JPH04212388A - Health promotion room - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form the environment for executing physical exercise by creating an environment which is full of an attendance sense and has many variations. CONSTITUTION:This room is provided with health promotion sports goods 3 such as a bicycle ergometer and a walking/running device, etc., a rack base 2 varying an inclination angle of the installation surface of these health promotion sports goods 3, and a video-voice device 4 placed at least on the front wall surface of the health promotion sports goods 3, and also, provided with an environment creating device which is constituted of a ventilation means an air conditioner for adjusting a temperature and humidity, an illuminating means 7 for varying illuminance and a color tone in the room, and an aroma means 6 for emitting an aroma, and varies the environment in the room, and a controller 8 for executing the interlocking control to these health promotion goods 3, video/voice device 4, environment creating device and rack base 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health promotion room in which health promotion tools are installed.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Examples of health-promoting exercise tools include, for example, a bicycle ergometer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-153633, a walking device and a rowing machine disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 54-173588, etc. There are various types, but this one is installed in a gym or a normal room and used alone.

0003

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In this case, even if the health-promoting exercise tool is equipped with an automatic exercise load control function, exercising using the health-promoting exercise tool is monotonous, and the user However, the problem is that people get tired of exercising halfway through the exercise and find it difficult to continue exercising. In order to improve this point, a device that can be used while watching a video has been proposed, but since there are few changes, it is still not possible to continue exercising without getting bored.

[0004] The present invention has been devised in view of these points, and its purpose is to provide a health-promoting room in which people can exercise in a highly realistic and ever-changing environment. It is in.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The health promotion room according to the present invention has health promotion tools such as bicycle ergometers and walking devices installed in the room, and a surface on which the health promotion tools are installed. It is equipped with a pedestal whose inclination angle is variable, a video/audio device installed at least on the front wall of the health-promoting transportation tool, and a ventilation means, an air conditioner for adjusting temperature and humidity, and a variable illuminance and color tone in the room. An environment creation device that changes the indoor environment by comprising illumination means that emit a fragrance and a fragrance means that emits a fragrance, and a control device that interlocks and controls these health promoting exercise tools, video/audio devices, environment creation devices, and mounts. It is characterized by the fact that it is equipped with

[0006] According to the present invention, the health-promoting exercise tool can be used in a realistic environment depending on the scenery and situation displayed on the video device.

[0007]

[Embodiment] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiment. The illustrated example shows a box-shaped room unit 1, and a bicycle ergometer is mounted on a frame 2 in the center of the room. A health promotion tool 3 is installed, and a CR is installed on the wall in front of the health promotion tool 3.
A video/audio device 4 including a T40 and a speaker 41 is installed, and an air outlet 50 of an air conditioner 5 installed at one end of the room unit 1 is installed on the upper part of the wall 10, and a plurality of types of air conditioners are installed on the lower part of the wall. A fragrance device 6 that is equipped with a fragrance device and selectively sends out various fragrances with variable intensity.
is installed. Furthermore, a lighting device 7 whose illuminance and color tone are variable is installed on the ceiling surface and upper part of the side wall of the room unit 1.

[0008] The above-mentioned health promotion exercise tool 3 is one whose exercise load is variable by external control,
As shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal 2 on which the health promotion tool 3 is mounted includes a base 20 and a movable base 21 attached to the upper end of a support shaft 22 erected from the base 20 via a universal joint 23. and a pair of lifting devices 24 disposed between a base 20 and a movable platform 21. Both lifting devices 24, which are shown as screw jacks driven by a motor 25, each have their upper ends connected to each other via a universal joint 26. By simultaneously raising and lowering both the lifting devices 24, 24, which are connected to the movable platform 21, the movable platform 21, on which the health promotion exercise tool 3 is placed on the upper surface, tilts back and forth, and both the lifting devices 24, 24 are moved individually. This allows the movable base 21 to tilt left and right. Of course, a hydraulic cylinder or the like may be used as the lifting device 24.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the air conditioner 5 includes two air conditioning units 51 and 52, a humidifier 53 attached to the air conditioning unit 52, and both air conditioning units 51 and 5.
2, a mixing chamber 54 that mixes the wind supplied from 2 and is equipped with the air outlet 50, opening/closing dampers 55, 56 attached to the air conditioning unit 51, and the air conditioning unit 52.
The opening/closing dampers 57 and 58 are attached to the opening/closing dampers 57 and 58. Of both air conditioning units 51 and 52 connected to the mixing chamber 54 via dampers 55 and 57 and connected to the outside via dampers 56 and 58,
One air conditioning unit 51 is responsible for low to normal temperatures, and is comprised of a fan 51a, a cooler 51b, and a heater 51c, while the other air conditioning unit 52 is responsible for high temperature and high humidity, and is comprised of a fan 52a and a heater 52b. A humidifier 53 is also attached. In this way, the reason why the two air conditioning units 51 and 52 are provided is that while one air conditioning unit is blowing air into the room, the other air conditioning unit can perform preparatory operation for creating the next environment. This is because in this way it is possible to create rapid environmental changes.

[0010] The above-mentioned devices are interlocked and controlled by a control circuit 8 composed of a microcomputer, a program sequencer, and the like. That is, to explain the operation based on FIG. 5, before the system start signal is input from the health promotion exercise tool 3, the air conditioner 5 closes the dampers 55 and 57 and closes the damper 56.
, 58 are open for operation, and when a system start signal is input, the control device 8 starts the video/audio playback consisting of a VTR, video disc player, etc. in the video/audio device 4. device 42
is operated to project a specific scenery, for example, a forest scene, and the damper 55 in the air conditioner 5 is opened to send out 20°C wind from the air conditioning unit 51, and the aroma device 6 is activated.
They emit a fragrance that matches the forest landscape, and
The illumination provided by the illumination device 7 should also have brightness and color tone appropriate for the forest scenery. Furthermore, the control device 8 controls the exercise load of the health-promoting exercise tool 3 and the health-promoting exercise device 3 by the mount 2.
The front, rear, left, and right inclinations of the wheels are set moment by moment to suit the road surface conditions in the forest landscape.

When a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the control device 8 switches the scenery displayed on the video/audio device 4 to, for example, a jungle scenery, and also switches the damper 5
5 is closed and the damper 57 is opened to send out 45°C wind from the air conditioning unit 52, and the fragrance from the aroma device 6 and the lighting from the lighting device 7 are also changed to match the jungle scenery.

[0012] In this way, the scenery, fragrance, lighting, indoor temperature, etc. are sequentially switched, and the exercise load of the health promotion tool 3 and the longitudinal and horizontal inclinations of the pedestal 2 are controlled in accordance with the road surface conditions in the scenery. The two air conditioning units 51 and 52 in the air conditioner 5 are used to condition the indoor air while the other goes into preparatory operation to reach a temperature suitable for the next situation. When the indoor temperature is changed by changing the indoor temperature, the change is made promptly. An example of the operating status of the air conditioner is shown in the table below. The part surrounded by thick lines in the table is the part where the balloon is blown into the room.

[0013]

[Table 1]

As shown in FIG. 5, control signals for other devices may be incorporated into the VTR tape or video disc played by the video/audio playback device 42. Other embodiments are shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. This is the addition of a water sprinkler 9 and an oxygen generator 10 to the above.The water sprinkler 9 includes a water tank 90, a water pump 91, and a water nozzle 9 arranged on the ceiling of the room unit 1.
2, the oxygen generator 10 includes an oxygen cylinder 100,
It consists of an electromagnetic valve 101 and an oxygen discharge port 102 arranged at a suitable position on the inner wall surface of the room unit 1, and the water pump 91 and the electromagnetic valve 101 are connected to the control device 8.

[0015] These water sprinkler device 9 and oxygen generator 10
If so, to explain in conjunction with the above operation example, the electromagnetic valve 101 of the oxygen generator 10 can be opened to discharge oxygen into the room unit 1 from the oxygen discharge port 102 during the forest course situation. In addition, during the jungle course, water can be sprinkled from the ceiling with the water sprinkler 9 to create a squall situation, which further enhances the sense of reality.

[0016]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to use a health-promoting exercise tool in a realistic environment according to the scenery and situation displayed on the video device. From the user's perspective, the user does not get tired of using the health-promoting exercise tool and can enjoy continuous exercise, which not only improves health but also provides good mental results. It is something that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pedestal shown above.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the air conditioner same as above.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the air conditioner same as above.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the control system same as the above.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the control system same as the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Room unit 2 Mounting frame 3 Health promotion tools 4 Video/audio equipment 5 Air conditioning equipment 6. Fragrance device 7. Lighting device 8 Control device

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A health-promoting exercise device such as a bicycle ergometer or a walking device installed indoors, a pedestal with a variable inclination angle on the installation surface of the health-promoting exercise device, and at least the front of the health-promoting exercise device. Video installed on the wall
An environment creation device that makes the indoor environment variable by being equipped with a sound device, an air blower, an air conditioner for adjusting temperature and humidity, a lighting device that changes indoor illuminance and color tone, and an aromatic device that emits a fragrance. A health promotion room characterized by being equipped with a control device that interlocks and controls these health promotion exercise tools, video/audio devices, environment creation devices, and mounts.