen de réglage est sans aucune connexion avec les moyens de traitement 120. Selon l'invention, un dispositif d'adaptation 130 est alors prévu pour adapter le coefficient de conversion. Ce dispositif d'adaptation 1130 permet de commander manuellement les moyens de traitement 120; cette commande manuelle est à la disposition de l'usager pour commander l'adaptation du cpefficient de conversion, c'est-à-dire adapter l'affichage, en fonction du réglage adopté pour le ressort 107 au moyen du dispositif de réglage 108.Le coefficient de conversion est donc maintenant variable, cette variabilité étant commandée par l'usager mais n'étant pas directement liée au réglage du ressort 107. In FIG. 2, the adjustable spring 107, which shows diagrammatically a brake of the type 7.7a, is shown with its adjustment means 108, which corresponds to the aforementioned adjustments 8.8a; but this adjustment means is without any connection with the processing means 120. According to the invention, an adaptation device 130 is then provided to adapt the conversion coefficient. This adaptation device 1130 makes it possible to manually control the processing means 120; this manual control is available to the user for controlling the adaptation of the conversion coefficient, that is to say adapting the display, as a function of the adjustment adopted for the spring 107 by means of the adjustment device 108. The conversion coefficient is therefore now variable, this variability being controlled by the user but not being directly linked to the adjustment of the spring 107.
Sur la figure 3, les éléments similaires à ceux de la figure 2 figurent aux mêmes emplacements, les repères correspondants ont été incrémentés de 100 et leur description est maintenant connue. Seule la connexion du dispositif 208 a été modifiée par suite de la suppression du repère 1301. En effet l'adaptation du coefficient de conversion est maintenant automatique en ce sens que, lorsque l'usager règle la force du ressort 207 avec le dispositif de réglage 208, celui-ci, qui est maintenant connecté aux moyens de traitement 220, envoie une information représentative du réglage en cours gracie au capteur 230. L'information du réglage ainsi transmise commande directement l'adaptation du coefficient ae conversion. In FIG. 3, the elements similar to those of FIG. 2 appear in the same locations, the corresponding marks have been incremented by 100 and their description is now known. Only the connection of the device 208 has been modified as a result of the deletion of the reference 1301. In fact the adaptation of the conversion coefficient is now automatic in the sense that, when the user adjusts the force of the spring 207 with the adjustment device 208, the latter, which is now connected to the processing means 220, sends information representative of the adjustment in progress free of charge to the sensor 230. The information of the adjustment thus transmitted directly controls the adaptation of the conversion coefficient.
Si le capteur est, par exemple, un potentiomètre, il peut etre nécessaire de lui adjoindre un ;convertisseur analogique digital mais le capteur peut aussi émettre directement des informations digitales convenables pour les moyens de traitement. If the sensor is, for example, a potentiometer, it may be necessary to add to it a digital analog converter but the sensor can also directly transmit suitable digital information for the processing means.
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