JP2008194443A - Exercise therapy device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exercise therapy device, capable of improving motivation for an exerciser to continue the exercise therapy. <P>SOLUTION: The exercise therapy device is provided with AV equipment to reproduce contents, a rotation speed detection means provided with a rotating shaft which rotates when torque by exercise is added to detect the rotation speed of the rotating shaft, a display means to display the menu of contents, and display the contents reproduced by the AV equipment, a menu selecting means to display a contents menu when the rotation shaft is rotating in the display means in order, and defines the menu displayed in the display means as the one to be reproduced by the AV equipment when selected on the external, and a reproduction speed setting means for setting to reproduce the contents by the AV equipment at prescribed constant speed or variable speed. The AV equipment reproduces the contents at the prescribed constant speed or the variable speed while the rotating shaft is rotating, and stops reproduction of the contents when the rotating shaft is stopped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an exercise therapy device used in exercise therapy by athletes, athletes after orthopedic surgery, or cerebrovascular disorder exercisers.

  A running machine as an example of a conventional exercise therapy device is provided with a drive device that drives an endless belt for running of the running machine, an operation panel that selects an operation speed of the drive device and video information of a database to be output to a display device, It is configured to have a landscape display device that displays video on the display device by a control unit that is responsible for processing to display and output video linked to the operating speed of the drive device.

In this running machine, when it is in a running state by a driving endless belt driven by a driving device, it is linked to the operating speed of the driving device by an operation panel for selecting the operating speed of the driving device and the video information of the database output to the display device. By displaying the video on the display device by the control unit responsible for processing to display and output the video, the motivation of the athlete to continue running is increased and the exercise continues.
In this way, the favorite video of the exerciser can be seen, which is an effective method for securing motivation to continue exercise (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2005-74211

Conventional exercise therapy devices slow down the transition of the background in the projected image when the running speed is slow, giving the driver a sense of realism, but watching normal movies and music at a normal playback speed. I cannot exercise.
Accordingly, it is impossible to reproduce all contents at a normal reproduction speed regardless of whether the running speed is slow or conversely fast.
For this reason, the image | video which an exerciser can see during an exercise | movement is limited, It is a situation where it is difficult to continue motivation.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an exercise therapy device that enhances motivation for an exerciser to continue exercise therapy.

  An exercise therapy apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an AV device that reproduces content; and an exercise therapy apparatus that includes a rotation shaft that rotates when a torque is applied by the motion; a rotation speed detection unit that detects a rotation speed of the rotation shaft; A display means for displaying the content reproduced by the AV device, and a menu of the content displayed on the display means sequentially when the rotation axis is rotating, and the menu displayed on the display means Menu selection means for confirming as a menu to be played back on the AV device when is selected from the outside, and playback speed setting means for setting playback of content at a predetermined constant speed or variable speed on the AV device, And the AV device has a predetermined constant speed set when the rotating shaft is rotating. Other plays the content at a variable speed, when the rotation shaft is stopped, to stop the playback of the content.

  The effect of the exercise therapy device according to the present invention is that the menu for selecting the content to be viewed or heard is displayed on the display device in order only when the athlete is stroking the pedal. Motivation to continue exercise therapy will increase based on the desire to search for the content you want.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a perspective view of an ergobike according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
The ergobike 1 will be described as an example of the exercise therapy apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, but includes an object that is moved at a speed that changes with the intensity of the exercise, such as a pedaling speed and a belt running speed. The present invention can be applied to any exercise therapy apparatus.
An ergobike 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is connected to a pedal 3 that an athlete who rides on a saddle 2 rides, and a load device 5 including a pedal rotation shaft 4 to which a mechanical load is applied in the direction opposite to the rotation direction. A tachometer 6 as a rotation detecting means for detecting the rotation speed of the pedal rotating shaft 4, an AV device 7 for reproducing the content, a display device 8 for displaying the content reproduced by the AV device 7, and the entire ergobike The control apparatus 9 which controls is provided.

Content related to the present invention is divided into two types. For example, there are two types: constant-speed content that requires a constant playback speed, such as a movie with a story and music with a rhythm, and variable-speed content that does not feel uncomfortable even if the playback speed is varied, such as a background image.
The AV device 7 reproduces content stored in an AV storage medium such as a DVD or CD, or content downloaded online via the Internet, and inputs the content to the display device 8 as an AV signal.
Also, the AV device 7 plays the content at a constant speed when a constant speed playback command is input, and when the variable speed playback command is input, the AV device 7 changes the playback speed according to the rotational speed of the pedal rotation shaft 4 and plays back the content. To do.
The display device 8 may be of any type such as a liquid crystal display panel or a plasma display panel.

The control device 9 includes a storage unit 21 that stores a content menu, a menu selection unit 22 that displays a content menu in conjunction with the rotation of the pedal rotation shaft 4 and allows an exerciser to select a content from the content menu, Reproduction speed setting means 23 for setting the reproduction speed of the content using the operation panel 11 for the content selected by the menu selection means 22, and when the constant speed content is selected When the rotation of the pedal rotating shaft 4 is stopped It has a temporary stop means 13 for outputting a temporary stop signal and a display on / off means 14 for transmitting a display on / off signal to the display device 8.
The control device 9 is composed of a computer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an interface circuit.

The storage unit 21 stores a menu of contents such as movies and background images.
In the menu selection, after pressing a menu selection button (not shown) provided on the operation panel 11 and then depressing the pedal 3, a menu of contents is sequentially sent to the display device 8. The display device 8 to which the content menu is sent updates the content menu to be displayed.
In order to confirm the menu, when a desired menu is displayed on the display device 8, the menu is confirmed by pressing an unillustrated confirmation button provided on the operation panel 11.
The menu is changed by pressing a menu release button (not shown) provided on the operation panel 11 and pressing the menu selection button again.

The playback speed setting unit 23 sets the playback speed of the content from the operation panel 11 by the exerciser corresponding to the content selected by the menu selection unit 22. When the constant speed content is selected, the AV device 7 is instructed to reproduce the content at a predetermined constant speed. When variable speed content is selected, the AV device 7 is instructed to play the content at a playback speed according to the rotational speed of the pedal rotation shaft 4.
For example, when a movie is selected as the content, a command is given to play the movie at a predetermined constant speed, and when a background image is selected, the background picture is played at a variable speed.

The temporary stop means 13 operates when a constant speed content is selected. When the rotation speed of the pedal rotation shaft 4 exceeds a predetermined value, the pause means 13 instructs the AV device 7 to reproduce the content, and the rotation speed of the pedal rotation shaft 4 is When the value is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the AV device is instructed to stop playback of the content. The predetermined value is zero for determining when the pedal rotation shaft 4 is not rotating, but is not limited to this, and may be set as appropriate.
The display on / off means 14 instructs the display device 8 to be turned on when the constant-speed content is selected and the content playback is instructed, and when the stop of the content playback is instructed, the display on / off means 14 Command to turn off.
In addition, the display on / off means 14 instructs the display device 8 to be turned on when the variable speed content is selected.

Next, the operation of the ergobike 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
When an exerciser pushes the pedal 3 and presses a menu selection button provided on the operation panel 11, a menu of contents is sequentially displayed on the display device 8. Then, when the exerciser finds a menu that he or she wants to see or hear, the exerciser presses a confirmation button provided on the operation panel 11 to confirm the menu.
The determined menu playback mode is determined by pressing a constant speed mode button (not shown) or a variable speed mode button (not shown) provided on the operation panel 11.

First, the operation when the constant speed content is selected will be described.
Since the constant speed content has been selected, the temporary stop means 13 acquires the rotational speed of the pedal rotation shaft 4 from the tachometer 6, but determines that it has stopped because it is not rotating, and the AV device 7 Command to stop. Further, the display on / off means 14 instructs the display device 8 to turn off the power since the pause means 13 instructs the AV device 7 to stop reproduction.

  When the exerciser starts to pedal the pedal 3, the pedal rotation shaft 4 rotates, and the temporary stop means 13 obtains the rotation speed of the pedal rotation shaft 4 from the tachometer 6 and determines that it is rotating because it is rotating. Then, the AV device 7 is instructed to reproduce. Further, the display on / off means 14 instructs the display device 8 to turn on the power since the pause means 13 instructs the AV device 7 to reproduce. In this way, when the exerciser starts to pedal the pedal 3, the content is reproduced and displayed at a constant speed.

  When the exerciser stops pedaling the pedal 3, the temporary stop means 13 determines that the rotation of the pedal rotation shaft 4 has stopped and outputs a temporary stop signal to the AV device 7. The AV device 7 pauses the reproduction of the content according to the pause signal. At the same time, the display on / off means 14 instructs the display device 8 to turn off the power because the pause means 13 instructs the AV device 7 to stop reproduction. In this way, when the athlete stops pedaling, the screen of the display device 8 disappears.

Next, an operation when variable speed content is selected will be described.
Since the variable speed content has been selected, the playback speed setting means 23 instructs the AV device 7 to perform variable speed playback. Further, the display on / off means 14 instructs the display device 8 to be turned on since the variable speed content is selected. Also, since the AV device 7 is instructed to play back at a variable speed, the AV device 7 plays back the selected variable speed content. At this time, if the pedal 3 is not turned, the rotational speed is zero, and a still image is displayed on the display device 8. When the pedal 3 starts to row, the screen changes according to the rotation speed.

In the ergobike 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the menu for selecting the content to be viewed or heard is displayed on the display device 8 in a forward order only when the athlete is stroking the pedal 3, so that Motivation to continue exercise therapy based on the desire to search for content that people want to see or hear.
Also, if constant speed content is selected, it will not be played unless the pedal 3 is turned, so if the constant speed content is a movie, for example, the goal of watching until the end of the story becomes clear, and exercise therapy based on these desires The motivation to continue increases.
In addition, when variable speed content is selected, a still image is obtained if the pedal 3 is not turned. Therefore, if the variable speed content is, for example, a landscape image, the target to see up to the target point becomes clear. Based on these desires Motivation to continue exercise therapy increases.

  Further, when the variable speed content is reproduced, the screen changes in accordance with the rotation speed of the pedal rotation shaft 4, and when the pedal 3 is quickly stroked, the screen changes quickly, so that the user can feel that he is riding a bicycle.

  Also, movies recorded on normal DVDs and music recorded on CDs can be used, and the number of contents becomes enormous, so you can exercise while enjoying videos and music that are of interest to each athlete. Can continue.

  In addition, since content of all genres such as movies can be downloaded and used as a content acquisition location via the Internet, it is possible to continue exercising while enjoying videos and music that are of interest to each athlete.

It is a perspective view showing the ergobike concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the control apparatus concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  1 Ergobike, 2 saddle, 3 pedal, 4 pedal rotation shaft, 5 load device, 6 tachometer, 7 AV equipment, 8 display device, 9 control device, 11 operation panel, 13 temporary stop means, 14 display on / off means , 21 Storage means, 22 Menu selection means, 23 Playback speed setting means.

Claims (2)

In an exercise therapy apparatus comprising an AV device that reproduces content and a rotating shaft that rotates when torque due to motion is applied,
A rotational speed detecting means for detecting the rotational speed of the rotating shaft;
Display means for displaying a content menu and displaying the content reproduced by the AV device;
A menu selection means for sequentially displaying a menu of contents on the display means when the rotation axis is rotating, and confirming as a menu to be played back on the AV device when the menu displayed on the display means is selected from the outside. When,
Playback speed setting means for setting the content to be played back at a predetermined constant speed or variable speed on the AV device;
With
The AV device reproduces content at a predetermined constant speed or variable speed that is set when the rotation shaft is rotating, and stops reproduction of content when the rotation shaft is stopped. A characteristic exercise therapy device.   2. The exercise therapy apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the AV device reproduces the content at a speed according to a rotation speed of the rotation axis when the content is set to be reproduced at a variable speed.

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