JP2010088703A - Handy type training apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a training apparatus capable of securing safety of a user and letting the user perform training at any places. <P>SOLUTION: A pair of grip parts 23 to be held by the user is connected to the body 21 of the training apparatus 11 via an elastic body 22. Further, a position measuring part 24 for measuring the inclination amount of the grip 23 to the body 21 is provided inside the grip 23. When the user applies power to the grip 23, the elastic body 22 is deformed, the grip 23 is inclined, and the training apparatus 11 calculates the actual muscular strength of the user from the inclination amount measured by the position measuring part 24 and displays the calculated actual muscular strength and muscular strength to be a target for the user at a display part 26. The user can safely perform the training while looking at the muscular strength to be the target and the actual muscular strength of himself/herself. This invention can be applied to the training apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handy type training apparatus that ensures the safety of a user and allows the user to perform training regardless of location.

  Conventionally, an expander is widely known as an exercise device for strength training that can be easily used anywhere. The expander is a training device provided with gripping portions at both ends of a spring, and a user performs training by pulling the gripping portion with the left and right hands.

  In addition, some stationary training devices display a load applied by a user during training in time series (for example, see Patent Document 1). According to this training device, the user can perform training while adjusting the force level by looking at the displayed load, that is, the user's actual muscular strength.

Japanese Patent No. 3999493

  However, with the above-described training device, it is difficult to allow the user to perform training regardless of the location while ensuring the safety of the user.

  For example, in training using an expander, when a user uses a large force, the spring stretches and the reaction by the spring increases accordingly. Therefore, when the user pulls out the force with the spring extended greatly, there is a large rebound, and the user may hurt the joint or the like.

  Also, in the expander, the user cannot know how much power should be used for training, so the user may put too much power and damage the muscles. Therefore, the expander is not suitable for use by an elderly person who is weak and easily fractures.

  In addition, with a stationary training device, the user can perform training while adjusting his / her strength, but it is difficult for the user to carry the training device, so the user can train anywhere. I can't do it. A stationary training device is provided with a weight for applying a load to the user, a wire for suspending the weight, a chair on which the user sits, and the like, and thus it is difficult to reduce the size.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and ensures the safety of the user and allows the user to perform training regardless of the location.

  The handy type training device of the present invention is provided so as to protrude from the housing and is provided between a pair of grip portions to which a load is applied by a user, and between the housing and the grip portions, or in the grip portion. , An elastic body that is deformed by a load on the grip part of the user, and an inclination detection that is provided on the grip part or the elastic body and detects an inclination of the grip part caused by the deformation of the elastic body with respect to the housing A calculation unit that calculates the muscle strength of the user by obtaining an inclination amount of the grip unit with respect to the housing based on a detection result by the tilt detection unit, and the muscle strength calculated by the calculation unit And a display unit for displaying the target muscle strength to be targeted by the user.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while ensuring a user's safety, a user can be trained regardless of a place.

  Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the appearance of an embodiment of a training device to which the present invention is applied.

  A pair of grip portions 23-1 and a grip portion to which a load is applied by the user via rubber-like elastic bodies 22-1 and 22-2 are attached to the end of the main body 21 which is a housing of the training device 11. 23-2 is connected.

  Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the elastic body 22-1 and the elastic body 22-2, they are also simply referred to as the elastic body 22, and it is necessary to distinguish between the grip portion 23-1 and the grip portion 23-2. If not, it is also simply referred to as the grip portion 23.

  A user grips an end opposite to the end connected to the elastic body 22 in the rod-shaped grip portion 23 provided in the horizontal direction in the figure so as to protrude with respect to the main body 21. A spherical grip is provided. And the position measurement part 24-1 and the position measurement part 24-2 which measure the position of the grip part 23 are provided in the grip inside of the grip part 23-1 and the grip part 23-2.

  When the user performs strength training using the training device 11, the user applies a load to the grip portion 23, pulls the grip portion 23 outward from the main body 21, or pushes the grip portion 23 inward. And tilt. Here, the outer direction refers to the direction in which the spherical grips provided at the ends of the grip portion 23 move away from each other, and the inner direction refers to the direction in which the spherical grips provided at the ends of the grip portion 23 approach each other. Say.

  When the user applies a force to the grip portion 23, the elastic body 22 is deformed, whereby the grip portion 23 is inclined with respect to the main body 21. When the grip portion 23 is tilted, the position measuring unit 24 detects a change in the position of the grip portion 23, that is, a tilt of the grip portion 23 with respect to the main body 21. And if the inclination of the grip part 23 is detected by the position measurement part 24, a user's muscular strength will be calculated from the inclination amount.

  Further, when the load on the grip portion 23 by the user is eliminated, the elastic body 22 returns to the original shape, and the inclination of the grip portion 23 is also eliminated. That is, the grip part 23 returns to the position before the inclination.

  In the figure of the main body 21, a hand-held part 25-1 and a hand-held part 25-2 that are gripped by a user are provided on the left and right side surfaces, and a display part 26 and an input part 27 are provided on the main body 21. It has been. For example, the display unit 26 displays the actual muscle strength that is the measured user's muscle strength, the target muscle strength that is the muscle strength that the user should target during training, and the like.

  The input unit 27 includes buttons operated by the user, and various types of information are input by the user's operations on the input unit 27. Hereinafter, the hand-held portion 25-1 and the hand-held portion 25-2 are also simply referred to as the hand-held portion 25 when it is not necessary to distinguish them individually.

  Next, a specific example of a training method using the training device 11 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a training method performed using a horizontal table such as a desk.

  In FIG. 2, the user places the training apparatus 11 on the desk 51 so that the display unit 26 is directed to himself / herself, and the grip unit 23-1 and the grip unit 23-are moved by the right hand 52 and the left hand 53. Hold the grip at the end of 2. Then, the user performs training by pulling the grip portion 23 outward or pushing it inward.

  Here, on the side surface of the main body 21 opposite to the side surface on which the grip portion 23 is provided, when the main body 21 is placed on the desk 51 and a load is applied, a slip for fixing the training device 11 to the desk 51 is provided. Stops 54-1 and slip stoppers 54-2 are provided.

  Thereby, it can prevent that the training apparatus 11 slips with respect to the desk 51, and the safety | security of the training apparatus 11 can be improved. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the slip stopper 54-1 and the slip stopper 54-2, they are also simply referred to as the slip stopper 54.

  Further, the amount by which the grip portion 23 is inclined is significantly smaller than the amount by which the normal expander is extended. Further, since the elastic body 22 for inclining the grip portion 23 is formed of a rubber-like substance, there is little reaction when the grip portion 23 is inclined, and there is little rebound when the force is released, so that the user can There is no such thing as hurting your arm when you apply power to or pull out the power you applied. Therefore, the safety of the user can be ensured.

  When the user applies a load to the grip portion 23 in this way, the training device 11 measures the user's actual muscle strength, and the display portion 26 displays the actual muscle strength and the target muscle strength. The user can adjust the force applied to the grip portion 23 in real time while comparing the values of the two muscle strengths. As a result, the user can be prevented from exerting excessive force more than necessary, and safety can be improved.

  Further, the training device 11 includes a built-in vertical sensor for detecting the vertical direction of the training device 11, and the training device 11 displays the display screen of the display unit 26 according to the direction detection result by the vertical sensor. Change the direction.

  That is, when the side surface of the main body 21 on which the grip portion 23 is provided is on the lower side in the vertical direction than the side surface on which the anti-slip 54 is provided, that is, on the side closer to the ground, the training device 11 is upward. To do. Conversely, as shown in FIG. 2, when the side surface on which the grip portion 23 is provided is on the upper side in the vertical direction than the side surface on which the anti-slip 54 is provided, the training device 11 is assumed to face downward.

  For example, when the training device 11 is facing upward, the display screen is displayed on the display unit 26 such that the upper side in the vertical direction is the upper side of the display screen. When the training device 11 is facing downward, the display screen is displayed on the display unit 26 such that the upper side in the vertical direction is the upper side of the display screen. That is, the display is controlled so that the upper side of the display screen is always on the upper side in the vertical direction.

  When the training device 11 is facing downward, the user performs training with the training device 11 turned upside down as shown in FIG. 2. Will display the display screen as usual. Thereby, the convenience of the training apparatus 11 can be improved.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a training method when the user has the training device 11 as it is.

  In this case, the user holds the grip unit 23 with the training device 11 facing upward and the display unit 26 facing himself / herself. That is, the grip of the grip part 23-2 is gripped by the right hand 52, the grip of the grip part 23-1 is gripped by the left hand 53, and a force is applied to the grip part 23 in the outward or inward direction to perform training.

  Further, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a training method in which the user trains the muscle strength of the foot using the training device 11.

  In FIG. 4, the user turns the training device 11 upward while sitting on a chair, and directs the display unit 26 to his / her direction, with the right hand 52 and the left hand 53, and the hand-held portion 25-2 and the hand-held portion 25, respectively. -1 is held and the training equipment 11 is supported. Then, the user sandwiches the grip of the tip portion of the grip portion 23 in the inner crotch of the foot, and inclines the grip portion 23-2 and the grip portion 23-1 inward with the right foot and the left foot, respectively, and trains the muscle strength of the foot. Do training.

  As described above, according to the training device 11, the user can push the grip portion 23 inward with the hand or push the grip portion 23 into the crotch other than the exercise of pulling the grip portion 23 by hand like a normal expander. Many types of exercises can be performed, such as applying force between the two. Therefore, the user can continue training happily without getting tired by combining favorite exercises.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the training device 11. In FIG. 5, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  The position measurement unit 24-1 and the position measurement unit 24-2 include, for example, acceleration sensors, detect acceleration applied to the grip unit 23-1 and the grip unit 23-2, and move the detected acceleration to the grip unit 23. The amount is supplied to the control unit 101. That is, the movement amount of the grip of the grip part 23 is obtained from the acceleration applied to the grip part 23.

  The up / down determination unit 102 includes an up / down sensor that detects the vertical direction (vertical direction) of the training device 11 and supplies the detection result of the orientation of the training device 11 to the control unit 101. The motion detection unit 103 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor provided inside the main body 21, detects acceleration applied to the entire training device 11, and supplies the acceleration to the control unit 101. That is, since the movement direction of the entire training device 11 is obtained from the acceleration detected by the movement detection unit 103, it can be determined whether or not the entire training device 11 has moved from this movement direction, that is, the presence or absence of movement.

  The control unit 101 controls the overall operation of the training device 11. For example, the control unit 101 calculates the actual muscle strength of the user based on the acceleration supplied from the position measurement unit 24 and the detection result of the presence / absence of the motion supplied from the motion detection unit 103, and the actual muscle strength is displayed on the display unit. 26 is displayed.

  In addition, the control unit 101 obtains a target muscle strength based on a signal corresponding to the user's operation supplied from the input unit 27 and the actual muscle strength of the user, and displays the target muscle strength on the display unit 26, or the up / down determination unit 102. The orientation of the display screen in the display unit 26 is changed based on the orientation detection result supplied from the display unit 26.

  By the way, when the user performs an operation on the input unit 27 of the training device 11 to instruct the start of strength training, a signal corresponding to the operation of the user is supplied from the input unit 27 to the control unit 101. Then, the control part 101 starts the training management process which is a process which makes a user perform muscular strength training according to the signal.

  Hereinafter, the training management process by the training device 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The strength training includes a training in which the user pulls the grip portion 23 outward and a training in which the user presses the grip portion 23 in the inner direction. However, in the following, training in which the user pulls the grip portion 23 in the outward direction by hand is used. The case where it is performed will be described as an example.

  In step S <b> 11, the training device 11 measures the maximum muscle strength that is the muscle strength when the user exerts the maximum force. For example, the control unit 101 reads out image data from a memory (not shown) and supplies the image data to the display unit 26. Based on the image data from the control unit 101, the display unit 26 displays a message instructing the user to pull the grip unit 23 outward with the maximum force.

  When a message is displayed on the display unit 26, the user pulls the grip unit 23 outward in accordance with the message. Then, the elastic body 22 is deformed and the grip portion 23 is inclined outward with respect to the main body 21. Thereby, since the acceleration applied to the grip part 23 is supplied from the position measurement unit 24 to the control unit 101, the control unit 101 moves the grip part 23 based on the acceleration, that is, the main body 21 of the grip part 23. The maximum amount of muscular strength of the user is calculated.

  For example, the user's muscle strength is calculated using a conversion table in which the amount of movement of the grip portion 23 is associated with the value of muscle strength obtained in advance from the amount of movement and the material of the elastic body 22. That is, the control unit 101 reads out the value of the muscular strength associated with the movement amount obtained from the acceleration applied to the grip unit 23 from the conversion table prepared in advance, and sets the value as the maximum muscular strength.

  In more detail, in the calculation of muscle strength, the detection result of the presence or absence of movement of the entire training device 11 supplied from the movement detection unit 103 to the control unit 101 is also taken into consideration.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the user applies a load to the grip portion 23 in a state where the training device 11 is arranged on the desk 51, the main body 21 of the training device 11 is against the desk 51. It hardly moves. Therefore, the amount of movement of the grip portion 23 obtained from the acceleration detected by the position measuring portion 24 becomes the amount of inclination of the grip portion 23 as it is.

  Therefore, if the muscular strength of the user's right hand and left hand is individually obtained from the amount of movement (inclination amount) of the grip portion 23 and the sum of those muscular strengths is obtained, the total muscular strength of the user is obtained. Will be obtained.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when a load is applied to the grip unit 23 in a state where the entire training device 11 can move, the amount of movement of the grip unit 23 obtained from the acceleration detected by the position measurement unit 24. Is not necessarily the amount of inclination of the grip portion 23 as it is. That is, if there is movement in the entire training device 11, the movement amount of the grip portion 23 obtained from the acceleration should be the sum of the movement amount of the entire training device 11 and the movement amount of the grip portion 23 relative to the main body 21.

  Therefore, if the difference between the movement amount obtained from the acceleration from the position measurement unit 24-1 and the movement amount obtained from the acceleration from the position measurement unit 24-2 is taken, the movement of the entire training device 11 included in each movement amount. The movement amount of the minute is offset, and only the component of the movement amount relative to the main body 21 of the grip portion 23 is obtained. Since the difference in the movement amount is the sum of the absolute values of the inclination amounts of the grip portion 23, the total muscular strength of the user can be obtained by using the difference in movement amount and the conversion table.

  In this way, the control unit 101 calculates the user's muscle strength from the acceleration from the position measurement unit 24 and the conversion table in accordance with the detection result of the presence or absence of motion from the motion detection unit 103.

  When the maximum muscle strength of the user is calculated by the control unit 101, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S12.

  In step S12, the input unit 27 receives an input of a questionnaire regarding training from the user. That is, the control unit 101 reads out data for displaying a questionnaire regarding training from a memory (not shown) and supplies the data to the display unit 26. The display unit 26 displays a questionnaire based on data from the control unit 101.

  This questionnaire is performed to determine the user's training menu (contents), and the user operates the input unit 27 to input the user's situation such as his / her age and the purpose of the training. . When the questionnaire response is input in this manner, the control unit 101 uses a signal indicating the content of the questionnaire response supplied from the input unit 27 and a plurality of prepared muscular strengths. The menu to be imposed on the user is selected from the menus.

  For example, when selecting a menu, a relatively gentle training (exercise) menu that does not use much muscular strength is selected for the elderly, and for young users, training that uses the maximum muscular strength is selected. A menu is selected. Furthermore, according to the purpose of the training of the user, a menu for training aiming to increase the muscular strength is selected so that the actual muscular strength exceeding the maximum muscular strength can be obtained.

  Specifically, the training menu is an exercise for maintaining the state where the grip portion 23 is pulled so that the actual muscle strength becomes the same value as the target muscle strength for 3 minutes, with the target muscle strength being 80% of the maximum muscle strength. It is said that it is repeated three times with an interval.

  As described above, the control unit 101 uses at least one of the user's maximum strength, age, or training purpose, and uses at least one of target muscle strength, training time, or number of trainings among a plurality of menus different from each other. Select one. It should be noted that the user may be able to directly select the training menu by operating the input unit 27, or may be able to freely set the target muscle strength in the menu.

  When the training menu is selected, the control unit 101 supplies the data read from the memory (not shown) to the display unit 26 according to the selected menu, and the target muscle strength during training indicated by the menu on the display unit 26 is displayed. Instruct the display.

  The target muscle strength is calculated by the control unit 101 based on the measured maximum muscle strength and the selected menu. For example, a calculation formula for calculating the target muscle strength using the maximum muscle strength is predetermined for each menu.

  In step S13, the display unit 26 displays a muscle strength display screen corresponding to the training menu on which target muscle strength, more specifically, target muscle strength, and the like are displayed based on the data from the control unit 101. Thereby, for example, the muscle strength display screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 26.

  The muscular strength display screen in FIG. 7 is a display example of the muscular strength display screen when performing static training for maintaining the actual muscular strength at the same value as the target muscular strength.

  The muscular strength display screen displays the maximum muscular strength, the target muscular strength, the actual muscular strength, and an arrow indicating the magnitude of the value of the muscular strength. For example, the character “target strength 80%” indicates that the target strength is 80% of the maximum strength, and the character “actual strength 85%” is the value of 85% of the maximum strength. It is shown that. A numerical value and an arrow representing the magnitude of the actual muscle strength are updated in real time each time the actual muscle strength is measured in the training device 11.

  In this way, the target strength and actual strength based on the maximum strength are displayed on the strength display screen with numerical values and arrows, so that the user can visually observe the strength to be displayed while viewing the strength display screen. Can be grasped. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user from overworking and to allow the user to perform safe training.

  Further, in the figure of the muscle strength display screen, three vertical bars representing the left and right balance of the load applied to the grip portion 23 by the user are displayed. Among the three vertical bars, the middle vertical bar indicates the center of balance, and the center of the two vertical bars located on the left and right of the middle vertical bar is the left and right in the figure relative to the middle vertical bar. When these are deviated to either of these, these three vertical bars indicate that there is a bias in the left-right balance of the load.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 7, the two vertical bars positioned on the outside are biased to the left in the figure with respect to the middle vertical bar. In this case, if the user is training to pull the grip portion 23 outward, the three vertical bars are applied to the training device 11 because the left hand of the user is stronger than the right hand. It shows that the balance of the applied load is biased to the left hand side.

  For example, when dynamic training is performed in which the target muscle strength changes with time and the actual muscle strength is changed to the same value according to the change in the target muscle strength, the display unit 26 displays the muscle strength display screen shown in FIG. Is done.

  The muscular strength display screen of FIG. 8 displays a graph showing temporal changes in the target muscular strength and the actual muscular strength with the ordinate representing muscle strength and the horizontal axis representing time. In this graph, a curve K11 and a curve K12 indicate the target muscle strength and the actual muscle strength at each time, respectively.

  The curve K11 is a wave-shaped curve, and the target muscle strength indicated by the curve K11 regularly increases or decreases between the maximum value and the minimum value of the set target muscle strength. In the dynamic training, the user adjusts the load on the grip portion 23 so that the actual muscular strength becomes the same value as the target muscular strength in accordance with the change of the target muscular strength indicated by the curve K11. Curve K12 shows the actual muscular strength of the user applied to the grip portion 23 as a result.

  Further, the measured maximum muscle strength is also displayed on the graph, and the user can easily know how much the target muscle strength and the actual muscle strength are with respect to the maximum muscle strength. In this way, the muscle strength display screen displays the target muscle strength and actual muscle strength along with the maximum muscle strength in a time-series graph, so that the user can visually grasp the power to be displayed while viewing the muscle strength display screen. Can be trained safely.

  Further, in the figure of the muscle strength display screen, a circle representing the left / right balance of the load applied by the user to the grip portion 23 is displayed on the lower side. The vertical bar in the vicinity of the circle indicates the center of the balance. If the circle is shifted to the left or right in the figure with respect to the vertical bar, it indicates that the load balance between the user and the user is biased. ing.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 8, the circle is biased to the left in the figure with respect to the vertical bar. Therefore, if the grip part 23 is pulled outward by the user, the deviation of this circle is caused by the load applied to the training device 11 because the user's left hand force is stronger than the right hand force. This means that the balance is biased to the left hand side.

  As described above, when the muscle strength display screen is displayed on the display unit 26, the user applies a load to the grip unit 23 while watching the displayed muscle strength display screen, and starts actual training. 7 and 8, the actual muscle strength of the user is displayed. However, when the maximum muscle strength is measured and the actual training is started, the actual muscle strength is still not measured. Since it is not known, the actual strength is not displayed on the strength display screen.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart of FIG. 6, in step S <b> 14, the position measurement unit 24 measures the position of the grip unit 23. That is, the position measurement unit 24 measures the acceleration applied to the grip unit 23 and supplies the measurement result to the control unit 101.

  In step S <b> 15, the up / down determination unit 102 detects the vertical direction (vertical direction) of the training device 11 and supplies the detection result to the control unit 101.

  In step S <b> 16, the motion detection unit 103 detects the presence or absence of motion of the entire training device 11. That is, the motion detection unit 103 detects the acceleration applied to the entire training device 11 and supplies it to the control unit 101.

  In step S <b> 17, the control unit 101 calculates the actual muscle strength of the user from the acceleration supplied from the position measurement unit 24 and the detection result of the presence / absence of movement supplied from the motion detection unit 103.

  That is, when there is no movement of the training device 11 as a whole, the control unit 101 obtains each movement amount (inclination amount) of the grip unit 23 from the acceleration from each of the position measurement units 24, and uses the conversion amount based on the movement amount. The left and right muscle strength of the user is calculated. And the control part 101 calculates | requires the sum of those muscular strengths calculated, and makes the calculated | required sum total user's muscular strength.

  In addition, when there is a movement of the entire training device 11, the control unit 101 obtains each movement amount of the grip unit 23 from the acceleration from the position measurement unit 24, and calculates a difference between the movement amounts as an inclination amount of the grip unit 23. The sum of And the control part 101 converts the calculated | required difference of the movement amount into a user's comprehensive muscular strength using a conversion table.

  When the control unit 101 obtains the user's muscle strength, the control unit 101 supplies the obtained muscle strength to the display unit 26 for display. At this time, the control unit 101 appropriately changes the vertical display direction of the muscle strength display screen of the display unit 26 according to the detection result from the vertical determination unit 102. Thereby, the measured actual muscular strength is displayed on the muscular strength display screen in real time.

  In step S18, the control unit 101 measures the balance between the left and right forces of the user.

  For example, when the movement of the entire training device 11 is detected by the movement detection unit 103, the control unit 101 obtains the movement direction of the entire training device 11 from the acceleration supplied from the movement detection unit 103, and the obtained movement. The direction is the direction in which the user's force is biased.

  In addition, when the movement of the entire training device 11 is not detected by the movement detection unit 13, the muscle strength of the left and right hands of the user can be obtained individually by the acceleration from the position measurement unit 24. Find the balance of the left and right balance of the user from the difference in muscle strength. That is, the direction where the muscular strength is greater is the direction in which the user's force is biased. Here, it can be known from the vertical direction of the training device 11 by the up / down determination unit 102 whether each grip portion 23 is held by the user's left or right hand.

  When the balance between the left and right forces of the user is determined, the control unit 101 controls the display unit 26 to display the balance between the left and right sides of the user on the muscle strength display screen.

  When the muscle strength display screen is updated in this way, the user can see the updated muscle strength display screen so that the actual muscle strength becomes the target muscle strength, and the left and right exercises can be balanced. Adjust your hand strength and continue training.

  In step S19, the control unit 101 displays a caution on the display unit 26 as necessary. For example, if the control unit 101 determines that the user is performing an unreasonable training based on the measured actual muscle strength, the user's age, the maximum muscle strength, etc., the control unit 101 instructs to weaken the exerted force. A message to be displayed is displayed on the display unit 26.

  For example, when an elderly person repeatedly exerts a force that reaches maximum muscular strength, there is a risk of fracture, etc., so the user should be alerted to ensure the safety of the user A message is displayed. Thus, the safety of training can be improved by alerting the user as necessary.

  In step S20, the control unit 101 determines whether or not to end the training. For example, when the exercise of the menu is performed for the number of times or time specified in the menu of the training being executed, it is determined that the training is to be ended.

  If it is determined in step S20 that the process is not ended, the process returns to step S13, and the above-described process is repeated.

  On the other hand, when it determines with complete | finishing in step S20, the control part 101 determines whether retraining is performed in step S21. For example, when the user operates the input unit 27 and instructs another training, it is determined that retraining is performed.

  If it is determined in step S21 that retraining is performed, the process returns to step S11, and the above-described process is repeated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S21 that retraining is not performed, the training management process ends.

  As described above, the training device 11 displays the target muscle strength and actual muscle strength of the user in real time. Thereby, a user can be trained safely. In the training device 11, an appropriate menu is selected from a plurality of training menus according to the answer to the questionnaire of the user and the maximum strength. Therefore, it is possible to provide optimal training according to the age and purpose of the user, such as a load considering safety for the elderly and a load considering enhancement of muscle strength for the young.

  Further, in the training device 11, the user's actual muscular strength is calculated by obtaining the amount of inclination of the grip portion 23, so that the grip portion 23 is provided so as to protrude from the main body 21, and the position measuring portion is provided in the grip portion 23. With the simple configuration of providing 24, the user's actual muscle strength can be measured. As a result, the training device 11 can be reduced in size, and as a result, a handy type training device that can be easily carried by the user and can be trained anywhere regardless of location can be realized.

  In addition, when there is no movement in the entire training device 11, the muscle strength of the left and right hands of the user is obtained individually, so that the strength of the left and right individual muscle strength and the balance of the left and right force balance obtained by the left and right muscle strength can be determined. You may make it display on a display screen.

  In such a case, for example, the control unit 101 changes the lengths of the left and right arrows representing the magnitude of the actual muscle strength on the muscle strength display screen of FIG. In the figure of the muscle strength display screen of 8, the circle on the lower side is displayed at a position away from the vertical bar by a distance corresponding to the difference in the muscle strength on the left and right. Thereby, the user can know quantitatively how much the right and left forces are balanced.

  In the above description, the user's muscle strength is calculated from the movement amount of the grip portion 23. However, the inclination amount of the grip portion 23 is obtained from the deformation amount of the elastic body 22, and the user's muscle strength is calculated from the inclination amount. You may make it calculate.

  In such a case, for example, the elastic body 22 is provided with a strain gauge, and the control unit 101 obtains the deformation amount of the elastic body 22, that is, the inclination amount of the grip portion 23 from the change in the electrical resistance value of the strain gauge. Further, the control unit 101 obtains the user's muscular strength using a conversion table that obtains muscular strength with respect to the obtained inclination amount.

  Further, in the training device 11, it has been described that the grip portion 23 and the main body 21 are connected by the elastic body 22, but the grip device 23 may be provided between one end and the other end, or the grip The part 23 itself may be made of an elastic body. Even in such a case, since the grip portion 23 is inclined with respect to the main body 21, it is possible to calculate the muscular strength of the user from the amount of inclination.

  Furthermore, in the above, it demonstrated that the exercise | movement which applies a load to an outer side direction or an inner side direction with respect to the grip part 23 using the training apparatus 11 was demonstrated. For example, when a load is applied to the grip portion 23 in the outward direction, the control unit 101 can know that the grip portion 23 is inclined outward from the direction of acceleration from the two position measurement units 24.

  As described above, if the position measuring unit 24 composed of an acceleration sensor is used, the tilt direction of the grip unit 23 can be easily known. Any direction is acceptable. For example, the user may make an exercise of inclining the grip portion 23 in the front-rear direction as viewed from the user, that is, the front side or the depth side in FIG.

  In a normal expander, the user can only exercise the puller in one direction and tends to be monotonous training. However, in the training device 11, the grip portion 23 is inclined in an arbitrary direction. By applying force with your feet, you can do more types of exercise. Therefore, the user can train the muscle strength of more parts more happily and without getting tired.

  In training, not only one exercise such as pulling the grip portion 23 outward, but a menu in which a plurality of exercises are combined may be provided.

  For example, as a combination of a plurality of movements, it is conceivable to sequentially change the direction in which a load is applied to the grip portion 23 in the outer direction and the inner direction. In such a case, for example, the maximum value and the minimum value of the target muscle strength shown in FIG. 8 are the muscle strengths in different directions.

  Further, a spherical grip is provided at the distal end portion of the grip portion 23 of the training device 11, and the user performs training while grasping the grip portion. The user's muscle strength can often be calculated.

  That is, in the control unit 101, the user's muscular strength is calculated by converting the movement amount (tilt amount) of the grip portion 23 into muscular strength. Therefore, the user grips which part of the grip portion 23 and applies the force. Depending on how, the calculation error of muscular strength changes. Therefore, in the training device 11, a grip is provided at the tip of the grip portion 23, and the grip is used as a mark indicating a position where the load is applied, thereby reducing the calculation error of the muscular strength and improving the calculation accuracy of the muscular strength. ing.

  In addition, the mark which shows the position which applies the load with respect to the grip part 23 is not limited to a spherical grip, and may be any mark such as a specific mark or a characteristic shape such as a depression. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, even if a recess 131-1 and a recess 131-2 are provided in the vicinity of the tips of the grip portion 23-1 and the grip portion 23-2, the positions where the user holds the grip portion 23 are provided. Good. 9, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  In the example of FIG. 9, the user applies a load to the grip portion 23 by grasping the depression 131-1 and the depression 131-2 or pressing it with a foot.

  As described above, since a slight inclination of the grip portion 23 provided in the training device 11 is detected to measure the user's actual muscular strength, the target muscular strength and the actual muscular strength are displayed. It is possible to provide a handy type training apparatus 11 that is highly safe and can be trained anywhere regardless of location.

  The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the external appearance of one Embodiment of the training apparatus to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the usage example of a training apparatus. It is a figure which shows the usage example of a training apparatus. It is a figure which shows the usage example of a training apparatus. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of a training apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining a training management process. It is a figure which shows the example of a muscular strength display screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a muscular strength display screen. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the other external appearance of a training apparatus.

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  11 training equipment, 21 body, 22-1, 22-2, 22 elastic body, 23-1, 23-2, 23 grip part, 24-1, 24-2, 24 position measuring part, 26 display part, 27 input Part, 54-1, 54-2, 54 non-slip, 101 control part, 102 up / down judgment part, 103 motion detection part, 131-1, 131-2 hollow

Claims (8)

A pair of grip portions that are provided protruding from the housing and to which a load is applied by the user,
An elastic body provided between the housing and the grip part or provided in the grip part and deformed by a load on the grip part of the user;
An inclination detection unit that is provided in the grip part or the elastic body, and detects an inclination of the grip part with respect to the housing caused by deformation of the elastic body;
A calculation unit that calculates the muscle strength of the user by obtaining an inclination amount of the grip unit with respect to the housing based on a detection result by the inclination detection unit;
A handy type training apparatus comprising: a display unit that displays the muscle strength calculated by the calculation unit and a target muscle strength that the user should target. The handy type training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inclination detection unit includes a sensor that detects an inclination of the grip part by detecting movement of the grip part. It further comprises a motion detector that detects the presence or absence of motion of the housing,
When the movement of the casing is detected, the calculation unit calculates the muscular strength by calculating a sum of inclination amounts of the pair of grip portions based on a detection result by the inclination detection unit, and the casing The muscle strength is calculated by obtaining an inclination amount of each grip part with respect to the casing based on a detection result by the inclination detection part when no movement is detected. Handy type training equipment. The calculation unit further obtains a left-right balance bias of the load by the user based on a detection result by the inclination detection unit,
The handy training device according to claim 3, wherein the display unit further displays the left-right balance deviation. A training menu in which the user applies a load to the grip portion based on at least one of the user's strength, age, or training purpose, the target strength, training time, or number of trainings The handy type training apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that selects a menu to be performed by the user from a plurality of menus, at least one of which is different from each other. It further comprises an up / down detector that detects the orientation of the casing in the vertical direction,
The handy type training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the muscle strength and the target muscle strength in an orientation according to a detection result by the vertical detection unit. The handy type training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion has a shape or a mark indicating a position where the user should apply a load. The handy type training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the case is provided with a slip stopper for fixing the case to a predetermined surface on which the case is placed.

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