JP2007259892A - Oscillation type exercise apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oscillation type exercise apparatus allowing a user to stably use and to move without using large force. <P>SOLUTION: The oscillation type exercise apparatus 1 comprises a seat part 4 for the user to be seated astride, an exercise mechanism for oscillating the seat part 4, and a base 2 for housing the exercise mechanism. The base 2 has casters 8, and each caster 8 has a switching function to allow the caster 8 to roll without bringing the base 2 into contact with the floor surface when the exercise device is moved, or to prevent the caster 8 from rolling by bringing the base 2 into contact with the floor surface when the exercise apparatus is not moved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an oscillating exercise apparatus used for training a body balance function and an exercise function.

  Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-216073 (Patent Document 1), an oscillating motion apparatus is known. As shown in FIG. 5, the swing type exercise device includes a seat 4 on which a user can sit and sit, a motion mechanism for swinging the seat 4, and a pedestal 2 for installing the motion mechanism. And support legs 3 for fixing the pedestal 2. The support legs 3 are respectively provided so as to protrude outward from the pedestal 2 along the edges of the left and right ends of the lower end of the pedestal 2. Non-slip 16 having a certain height protrudes in the vicinity of both front and rear end portions on the lower side of the support leg 3. A moving caster 18 is provided at the rear end of the support leg 3 so as not to contact the floor surface during normal use.

Therefore, when the swing type exercise device 21 is used, the swing type exercise device 21 does not become unstable due to the casters 18 coming into contact with the floor surface.
JP 2004-216073 A

  However, in the above-described conventional oscillating motion device 21 disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-216073, the caster 18 is brought into contact with the floor surface by lifting the support leg 3 when moving it. The operation of pushing while maintaining the state is required. Therefore, it is difficult for an elderly person or a child who does not have physical strength to lift the support leg 3 and it is sometimes difficult to move the swinging exercise device 21.

  The present invention was invented in view of the above-described background art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an oscillating motion apparatus that can stably use the oscillating motion apparatus and can move without requiring a large force. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, a seat that can be seated by a user, a motion mechanism that swings the seat, and a pedestal for interior of the motion mechanism The caster is provided on the pedestal, and the caster rolls without moving the pedestal in contact with the floor when moving, and the pedestal is brought into contact with the floor when not moving. Has a switching function to prevent rolling.

  Also, in the invention according to claim 2 of the present application, in the swing type exercise device according to claim 1, the pedestal is supported so as to protrude outward in the front-rear direction of the pedestal along the edges of the left and right ends of the pedestal lower end. Each leg is provided, and casters are provided at front and rear ends of the support leg.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the oscillating motion device according to the second aspect, the caster includes a lever, a horizontal rotation shaft, a wheel, and a stopper, and the stopper is located near the end of the support leg. A horizontal rotation shaft is provided on the end side of the support leg from the stop portion so as to be adjacent to the stop portion, a lever is provided to rotate about the horizontal rotation shaft, and a wheel is provided. This lever is provided at one end of the lever in the longitudinal direction, and when the pedestal is not in contact with the floor surface, when this wheel is rotated to the end side of the support leg, it is retracted above the bottom surface of the pedestal and the pedestal is When the wheel is rotated to the opposite side of the end of the support leg when the pedestal is in contact with the floor surface, it is stopped by the stopper while protruding downward from the bottom surface of the pedestal. It has a switching function that it is fixed and the pedestal does not come into contact with the floor surface. .

  In the oscillating motion apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, a caster is provided on the pedestal, and the caster rolls without contacting the pedestal with the floor when moving, and contacts the pedestal with the floor when not moving. Since it has a switching function to prevent rolling, it can be used stably by bringing the pedestal into contact with the floor surface, and the caster can be brought into contact with the floor surface without contacting the pedestal with the floor surface. By rolling, it can be moved without requiring a large force.

  In the oscillating motion apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in particular, the support which is a part of the pedestal so as to protrude outward in the front-rear direction of the pedestal along the edges of the left and right ends of the pedestal lower end. Since each leg is provided, the front / rear width of each support leg is larger than the front / rear width of the pedestal body, and the front end part and the rear end part of the support leg are spaced from each other with a greater distance from the floor surface. Will be in touch. Thereby, it can support stably. Since the casters are provided at the front and rear end portions of the support legs, the four casters come into contact with the floor surface at a large distance from each other at the time of movement, and can move more stably.

  In the oscillating motion device according to the third aspect of the present invention, in particular, the state of contact with the floor surface of the pedestal is switched by rotating the caster. Can be switched.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 4 show an oscillating motion apparatus 1 which is an embodiment corresponding to all claims 1 to 3 of the present application.

  This oscillating exercise device 1 includes a seat portion 4 on which a user can sit and straddle, an exercise mechanism for oscillating the seat portion 4, and a pedestal 2 for incorporating the exercise mechanism. Casters 8 are provided at the four corners of the pedestal 2, and the casters 8 roll without bringing the pedestal 2 into contact with the floor 15 when moving, and do not roll with the pedestal 2 coming into contact with the floor 15 when not moving. Has a switching function.

  Support legs 3 that are part of the pedestal 2 are provided so as to protrude outward in the front-rear direction of the pedestal 2 along the edges of the left and right ends of the lower end of the pedestal 2. A caster 8 is provided in the part.

  The caster 8 includes a lever 9, a horizontal rotation shaft 10, a wheel 11, and a stop portion 12. The stop portion 12 is provided near the end of the support leg 3, and the horizontal rotation shaft 10 is more than the stop portion 12. Provided on the end side of the support leg 3 so as to be adjacent to the stop portion 12, the lever 9 is provided so as to rotate about the horizontal rotation shaft 10, and the wheel 11 is one end in the longitudinal direction of the lever 9. When the pedestal 2 is not in contact with the floor surface 15 and the wheel 11 is rotated to the end side of the support leg 3, the pedestal 2 is retracted above the bottom surface 13 of the pedestal 2 and the pedestal 2 is moved to the floor surface. 15, when the pedestal 2 is in contact with the floor 15, the wheel 11 protrudes downward from the bottom surface 13 of the pedestal 2 when the wheel 11 is turned to the side opposite to the end of the support leg 3. It is said that the pedestal 2 is not in contact with the floor surface 15 by being fixed by the stopper 12 in the state Having the exchange function.

  Hereinafter, the swinging exercise device 1 of this embodiment will be described in more detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the oscillating exercise device 1 of the present embodiment has support legs that are placed on the floor 15 at both ends in the short width direction of the lower end of the pedestal 2 to fix the pedestal 2. 3, casters 8 are provided at the front and rear ends of the support leg 3, and a hook-shaped seat 4 for a user to sit on the upper surface of the base 2.

  On the upper surface of the seat portion 4, there is formed a saddle-shaped seat surface 5 of a horse, in which the seated user's buttocks, the back and inside of both thighs, and the inside of both knees contact. The front portion of the seating surface 5, that is, the back and inner sides of both thighs, and the portion where the inner sides of both knees are in contact with each other, are inclined so as to be positioned downward in the width direction. On the other hand, the rear portion of the seating surface 5 (the portion where the collar portion contacts) is inclined so as to be positioned higher toward the rear. An operation unit 7 is provided at the center of the front part of the upper surface of the seat part 4. In the figure, reference numeral 6 denotes a heel part 6 which is rotatable about a left and right axis extending downward from the lower ends of both sides of the seat part 4 in the width direction, and a user sitting on the seat part 4 puts his / her foot on the heel part 6. It can be placed. In addition, this collar part 6 does not need to be provided.

  The pedestal 2 is provided with a motion mechanism (not shown) for swinging the seat portion 4. As the motion mechanism, for example, a motor as a drive source and rotation of the motor are used to swing the seat portion 4. The thing provided with the motion conversion mechanism to convert is used. The motion mechanism is connected to the operation unit 7 described above, and is set so as to be operated by the operation unit 7. The motion mechanism in the present embodiment is configured to reciprocate the seat 4 in the front-rear direction and to reciprocate around the front-rear axis and the left-right axis to swing the seat 4 with three degrees of freedom. The swinging direction and the degree of freedom are not limited to this.

And when performing balance training using the said balance training apparatus 1, a user sits in the state straddling the seating surface 5 of the seat part 4, and drives the movement mechanism by operating the operation part 7. The seat 4 is swung. By swinging the seat portion 4 in this manner, the user can obtain training effects such as balance function training, lumbar and back muscle strength and thigh muscle strength, and hip joint flexibility. As shown in FIG. 2, the caster 8 for moving 1 includes a lever 9, a horizontal rotation shaft 10, a wheel 11, and a stopper 12.

  The lever 9 for gripping or kicking when the caster 8 is rotated is made of metal, plastic or the like, and has a dogleg shape. A wheel 11 for rolling and moving the oscillating motion apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is provided at the tip of the lever 9. The wheel 11 is made of resin or plastic. The horizontal rotation shaft 10 is provided near the end of the support leg 3. In the side surface 14 on the inner side of the support leg 3, the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the lever 9 and the horizontal rotation shaft 10 are coupled so that the lever 9 rotates about the horizontal rotation shaft 10. A stopper 12 for fixing the lever 9 to the stop is provided adjacent to the horizontal rotation shaft 10. It should be noted that there is no problem even if the lever 9 and the stopper 12 are provided on the outer side surface of the support leg 3 or the like.

  By rotating the lever 9, the wheel 11 provided at the tip is also rotated, and the contact state between the wheel 11 and the floor 15 can be switched. As shown in FIG. 2A, when the wheel 11 is positioned above the bottom surface 13 of the pedestal 2, the pedestal 2 and the floor surface 15 are in contact with each other. As shown in FIG. 3, the oscillating exercise device 1 of this embodiment is used in this state. From this state, when the lever 9 is turned and the wheel 11 is turned to the opposite side to the end side of the support leg 3, the wheel 11 is placed below the pedestal 2 as shown in FIG. The lever 9 is fixed by the stopper 12 and the caster 8 lifts the base 2 to bring the base 2 and the floor 15 into a non-contact state. Then, after the wheels 11 of the four casters 8 provided are positioned below the pedestal 2 and the lever 9 is fixed by the stopper 12, the user wants to move as shown in FIG. 4. The oscillating exercise device 1 of this embodiment can be moved by pushing the seat 4 or the like with respect to the direction. In order to rotate the lever 9, there is a method of pushing and pulling with a hand or a foot. Further, when it is heavy and difficult to rotate, it can be easily rotated by lifting one side lightly and kicking the caster 8 with a foot.

  Therefore, in the swing type exercise device 1 of this embodiment, the casters 8 are provided at the four corners of the pedestal 2, and the casters 8 roll without contacting the pedestal 2 with the floor 15 when moving, and when not moving. Since it has a switching function to prevent the base 2 from contacting the floor 15 and rolling, it can be used stably by bringing the base 2 into contact with the floor 15 and the base 2 can be connected to the floor 15. By causing the casters 8 provided at the four corners to come into contact with the floor 15 and roll without making contact with each other, the casters 8 can be moved without requiring a large force.

  Furthermore, since the support leg 3 which is a part of the base 2 is provided so as to protrude outward in the front-rear direction of the base 2 along the edges of the left and right ends at the lower end of the base 2, the base 2 is Widen in the front-rear direction. The front-rear width of each support leg 3 is larger than the front-rear width of the pedestal 2 body, and the vicinity of the front end portion and the vicinity of the rear end portion of the support leg 3 are in contact with the floor 15 with a larger distance. Thereby, it can support stably. Since the casters 8 are provided at the front and rear end portions of the support legs 3, the four casters 8 come into contact with the floor 15 at a large distance from each other at the time of movement and move more stably. be able to.

  Furthermore, since the contact state with the floor 15 of the base 2 is switched by rotating the caster 8, the user can easily switch without requiring a large force.

  The caster 8 may be operated electrically. In this case, the contact state between the pedestal 2 and the floor 15 can be easily switched by electrically rotating the wheel 11. Furthermore, the wheel 11 can be moved in a state where the user is seated by being electrically driven. In addition, a charger may be installed on the base 2. In this case, the oscillating exercise device 1 of the present embodiment can be used for a certain period of time even if the power source is not nearby.

The perspective view of the rocking | fluctuation type exercise device which is one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is an enlarged side view of the main part of the caster when the pedestal of the oscillating type exercise device is in contact with the floor surface, and (b) is a case where the pedestal of the oscillating type exercise device is not in contact with the floor surface. The principal part enlarged side view of a caster. The side view of the use condition of the rocking | fluctuation type exercise device. The side view in the state where the user is moving the rocking | fluctuation type exercise device. The perspective view which shows the rocking | fluctuation type exercise device which is a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Oscillating-type exercise device 2 Base 3 Support leg 4 Seat part 5 Seat surface 6 Knee part 7 Operation part 8 Caster 9 Lever 10 Horizontal rotation axis 11 Wheel 12 Stop part 13 Base bottom surface 14 Side surface inside support leg 15 Floor surface

Claims (3)

  An oscillating motion apparatus comprising a seat that can be seated by a user, a motion mechanism that swings the seat, and a pedestal for interior of the motion mechanism. An oscillating motion apparatus having a switching function that prevents the caster from rolling while the pedestal is not in contact with the floor surface during movement and to prevent the caster from rolling by contacting the pedestal during contact with the floor surface.   Support legs are provided so as to protrude outward in the front-rear direction of the pedestal along the edges of the left and right ends of the lower end of the pedestal, and casters are provided at the front and rear ends of the support leg. The oscillating motion apparatus according to claim 1.   The caster includes a lever, a horizontal rotation shaft, a wheel, and a stop, and the stop is provided near the end of the support leg. The horizontal rotation shaft is adjacent to the stop on the end of the support leg. And the lever is provided to rotate about the horizontal rotation axis, the wheel is provided at one end of the lever in the longitudinal direction, and the wheel is provided when the pedestal is not in contact with the floor surface. When the pedestal is turned to the end side of the support leg, it is retracted above the bottom surface of the pedestal so that the pedestal comes into contact with the floor surface, and when the pedestal is in contact with the floor surface, the wheel is on the end side of the support leg. A switching function is provided in which the base is stopped and fixed by the stopper in a state of protruding downward from the bottom surface of the pedestal so that the pedestal does not come into contact with the floor surface. 2. The swing type exercise device according to 2.

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