KR100469996B1 - Apparatus for practicing a ankle-pumping - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is an ankle pump practice machine featuring an easy operation and a simple structure to help patients in rehabilitation program or other physically disabled people to do ankle pump practice more conveniently. CONSTITUTION: The ankle pump practice machine(100) includes a base(110); a driving unit(120) mounted on the base(110); a rotation axis(130) rotating with the driving device(130); an intermittent motor(140) composed of a first gear(142) and a second gear(144) for intermittently transferring the rotation of the driving device(120) to the rotation axis(130); a leg support(150) provided with a rolling ball(152), welded onto the rotation axis(130) for lifting a leg and dropping the leg at high speed; an ankle support(160) mounted on the base(110) for supporting the ankle part of the falling leg through a buffer plate(162) on the bottom surface thereof; and a controller(170) for controlling the driving unit(120) and the operating mode.

Description

Ankle pump exercise equipment {APPARATUS FOR PRACTICING A ANKLE-PUMPING}

The present invention relates to an ankle pump exercise device, and more particularly, to an ankle pump exercise device capable of automatically performing an ankle pump exercise.

Ankle Pump Practice is an exercise method that performs the pumping operation by stopping the leg which lifts and falls. Specifically, a towel is placed on a bamboo or log of about 30 cm in length and about 6 to 10 cm in diameter, and the legs are rolled up while sitting or lying down, and a log wound on the towel is placed on the floor in correspondence with a part of the calf from the achilles tendon of the body. . Then, lift the knees of one leg, lift it up to a height of about 20-30 cm in a flat state, and momentarily drop the leg without force, hitting the Achilles tendon against the log-wound log.

At this time, the legs hit the log, the toes are naturally stretched and the Achilles tendon is contracted, and when the feet are lifted again, the toes are naturally stretched upward. While repeating this method, it is possible to repeat the relaxation and contraction of the calf muscle, and through the pumping action of the foot can efficiently promote blood circulation.

Ankle pump exercise was first devised by a person named Inamiki Inami from Japan. Inakiaki Amisaku has been suffering from kidney disease and diabetes since he was a child and was looking for a way to keep his body healthy in nature. It is said to have been devised.

Ankle pump exercise is basically for smooth blood circulation, by preventing the accumulation of waste in the body by promoting blood circulation, preferably can also remove the accumulated waste. Thus, ankle pump exercise is excellent for diseases and prevention of blood circulation, for example diabetes, recovery of vision, cirrhosis, hypertension, gout, heart attack, constipation, diet back pain, nerve palsy, enlarged prostate, itching, hemorrhoids, It is effective for athlete's foot and intestinal cleaning.

1 is a side view of a conventional ankle pump exercise device. The ankle pump exercise device of FIG. 1 relates to an ankle pump exercise device, which is filed Aug. 25, 2003, patent application No. 10-2003-0058901.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional ankle pump exercise device includes a guide frame 10, a foot receiving unit 20, a transfer device 30, and an ankle support 60. The guide frame 10 is vertically disposed on the base, and the two guide frames 10 are formed to be spaced apart by a predetermined interval corresponding to the left and right legs. Each guide frame 10 is provided with a transfer device (30). The transfer device 30 is directly connected to the foot receiving portion 20 and moves up and down along the guide frame 10, a moving frame 52, a guide wheel rotatably mounted on the top of the guide frame 10 ( 44, a drive wheel 42 rotatably mounted to the lower part of the guide frame 10, and a belt 46 for transmitting a force between the drive wheel 42 and the moving frame 52 via the guide wheel 44. And a drive device 32 for selectively providing a drive force to the drive wheel 42.

Power generated by the drive device 32 moves the moving frame 52 up and down via the drive wheel 42, the belt 46, and the guide wheel 44, and can perform ankle pump movement by the above operation. have.

The moving frame 52 includes a support rod 54 mounted to the body, and the support rod 54 is pivotally connected to the body of the moving frame 52 to rotate in the front-rear direction. The support rod 54 is bent toward the front of the exercise device to support the foot receiving portion 20. The torsion spring 56 is included in the joint portion connecting the body of the moving frame 52 and the support rod 54 so that the support rod 54 can be properly rotated with respect to the external force.

According to the method disclosed in the prior art, the practitioner (practicer) who wants to perform the ankle pump exercise must lift the foot directly and release the force. However, if the practitioner can't lift his leg, such as when he or she is undergoing rehabilitation, he can't do ankle pump exercise alone.

In addition, the practitioner must be properly trained to perform the ankle pump exercise in order to perform the ankle pump exercise properly. However, in most cases, learners must learn by themselves without the guidance of a third party, so implementers cannot be sure that their method is the right way, and in the long run it may adversely affect the implementer.

The ankle pump exercise device of Figure 1 can solve the above problems, but the volume is high and up and down height may not be suitable for use at home or other indoors. The structure is also complicated, the operation to operate the exercise equipment can be complicated, and failures such as malfunction or malfunction can be caused by the interference between the components.

Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide an ankle pump exercise device that can perform ankle pump exercise automatically without the operator lifting the legs by themselves.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an ankle pump exercise device that can assist the practitioner's skill in at least inducing ankle pump movement to perform the ankle pump movement correctly.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an ankle pump exercise equipment that allows the implementer to perform ankle pump exercise comfortably at home or a hospital by the operation of the exercise equipment.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide an ankle pump exercise device with a small structure, simple structure, safe operation, and low probability of failure.

1 is a side view of a conventional ankle pump exercise device.

2 is a perspective view of an ankle pump exercise device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are side views for explaining the operation of the ankle pump exercise device according to the first embodiment.

4 is a perspective view of an ankle pump exercise device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a torque transmission unit of the ankle pump exercise device according to the second embodiment.

6 is a perspective view of an ankle pump exercise device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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100: Ankle pump exercise equipment 110: Base

120: drive device 130: rotary shaft

140: intermittent transmission unit 142: first gear

144: Second gear 150: Leg support

160: ankle support 170: control unit

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects of the present invention, the ankle pump exercise mechanism includes a base, a driving device, a rotating shaft, an intermittent transmission, a leg support and an ankle support.

The base is disposed horizontally on the ground, and the drive unit and the rotating shaft are arranged side by side on the base. An intermittent transmission is mounted between the drive and the rotating shaft to transmit rotation. However, the rotating shaft receives the rotational force from the driving device intermittently, so that when the rotational force transmission from the driving device is interrupted, free rotation is possible. Rotate

A leg support is mounted on the rotating shaft, and the leg support lifts the leg while rotating like the rotating shaft, and drops the leg supported by the rotating shaft while rotating in the opposite direction at high speed.

The ankle support is mounted on the base and stops (rotates) the ankle by stopping and supports the ankle portion of the leg falling at high speed, and performs the ankle pump movement by the ankle stop (rotation).

Since the driving device for supporting the legs, the rotating shaft, the leg support, and the like are located at the lower portion of the leg, they occupy less space and are easy to carry and store. In addition, it is easy to operate due to its simple structure, and there is little possibility of stopping or failure due to malfunction.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments.

Example 1

2 is a perspective view of an ankle pump exercise device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figures 3a and 3b are side views for explaining the operation of the ankle pump exercise device according to the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the ankle pump exercise device 100 according to the first embodiment includes a base 110, a driving device 120, a rotating shaft 130, an intermittent transmission unit 140, a leg support 150, and an ankle. Support 160.

The base 110 is horizontally disposed on the ground, and the driving device 120, the rotation shaft 130, and the ankle support 160 are mounted on the base 110. A shock absorbing hole 112 is attached to the bottom of the base 110 to alleviate the shock caused by the ankle pump movement.

The driving device 120 generates a rotational force by applying power from the outside, and the controller 170 mounted on the base 110 controls the power and the operation mode supplied to the driving device 120.

The rotating shaft 130 is mounted on the base 110 in parallel with the axis of the driving device 120. Both ends of the rotary shaft 130 are supported by the shaft support 132, the shaft support 132 includes a rolling bearing or a journal bearing and the like to assist the rotation shaft 130 to smoothly rotate.

The driving device 120 and the rotation shaft 130 are connected by the intermittent transmission unit 140. The intermittent transmission unit 140 includes a first gear 142 and a second gear 144, and the first gear 142 and the second gear 144 are selectively engaged to transmit rotation intermittently. The first gear 142 has a diameter smaller than that of the second gear 144, and not all of the gear teeth are formed on the circumference thereof but have a partially lost area. On the contrary, the gears are formed around the second gear 144.

The leg support 150 is fixed to the rotary shaft 130 by welding. The leg support 150 is for supporting the performer's leg and may lift the performer's leg together with the rotation shaft 130. The leg support 150 is formed in a substantially c-shape so that both ends thereof are fixed to the rotation shaft 130, and in the center of the leg support 150, a cylindrical rolling part 152 is mounted to the legs of the performer. When lifting, the rolling sphere 152 may also rotate while naturally supporting the legs.

The ankle support 160 is disposed on the base 110 in response to the falling ankle of the performer. The ankle support 160 may double and stop the ankle to stop the ankle, thereby double the effect of the ankle pump movement by stopping the ankle. The buffer plate 162 is also placed on the bottom of the ankle support 160 to mitigate the impact. Ankle support 160 includes a curved surface formed with a curvature of about 6 ~ 15cm, the curved surface is upward.

Hereinafter, a process of performing an ankle pump exercise using the ankle pump exercise device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the driving unit 120 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, thereby rotating the first gear 142 and the second gear 144. Since the first gear 142 is meshed with the gear teeth, the second gear 144 may rotate in conjunction with the first gear 142. The rotation shaft 130 rotates in the clockwise direction by the rotation of the second gear 144, and the leg support 150 fixed to the rotation shaft 130 also rotates to lift the legs.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the rotational force is not transmitted to the second gear 144 while the gear toothed portion of the first gear 142 is separated from the second gear 144. The rotary shaft 130 that lost the rotational force is rotated at a high speed in the counterclockwise direction, the leg support 150 also falls. Because the leg support 150 falls, the leg that loses the supporting force falls on the ankle support 160, and the ankle portion is supported by the ankle support 160 and the ankle is stopped. In this process, ankle pump exercise is performed.

The controller 170 may control whether the driving device 120 is operated and the number of rotations thereof, and may control the number of times of the ankle pump exercise and the exercise time by the control. The performer may perform the exercise of one leg using the ankle pump exercise device 100 and then perform the exercise of the other leg. In addition, the two ankle pump exercise device 100 may be arranged in parallel to perform simultaneously.

Example 2

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the ankle pump exercise mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view for explaining a torque transmission of the ankle pump exercise mechanism according to a second embodiment.

4 and 5, the ankle pump exercise device 200 according to the second embodiment includes a base 210, a driving device 220, a rotating shaft 230, an intermittent transmission part 240, and a leg support 250. ), Ankle support 260 and torque transmission unit 280.

The base 210 is horizontally disposed on the ground, and the driving device 220, the rotation shaft 230, and the ankle support 260 are mounted on the base 210. The driving device 220 generates a rotational force by applying power from the outside, and the control unit 270 mounted on the base 210 may control the power and the operation mode supplied to the driving device 220.

The rotating shaft 230 is mounted on the base 210 in parallel with the axis of the driving device 220. Both ends of the rotary shaft 230 are supported by the shaft support 232, the shaft support 232 includes a rolling bearing or journal bearing, etc. and assists in smoothly rotating the rotary shaft 230.

The driving device 220 and the rotation shaft 230 are also connected by the intermittent transmission part 240. The intermittent transmission part 240 includes a first gear 242 and a second gear 244, and the first gear 242 and the second gear 244 are selectively engaged to transmit rotation intermittently. The first gear 242 has a smaller diameter than the second gear 244, and has not all gear teeth formed therein but partially lost areas. In contrast, the gear teeth are formed around the second gear 244.

The leg support 250 is formed in an approximately c-shape, and shaft bosses 254 are positioned at both ends thereof and rotatably mounted to the rotation shaft 230. The leg support 250 may freely rotate around the rotation shaft 230 by the shaft boss 254. In the present embodiment, two leg supports 250 are mounted on the rotary shaft 230 as described above.

The key groove 284 is formed on the rotational shaft 230 between the two leg supports 250, and the key groove 286 is also formed on the axis boss 254 adjacent thereto. A T-shaped key 282 is provided between the key grooves 284 and 286 disposed up and down, and the key 282 moves to the left and right along the key groove 234 on the rotational axis 230 and to the axis boss 254. ) And the rotary shaft 230 is selectively bound. That is, the torque transmission unit 280 may select the leg support 250 for transmitting torque in accordance with the position of the key 282, it is possible to alternately switch the legs to exercise by changing the position of the key 282. have.

The leg support 250 which is coupled to the rotary shaft 230 may receive the rotational force from the driving device 220 and lift the leg of the enforcer. Both ends are fixed to the rotating shaft 230, the center of the leg support 250 is equipped with a cylindrical rolling part (252) to rotate the rolling sphere 252 while lifting the legs of the operator when lifting the legs I can support it naturally.

The ankle support 260 is disposed on the base 210 in response to the falling ankle of the performer. Ankle support 260 may perform ankle pump movement by stopping and supporting the falling ankle. The buffer plate 262 is also placed on the bottom of the ankle support 260 to mitigate the impact. Ankle support 260 includes a curved surface formed with a curvature of about 6 ~ 15cm, the curved surface is upward.

As the driving device 220 rotates, the first gear 242 and the second gear 244 rotate. A portion in which the gear teeth are formed in the first gear 242 is engaged with the second gear 244, and the second gear 244 may rotate in conjunction with the first gear 242. The rotation shaft 230 and the leg support 250 rotate together by the second gear 244 to lift the operator's leg.

As the gear tooth formed part of the first gear 242 deviates from the second gear 244, the second gear 244 rotates in the opposite direction due to the rotation shaft 230 losing the rotational force, and the leg support 250 and The performer's legs also fall at high speed.

The falling leg falls on the ankle support 260, and the ankle portion is stopped and supported by the ankle support 260 to perform an ankle pump movement.

Example 3

6 is a perspective view of an ankle pump exercise device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The ankle pump exercise device 101 according to the third embodiment is an arrangement of the ankle pump exercise device 100 according to the first embodiment in a symmetrical arrangement, except for the control unit 170. ) Has substantially the same configuration. Therefore, in the description of the exercise device 101 according to the third embodiment, reference may be made to the description and drawings of the previous embodiment, and repeated content may be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 6, the ankle pump exercise device 101 according to the third embodiment includes a base 110, a driving device 120, a rotating shaft 130, an intermittent transmission unit 140, a leg support 150, and an ankle. It includes the support 160, the other components are arranged symmetrically on one base 110.

The rotational force generated by the driving device 120 may be transmitted to the first gear 142, the second gear 144, the rotation shaft 130, and the leg support 150 to lift the operator's leg.

The controller 170 controls the power and the operation mode supplied to the driving device 120. The rotary shaft 130 and the intermittent transmission unit 150 are respectively connected to the two driving units 120, and the controller 170 selects one of the two driving units 120 to perform ankle pump movement, and then the other. By operating the drive unit 120 may perform ankle pump movement alternately.

Both ends of the rotary shaft 130 are supported by the shaft support 132, the leg support 150 is fixed to the rotary shaft 130 by welding, respectively. The rolling support 152 is mounted at the center of the leg support 150 to naturally support the leg of the performer.

The intermittent transmission 140 includes a first gear 142 and a second gear 144, the first gear 142 has a diameter smaller than the second gear 144, all around the gear teeth tooth is not formed but has a partially lost area.

The ankle support 160 is disposed on the base 110 in response to the falling ankle of the performer. Ankle support 160 may perform ankle pump movement by stopping and supporting the falling ankle. The buffer plate 162 is also placed on the bottom of the ankle support 160 to mitigate the impact. Ankle support 160 includes a curved surface formed with a curvature of about 6 ~ 15cm, the curved surface is upward.

The controller 170 may select one of the two driving apparatuses 120 or alternately operate the two driving apparatuses, and may control the rotation speed and the operating time of the driving apparatus 120. The practitioner can perform the exercise while lying still using the ankle pump exercise device 101, and can comfortably and correctly perform the programmed operating mode.

Therefore, since the ankle pump exercise device according to the present invention is automatically operated using mechanical power, the performer can perform the ankle pump movement automatically without lifting the legs by themselves. In particular, it can be useful when the ankle pump exercise can not be done by itself, such as a patient performing rehabilitation therapy.

In addition, the proficiency of the practitioner can be guided to perform the ankle pump exercise correctly because it automatically induces at least ankle pump exercise.

In addition, the performer can perform ankle pump exercise at home or hospital comfortably by the operation of the exercise equipment, can be enjoyed by everyone of men and women without regard for the place.

In addition, it is also structurally improved, occupies a small volume, low height can perform ankle pump movement anywhere.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (9)

Base; A drive unit installed on the base; A rotating shaft rotating in conjunction with the driving device; A first gear mounted to interlock with the driving device and having a region where the teeth of the gear are partially lost, and a second gear mounted to interlock with the rotating shaft, wherein the first gear and the second gear mesh with each other or are fixed. An intermittent transmission unit which releases the engagement at intervals and intermittently transmits the rotation of the driving device to the rotation shaft; A leg support fixed to the rotary shaft to lift the leg while rotating intermittently like the rotary shaft, and drop the lifted leg at high speed; And Ankle pump exercise device mounted on the base and provided with an ankle support for supporting the ankle portion of the leg falling at high speed by the leg support. delete delete The method of claim 1, Ankle pump exercise device further comprises a control unit for controlling the drive mode and the operating mode. The method of claim 1, The leg support is mounted so as to be freely rotated on the rotation shaft, ankle pump exercise mechanism further comprises a torque transmission for transmitting rotation by selectively binding the leg support to the rotation shaft. The method of claim 5, The torque transmission unit ankle pump exercise mechanism, characterized in that it comprises a key that is sliding in the key groove formed in the rotary shaft and intermittently bound with the key groove formed in the leg support. The method of claim 1, The ankle support includes an curved surface formed with a curvature of 6 ~ 15cm, the ankle pump exercise equipment, characterized in that the curved face upwards. The method of claim 1, Ankle pump exercise device, characterized in that provided between the ankle support and the base or the bottom of the base cushioning for cushioning the impact. The method of claim 1, The leg support and the pair of the ankle support are arranged in parallel on the base, ankle pump exercise equipment, characterized in that for performing a predetermined time or a predetermined number of alternating ankle pump movement.