JP2012090874A - Motor-driven walking health appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor-driven walking health appliance that forces a user to move his legs up and down for walking exercise.SOLUTION: The motor-driven walking health appliance includes: a drive device for causing reciprocating movement; a transmission device for transmitting the reciprocating movement to a foot rest portion; and a base with a handrail portion and a stand portion. The transmission device is in the shape of a rope with one end connected to the drive device and with the other end connected to the handrail portion of the base, while having a telescopic spring portion. The foot rest portion is joined to a portion of the transmission device along its vertical direction at which the reciprocating movement is converted from horizontal direction to vertical direction. The base has the handrail portion provided at its front and has the stand portion having a backrest or a folding chair provided at its rear. The foot rest portion is forced to move up and down by the reciprocating movement caused by driving the drive device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a health device, and more particularly to an electric walking health device that performs a walking motion by forcibly moving a foot up and down.

  As a conventional health appliance for performing a walking exercise, an electric traveling device (room runner) for the purpose of increasing the physical strength and muscle strength of a healthy person is widely used for sports gyms and homes. On the other hand, it is also widely used as a medical rehabilitation device for rehabilitation that softens muscle strengthening and joint stiffness in bedridden elderly and broken patients.

  However, the electric travel device is intended to increase the physical strength of healthy people, so it cannot be used for elderly people with weak physical strength or sick people who are sick, and cannot be used for rehabilitation. Medical health appliances for rehabilitation are medical devices for rehabilitation using self-power and weight, so the exercise load cannot be adjusted to the self-power or weight or below, and elderly people who are weak or sick However, it could not be used for a long time.

  As such conventional health appliances, for example, a “health appliance” provided with a step device and a pulling device described in Utility Model Registration No. 3082506 (Patent Document 1) or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-43406 (Patent Document 2). ) "Health appliance" provided with a frame for hanging the body and a device for rotating the body described in (2), and further stepping on an inclined footboard described in Utility Model Registration No. 3140186 (Patent Document 3) "Stretch health device" to prevent joint hardening by this, and "Apparatus to reduce foot fatigue" by hooking and exercising on a looped rubber belt described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-135931 (Patent Document 4) Etc. are disclosed as known techniques.

  However, in the “health appliances” described in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature, the structure is such that the applied load uses the hydraulic damper or the total weight of the user himself, so that the elderly and illnesses who have weakened their physical strength. In the sick people, the physical load was too great to be used continuously for a long time.

  In addition, in the “stretch health device” and the “device for reducing foot fatigue” described in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4, exercise is simple and easy to get tired, and the applied load is the weight of the user himself / herself. Due to the structure used using the aging, it has been continuous and cannot be used for a long time by elderly people with weak physical strength or sick people who have been sick.

  As described above, since none of the above proposals is a health device using mechanical means, self-power and weight, a user without physical strength cannot perform treatment or training continuously for a long time. It was.

  Based on the above problems, the present inventor has developed an electric running health device that can perform treatment and walking training continuously and for a long time against the user's intention and physical strength. This leads to the proposal of the electric walking health appliance in the present invention.

Utility Model Registration No. 30852506 JP 2006-43406 A Utility Model Registration No. 3140186 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-135731

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric walking health device that performs walking exercise by forcibly moving a foot up and down.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electric motor comprising a drive device that generates a reciprocating motion, a transmission device that transmits the reciprocating motion to a footrest portion, and a base including a handrail portion and a stand portion. The transmission device has a rope shape, the distal end portion of which is connected to the driving device, and the other end portion of the handrail of the base via an elastic spring portion. The footrest is connected to the middle part of the vertical direction where the reciprocating motion is converted from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction via the guide roller, and the base has a handrail part at the front part. The rear part is provided with a back part or a stand part provided with a folding chair, and the leg part is forcibly moved up and down by a reciprocating motion generated by driving the driving device.

  Further, according to the present invention, the drive device is configured such that a crankshaft having a reciprocal distance adjustment mechanism is directly connected to a rotary shaft of a variable rotary motor, and a front end portion of the transmission device is fixed to the crankshaft. A configuration in which the shaft is rotatably connected to the shaft can be employed.

  Furthermore, the present invention can employ a configuration in which the drive device is configured such that a reciprocating motor is provided with a drive shaft, and the distal end portion of the transmission device is connected to the distal end portion of the drive shaft. .

  Furthermore, the present invention may be configured such that the transmission devices are arranged side by side and are reciprocated simultaneously through the driving device.

  According to the electric walking health device according to the present invention, a user without physical strength can perform treatment and running training continuously and for a long time by forcibly moving the foot up and down to perform walking exercise. It becomes possible.

  In addition, according to the electric walking health device according to the present invention, by using the transmission means in parallel, a user without physical strength can continuously treat both feet and run training for a long time. There is also an excellent effect.

  Furthermore, according to the health appliance for walking according to the present invention, by providing a backrest portion on the stand portion, it is possible to prevent the vehicle from falling backward, and further, by providing a folding chair, a load equal to or less than one's own weight can be applied. It becomes possible to load continuously for a long time according to the symptoms.

  Furthermore, according to the walking electric walking health appliance according to the present invention, as a diet machine for an obese person whose muscle strength is extremely weak in inverse proportion to the physique, a load equal to or less than his / her weight is applied to his / her obesity level and physical strength. There is an excellent effect that it can be arbitrarily loaded together.

1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of an electric walking health device according to the present invention. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the electric walking health appliance concerning this invention. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the electric walking health appliance concerning this invention. (Example 2) 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of an electric walking health device according to the present invention. (Example 3) It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the electric walking health appliance concerning this invention. (Example 3)

  The present invention comprises a drive device that generates a reciprocating motion, a transmission device that transmits the reciprocating motion to a footrest, and a base including a handrail portion and a folding chair, and forcibly moves the foot up and down. Is the biggest feature. Hereinafter, an embodiment of an electric walking health device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The electric walking health device according to the present invention is not particularly limited to the embodiments described below in terms of size, shape, material, etc., and can be arbitrarily selected without departing from the spirit of the technical idea of the present invention. It is possible to change.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of an electric walking health device 1 according to claims 1 and 2 of the present invention.
The electric walking health appliance 1 includes a drive device 20 that generates a reciprocating motion, a transmission device 40 that transmits the reciprocating motion to a footrest portion 44, and a base 10 that includes a handrail portion 13 and a folding chair 14. Be done

  The driving device 20 is configured to generate a rotational motion using a rotary motor 21, and the rotation speed is controlled by a speed control device 11 a provided in a grip portion of the handrail portion 11 of the base 10. In addition, the rotary motor 21 can be moved and stopped by the power ON / OFF switch 11b and the emergency stop button 11c.

  The rotary motion generated by the rotary motor 21 is converted into a reciprocating motion by a crankshaft 31 directly connected to the rotary shaft 22. The stroke distance of the footrest portion 44 connected to the rope 41 is arbitrarily adjusted by connecting the loose fitting portion 42 at the tip of the rope 41 to the engagement shaft 35 fixed to the reciprocating distance adjustment hole 34 of the crankshaft 31. It has a possible structure.

  The crankshaft 31 has an L-shaped crank shape and is provided with a tip portion directly connected to the rotating shaft 22 of the drive device 20, and a base portion is connected to the rope 41 of the transmission device 40 via the engagement shaft 35. The shaft body portion 32 is provided with a reciprocating distance adjusting hole 34 and a latching shaft 35 fixed to the reciprocating distance adjusting hole 34 to constitute a reciprocating distance adjusting mechanism. The reciprocating motion width of the rope 41 to be connected is varied, and the stroke distance of the footrest portion 44 is determined.

  In addition, although the crankshaft 31 of a present Example has L-shaped crank shape, the aspect made into a pulley shape, a disk shape, and a handle shape can also be considered.

  The transmission device 40 forms a rope 41 having a loose fitting portion 42 at the tip, and the loose fitting portion 42 is rotatably connected to a hook shaft 35 fixed to the crankshaft 31. The other end portion of the rope 41 is connected to the handrail portion 11 of the base 10 via an elastic spring portion 43. A leg rest 44 is continuously provided in the middle of the vertical direction in which the reciprocating motion of the rope 41 is converted from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction via the guide roller 45.

The base 10 is provided with a rubber foot or a caster for preventing slipping on a rectangular base, a handrail portion 11 is provided on the front portion of the top surface of the base, a backrest 13 for preventing the fall and a load weight adjustment on the rear portion. It is formed by providing a stand portion 12 having a folding chair 14 for use.
In addition, in the present Example, although the case where the aspect provided with both the backrest 13 and the folding chair 14 is employ | adopted is illustrated, the aspect provided with at least one of the backrest 13 and the folding chair 14 may be sufficient.

  In the handrail portion 11, a speed control device 11a, a power ON / OFF switch 11b, and an emergency stop button 11c are attached to the grip portion.

  The structure of the leg portion 44 is not particularly limited as long as it has a structure on which a foot can be hung. For example, a structure in which a leg is formed by forming a ring at the tip of the rope 41 is conceivable, or As shown in the drawing, a mode in which a rod is provided in a cross shape in the middle of the rope 41 of the transmission device 40 in the vertical direction is also conceivable.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the electric walking health device 1 according to the present embodiment, and the use procedure is as follows.
(1) The user stands between a handrail portion 11 provided at the front portion of the base 10 and a backrest 13 provided at the rear portion.
(2) Place one leg on the footrest 44 of the transmission device 40.
(3) The power ON / OFF switch 11b in the grip part of the handrail part 11 is turned on.
(4) The grip portion interlocked with the speed control device 11a is rotated to adjust the vertical movement speed suitable for the user.
(5) The weight is applied to one leg hung on the footrest 44 of the transmission device 40 to adjust to the exercise load suitable for him.
(6) After a certain period of use, the power ON / OFF switch 11b in the grip part of the handrail part 11 is turned off.
(7) Exit from the base 10 and finish.

  As described above, the method for using the electric walking health appliance 1 enables continuous walking training for a long time with a small load weight within the weight range of the user. Treatment and running training.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of the electric walking health device 1 according to claims 1 and 3 of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the difference from the first embodiment is that a configuration using a reciprocating motor 23 as the drive device 20 is adopted, and the other configurations are substantially the same as the configuration of the first embodiment. is there. Therefore, in the following description of the present embodiment, only components that are different from the first embodiment will be described.

The drive device 20 is configured to generate a reciprocating motion directly using a reciprocating motor 23, and the reciprocating motion generated by the reciprocating motor 23 is transmitted to a driving shaft 24, and the driving shaft 24 is predetermined. The reciprocating motion is performed within the range of the stroke distance.
And the front-end | tip part of the rope 41 in the said transmission apparatus 40 is connected with the front-end | tip part of the said drive shaft 24, and becomes a structure.

The adjustment of the number of strokes within a predetermined time of the reciprocating motion performed by the drive shaft 24 is controlled by a speed control device 11a provided in the grip portion of the handrail portion 11 of the base 10, and the power is turned on / off. The reciprocating motor 23 is moved and stopped by the switch 11b and the emergency stop button 11c.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the stroke distance of the drive shaft 24 can be operated at the grip portion of the handrail portion 11 by any control means.

  In addition, about the usage procedure of the electric walking health appliance 1 concerning a present Example, it is the same as that of the electric walking health appliance 1 concerning the said Example 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As described above, according to the electric walking health device 1 according to the present embodiment, by adopting the reciprocating motor 23 as the driving device 20, the rotational motion as in the first embodiment is converted into the reciprocating motion. A structure can be made unnecessary, which contributes to the structural simplification and miniaturization of the entire electric walking health device 1.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the electric walking health device 1 according to claim 4 of the present invention.
The electric walking health appliance 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the transmission devices 40 are arranged side by side and the transmission devices 40 arranged in parallel are reciprocated simultaneously through the drive device 20. It has become.
Here, the mode in which the transmission devices 40 arranged in parallel reciprocate simultaneously is a mode in which the transmission devices 40 reciprocate in the same direction at the same time (both feet simultaneous type), and the directions in which the transmission devices 40 are staggered simultaneously. Two modes of reciprocating motion (alternate type) can be considered.
In the drawing, a case is shown in which each transmission device 40 adopts a mode (alternate type) that reciprocates in alternate directions.

  As shown in the figure, the transmission devices 40 arranged side by side are reciprocated simultaneously, and as shown in the figure, the crankshafts 31 are provided on the rotary shafts 22 on both sides of the drive device 20 composed of the rotary motor 21, respectively. A mode in which the loose fitting portions 42 at the tips of the ropes 41 of the transmission devices 40 arranged in parallel are connected to the respective engaging shafts 35 that are fixed can be considered.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the configuration of the drive device 20 is configured by preparing two reciprocating motors 23 each having one drive shaft 24 as another configuration mode for reciprocating the transmission devices 40 arranged side by side simultaneously. Alternatively, an embodiment in which one reciprocating motor 23 having two drive shafts 24 is prepared to form the drive device 20 and the tip portions of the ropes 41 arranged in parallel are connected to the drive shafts 24 can be considered. .

  The other end portions of the ropes 41 arranged in parallel are connected to the handrail portion 11 of the base 10 through the elastic spring portions 43, respectively. Further, leg rests 44 are continuously provided in the middle in the vertical direction where the reciprocating motion of each rope 41 is converted from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction via the guide roller 45.

  The structure of the footrest portion 44 is not particularly limited as long as it has a structure in which the foot can be hung, as in the first embodiment. For example, a leg is formed by forming a ring at the tip of each rope 41. The structure which makes it possible is considered, or the aspect which arrange | positions a rod body in parallel in the T-shape in the middle part of the vertical direction of the rope 41 of the transmission apparatus 40 can also be considered as shown in figure.

  Other configurations in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the electric walking health device 1 according to the present embodiment, and the use procedure is as follows.
(1) A user stands between a handrail portion 11 provided at the front portion of the base 10 and a backrest 13 provided at the rear portion.
(2) The folding chair 14 of the stand part 12 is opened, and the backrest 13 is seated on the back.
(3) Put both feet on the footrest 44 of the transmission device 40, respectively.
(4) Turn on the power ON / OFF switch 11b in the grip portion of the handrail portion 11.
(5) The grip part interlocked with the speed control device 11a is rotated to adjust to the exercise speed suitable for him.
(6) Apply weight to both feet hung on the footrest 44 of the transmission device 40 and adjust to the exercise load that suits you (adjusting the mounting angle of the crankshaft 31 in advance, simultaneous or alternating both feet) Set it up.)
(7) After a certain period of use, the power ON / OFF switch 11b in the grip part of the handrail part 11 is turned off.
(8) Exit from the base 10 and finish.

  As described above, the use state of the electric walking health device 1 is such that walking training can be performed with a small load weight within the weight range of the user, and a user without physical strength can treat both feet and run training for a long time. In addition, the weight of an obese person whose muscle strength is extremely weak in inverse proportion to the physique can be loaded little by little according to his / her own strength. .

  The electric walking health device 1 according to the present invention employs an electric rotary motor 21 or a reciprocating motor 23 so that a user without physical strength continuously performs treatment and running training for a long time. In addition to being able to prevent the vehicle from falling backward by providing the backrest portion 13, and by providing the folding chair 14, it is possible to gradually load a load below your weight according to your strength. Therefore, it can be used not only as a health equipment but also as an exercise equipment / rehabilitation equipment such as strength training, and the industrial applicability of the present invention is considered extremely high.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric walking health appliance 10 Base 11 Handrail part 11a Speed control apparatus 11b Power ON / OFF switch 11c Emergency stop button 12 Stand part 13 Backrest 14 Folding chair 20 Driving device 21 Rotating motor 22 Rotating shaft 23 Reciprocating motor 24 Drive shaft 31 Crankshaft 32 Shaft body 34 Reciprocating distance adjustment hole 35 Engagement shaft 40 Transmission device 41 Rope 42 Free fitting portion 43 Spring portion 44 Footrest portion 45 Guide roller

Claims (4)

An electric walking health device composed of a drive device that generates a reciprocating motion, a transmission device that transmits the reciprocating motion to a footrest, and a base including a handrail portion and a stand portion,
The transmission device has a rope shape, and a tip end portion of the transmission device is connected to the driving device, and the other end portion is connected to a handrail portion of the base via a retractable spring portion, and a guide roller is provided. Through which a reciprocating motion is converted from a horizontal direction to a vertical direction and a leg portion is provided in the middle of the vertical direction,
The base is provided with a handrail part at the front part and a stand part with a backrest or folding chair at the rear part,
An electric walking health appliance forcibly moving a legrest up and down by a reciprocating motion generated by driving the driving device.   In the electric walking health appliance, the drive device is configured such that a crankshaft having a reciprocal distance adjustment mechanism is directly connected to a rotation shaft of a rotary motor, and a distal end portion of the transmission device is fixed to the crankshaft. 2. The electric walking health device according to claim 1, wherein the electric walking health device is freely connected to the hanging shaft so as to be freely rotatable.   2. The electric walking health device according to claim 1, wherein the driving device includes a reciprocating motor provided with a driving shaft, and a distal end portion of the transmission device is connected to a distal end portion of the driving shaft. The electric walking health device according to 1.   The electric type according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, in the electric walking health appliance, the transmission devices are juxtaposed and reciprocated simultaneously through the driving device. Walking health device.

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