JP2002355334A - Twist board unicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a training device which can combine cycling exercise and twisting exercise. SOLUTION: A saddle part 5 for a user 21 to sit is provided on the upper side of a monocycle, pedal parts 9 pressed by the user 21 with both feet while sitting on the saddle part 5 are provided to form a body part and a rotary part 11 is provided on the lower side of the body part to support it about a vertical axis. A turn board 12 freely rotatable about the vertical axis is provided on the top part of the rotary part 11 and the turn board 12 is detachably connected to the body part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a twist board unicycle for performing a twisting motion while performing a rowing motion of a unicycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various training devices have been proposed for easily exercising indoors. Among them, as a training device for performing cycling exercises, there is a unicycle-type training device having a saddle portion and a pedal portion substantially similar to those of a normal unicycle on a floor-mounted main body. By sitting on the saddle portion of the bowl and rowing with both legs on the pedal portion, it is possible to easily perform a cycling exercise substantially similar to driving a unicycle.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional training apparatus, the exercise performed by the user is biased toward the cycling exercise of pedaling, and is not suitable for the purpose of training the muscles of the whole body evenly. there were.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a training apparatus that can perform a twist exercise simultaneously with a cycling exercise.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a twist board unicycle according to the present invention is provided with a saddle portion on which a user sits on an upper side, and both feet are placed with the user sitting on the saddle portion. A twist board unicycle is provided in which a pedal portion is provided on both left and right sides to form a main body portion, and a lower portion of the main body portion is provided with a rotating portion for rotatably supporting the main body portion about a vertical axis. This allows the user to swing the main body in synchronism with the cycling exercise by swinging both arms left and right while rowing the pedal section with both feet while sitting on the saddle section, and effective twisting exercise It can be carried out.

It is also preferable that the main body and the rotating part are detachably connected to each other, so that the main body without the rotating part can be used as a training device for performing only cycling exercise. it can.

It is also preferable that a rotary plate rotatable around a vertical axis is provided on the upper portion of the rotary portion, and the upper surface of the rotary plate and the lower surface of the main body are detachably connected to each other. In addition, the attachment and detachment of the main body and the rotating portion can be easily performed.

It is also preferable that the upper surface of the rotating plate is provided in a shape to be fitted to the lower surface of the main body, so that stability in a state where the rotating portion is attached can be improved.

A projection may be provided at the rotation center position on the upper surface of the rotating plate, and a concave portion may be provided on the lower surface of the main body to be fitted when the projection is connected. It is also preferable to provide a convex portion on the lower surface of the main body portion to be fitted when connected to the concave portion. With such a configuration, it is possible to further enhance the stability in a state where the rotating portion is attached.

It is also preferable to provide a footrest on the upper surface of the rotating plate. In this way, both feet are placed on the rotating part removed from the main body, and the training device is used as a training device for performing only a twisting motion. You can also.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example twistboard unicycle 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Main body case 2 incorporating a load device (not shown) and the like
A saddle support rod 4 stands upright from the upper end of the saddle support rod 4, and a saddle 3 on which a user 21 sits is installed at the upper end of the saddle support rod 4. The height of the saddle portion 5 including the saddle support bar 4 and the saddle 3 can be changed by operating a saddle adjustment lever 22 provided on the saddle support bar 4 or the like.

At the ends of the shafts 6, 6 protruding from the left and right side surfaces of the main body case 2, rotating rods 7, 7 extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shafts 6, 6 and in opposite directions on the left and right, respectively. A user 2 is provided at the tip of each of the rotating rods 7, 7.
1 is provided with pedals 8 on which both feet are placed. A load device such as a magnet load type installed in the main body case 2 includes a shaft 6, a rotating rod 7, and a pedal 8 in accordance with an operation of a load adjustment dial 10 provided on an outer surface of the main body case 2.
The load applied when rotating the pedal section 9 is adjusted.

Below the main body case 2, there is connected a turning part 11 for turning the main body part composed of the main body case 2, the saddle part 5 and the pedal part 9 around a vertical axis. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating portion 11 includes a support plate 13 installed on a floor surface 19 and a rotary plate 12 supported above the support plate 13 so as to be rotatable around a vertical center axis. It is provided.

FIG. 5 shows the support plate 13. The support plate 13 has a disk shape having a circular upper surface 13a, and a screw hole 14 is formed at a center position of the upper surface 13a. A plurality of balls 15 are buried on a concentric circle centered on the center position of the upper surface 13a at substantially equal intervals and rotatably at substantially equal intervals.

FIG. 6 shows the rotating plate 12. The rotating plate 12 has a disk shape having a circular lower surface 12b having substantially the same shape as the upper surface 13a of the supporting plate 13, and has a mounting hole 16 vertically penetrating at the center position. Also, the ball 15 described above is placed on a concentric circle centered on the center position.
An annular groove 17 that fits into an approximately upper half of the groove is formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the screw 18 is
In this state, the lower side of the ball 15 is embedded in the support plate 13 and the upper side of the ball 15 is fitted into the groove 17 of the rotary plate 12. And is in a rotatable state. Ball 1
A slight gap is formed between the support plate 13 and the rotary plate 12 by the interposition of the ball 5, and when an external force in the horizontal direction is applied around a central axis vertically passing through the center position of the rotary plate 12, the ball 15 The rotating plate 1 is rotated by the rotation while moving in the groove 17.
2 rotates around the central axis. However, at this time, the rotating plate 12
Since the lower surface 12b does not slide on the upper surface 13a of the support plate 13, the rotation of the rotary plate 12 is smooth.

The connection between the rotating part 11 and the main body case 2 is performed by connecting the upper surface 12a of the rotating plate 12 and the lower surface 2 of the main body case 2 to each other.
This is performed by connecting a. In this example, since the lower surface 2a of the main body case 2 is slightly curved and bulged downward, the upper surface 12a of the rotating plate 12 is, as shown in FIG. It has a shape that is slightly curved so as to fit and penetrates downward.

In actual use, as shown in FIG. 8, the user 21 sits down on the saddle 3 of the twist board unicycle 1 and puts on the pedals 8, 8 with the left and right soles put on a normal unicycle. As in the case of rowing, the cycling exercise is performed by depressing the pedals 8, 8, and the arms 2 are swung left and right in accordance with the depression of the pedals 8, 8, thereby rotating the main body case 2 on the rotating portion 11. In this way, the user 21
Can perform the waist twisting movement in synchronization with the cycling movement.

Further, the main body case 2 and the rotating portion 11, that is, the lower surface 2a of the main body case 2 and the upper surface 12a of the rotary plate 12
2 is detachable, the rotating part 11 is removed, and the lower surface 2a of the main body case 2 is brought into direct contact with the floor surface 19 as shown in FIGS. It can also be used as a vessel. In this case, the shape of the user 21 is reduced by the shape swelling below the lower surface 2a.
Can perform exercise to maintain balance in front, back, left and right while cycling.

Also, in the rotating part 11 removed from the main body case 2, the upper surface 12a of the rotating plate 12
Are formed so that both feet can be placed directly, so that the rotating portion 11 alone can be used as a training device for twisting exercise.

FIG. 7 shows a rotating unit 11 provided in another example of the cycle exerciser 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of another example is substantially the same as the configuration of the above-described example, but as a characteristic configuration different from the example, a substantially columnar convex portion 20 is provided upright at the rotation center position of the upper surface 12a of the rotating plate 12. ing. The lower surface 2a of the main body case 2 has the protrusion 20
A concave portion (not shown) that fits with the rotating portion 11 is provided.
When the concave portion and the convex portion 20 are fitted at the time of connection, the stability of the connection is enhanced. Also, the upper surface 12a of the rotating plate 12
Similarly, when a concave portion (not shown) is provided at the rotation center position and a convex portion (not shown) that fits with the concave portion when connected is provided on the lower surface 2a of the main body cover 2, the connection stability is similarly increased. improves.

[0022]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, while twisting the pedal portion with both feet while sitting on the saddle portion, the arms are swung left and right greatly and the twist synchronized with the cycling motion is performed. Exercise has the effect of strengthening the muscles of the lower limbs and effectively tightening the lower back.

In the invention according to claim 2,
In addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that the main body portion from which the rotating portion has been removed can be used as a training device that performs only a cycling exercise.

In the invention according to claim 3,
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, there is an effect that the main body portion and the rotating portion can be easily attached and detached.

In the invention according to claim 4,
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, there is an effect that stability in a state where the rotating portion is attached can be enhanced.

In the invention according to claim 5,
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3 or 4, there is an effect that the stability in a state where the rotating portion is attached can be further enhanced.

Further, in the invention according to claim 6,
In addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
There is an effect that the rotating portion removed from the main body can be used as a training device that performs only a twisting motion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of an example twistboard unicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show a state in which a rotating portion of a twisted-board unicycle of an example is removed, wherein FIG. 2A is a rear view and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an example of a rotating unit.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an example of a support plate.

6A and 6B show an example of a rotating plate, in which FIG. 6A is a schematic perspective view, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view passing through a mounting hole.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of exercise using an example twist board unicycle.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing another example of a rotating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Twist board unicycle 2 Main body case 5 Saddle part 9 Pedal part 11 Rotating part 12 Rotating plate 20 Convex part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A saddle portion on which a user sits is provided on the upper side, and pedal portions on which the user sits on the saddle portion and on which both feet are placed and rowed are provided on both left and right sides to form a main body portion. A twist board unicycle, characterized in that a turning part for supporting a main body part rotatably around a vertical axis is provided on a side thereof. 2. The twist board unicycle according to claim 1, wherein the main body and the rotating portion are detachably connected. 3. The rotating plate according to claim 2, wherein a rotating plate rotatable around a vertical axis is provided on an upper portion of the rotating portion, and an upper surface of the rotating plate and a lower surface of the main body are detachably connected. Twistboard unicycle. 4. The twist board unicycle according to claim 3, wherein an upper surface of the rotating plate is provided in a shape to be fitted with a lower surface of the main body. 5. A convex portion is provided at the rotation center position on the upper surface of the rotating plate, and a concave portion is provided on the lower surface of the main body portion when the projection is connected to the convex portion. The twist board unicycle according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a convex portion is provided on a lower surface of the main body portion when the concave portion is connected to the concave portion. 6. The twist board unicycle according to claim 3, wherein a footrest is provided on an upper surface of the rotating plate.