KR101910271B1 - An Apparatus for Improving a Muscular Strength of a Waist and Stretching a Human Body - Google Patents

Abstract

More specifically, the present invention relates to a fitness device for strengthening the waist muscle strength and for exercising the whole body, and more particularly, to a hip muscle strength strengthening device for strengthening the waist strength by causing the upper body to move up and down, ≪ / RTI > The exercising apparatus for strengthening the waist strength and stretching the body comprises a base board 11 on which the feet are placed; A pressing unit (13) having an annular structure which can be moved up and down along guide members (12a, 12b) in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate (11) while one side is open; And expansion pads (15a, 15b) formed on the inner circumferential surface of the pressure unit (13) and capable of expanding according to whether air is injected or not.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an exercise apparatus for improving waist strength and for stretching a body,

More specifically, the present invention relates to a fitness device for strengthening the waist muscle strength and for exercising the whole body, and more particularly, to a hip muscle strength strengthening device for strengthening the waist strength by causing the upper body to move up and down, ≪ / RTI >

The waist penetrating the spine, which is the central axis of the person, functions as a center of physical activity and supports the load exerted by the upper body of the human being. A variety of exercise therapy or exercise equipment for strengthening waist strength is known in the art.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0079039 discloses an exercise machine capable of exercising a waist while allowing the user to exercise the upper body and the lower body at the same time while achieving the effect of whole body exercise. In addition, Patent Registration No. 10-1424386 discloses a waist rotating mechanism capable of preventing a wear due to the rotation of the waist that has been caused by the movement of the waist, do.

The above-described prior art or known exercise apparatus for strengthening the waist strength is characterized in that the muscular strength of the waist is strengthened by forcibly moving the waist or changing the posture. However, such a method for strengthening the lumbar muscle strength may be accompanied by side effects depending on the condition of the lumbar spine, and it is difficult for the lumbar muscle strength to be strengthened in the natural state of the body. It is also advantageous to enhance the waist strength and, for example, to produce an effect such as a full body stretch. However, the above-described prior art does not disclose a fitness instrument capable of strengthening the lumbar muscular strength in a natural state or in a relaxed state, and generating an advantageous effect on the human body.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following purpose.

Prior Art 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0079039 (Surfrim Merchant Co., Ltd., published on Jul. 07, 2011) Stepper capable of exercising the waist Prior Art 2: Patent Registration No. 10-1424386 (Catholic University of Daegu, Industry & University Collaboration Foundation, announcement on August 01, 2014)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a fitness machine for strengthening the waist muscular strength and for stretching the body which allows the strengthening of the waist strength in a natural state of the body by periodically moving the upper body vertically.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the exercising apparatus for lumbar muscle strengthening and whole body stretching comprises a base board on which a foot is placed; A pressing unit having an annular structure which is movable up and down along a guide member in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, And an expansion pad formed on an inner circumferential surface of the pressurizing unit and capable of expanding according to whether air is injected.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pressing unit further includes a vibration module for vibrating left or right or up and down.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a pair of ankle fastening pads disposed under the guide member.

The exercise device according to the present invention allows the muscular strength of each part to be strengthened by moving the foot, ankle or waist part by gravity, and at the same time, the anomaly generated in each part can be treated. The exercise device according to the present invention allows the muscles of the waist to be lifted periodically by lifting the upper body while moving the upper body, thereby strengthening the waist strength naturally. The exercise apparatus according to the present invention allows the muscular strengthening exercises to be performed in a relaxed state, and the strengthening effect of the waist muscular strength is generated irrespective of the age or the present waist state. In addition, the exercise apparatus according to the present invention allows the effect of the whole body stretching to be generated, while at the same time, the waist movement and the stretching movement become a motion. In addition, the exercise device according to the present invention allows the various effects that can be caused or generated in the waist to be treated or prevented.

1 shows an embodiment of a exercise device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a structure in which right and left oscillation motions are performed in the exercise apparatus according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of an inflation pad applied to a exercise device according to the present invention.
4A and 4B show an embodiment of the operating structure of the exercise device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

1 shows an embodiment of a exercise device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. The exercising apparatus for strengthening the waist strength and stretching the body comprises a base board 11 on which the feet are placed; A pressing unit (13) having an annular structure which can be moved up and down along guide members (12a, 12b) in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate (11) while one side is open; And expansion pads (15a, 15b) formed on the inner circumferential surface of the pressure unit (13) and capable of expanding according to whether air is injected or not.

The base substrate 11 may be in the form of a rectangular plate, a disk, an ellipse, or a combination thereof, but may be any shape that allows both soles to come into contact with one another to maintain the line posture have. A moving means 112, such as a wheel or a pulley, may be disposed below the base substrate 11, whereby the exercise device may have mobility.

Foot-shaped position units 111a and 111b may be formed on the upper surface of the base substrate 11 and lip pressure protrusions or massage protrusions may be formed on the surfaces of the position units 111a and 111b. Also, a contact detection unit may be disposed on the surface of the position units 111a and 111b. The contact detection unit can, for example, detect the user's load or pressure and initiate operation of the pressure unit 13 based on the detected information.

Guide members 12a and 12b extending perpendicularly to the plane of the base unit 11 may be disposed on the base unit 11. [ The position, structure or number of the guide members 12a and 12b may be selected in accordance with various criteria and may be made to have a suitable structure capable of inducing the upward and downward movement of the pressurizing unit 13 preferably. For example, the guide members 12a and 12b may be a pair of preceding members arranged to be parallel to each other. The pressing unit 13 can be coupled to the guide members 12a and 12b so as to be movable up and down. Specifically, the guide brackets 131a and 131b are provided on the respective guide members 12a and 12b, and the pressing unit 13 moves the pressing unit 13 upward and downward by the upward and downward movement of the guide brackets 131a and 131b . Although the guide brackets 131a and 131b can be moved up and down by an appropriate drive unit, as shown in Fig. 1, the guide brackets 131a and 131b only guide the pushing unit 13 to be moved along the predetermined path Function. For example, the pressing unit 13 can be moved up and down by the operation of the moving member 16. [

The pressurizing unit 13 can be made entirely of a C-shape or an annular pad structure with one part open, and can be made into a structure that surrounds the chest from the back of a person. This structure of the pressure unit 13 allows the pushing unit 13 to contact the lower side of the person's side to lift the person upward. As a result, the upper body is pulled upward with respect to the lower body so that the waist strength exercise is performed.

The pressurizing unit 13 can be made in a structure in which a front portion is opened and a person is wrapped around the back of the user, and can be positioned under the armpit. And the inner surface can form an accommodation space with the front portion opened, and the expansion pads 15a and 15b can be disposed at the opposite positions of the inner surface. One of the expansion pads 15a and 15b is fixed to the inner surface of the pressure unit 13, and the expansion pads 15a and 15b can be made to expand or contract as air is injected or discharged. The expansion pads 15a and 15b can be disposed inward and up and down in the receiving space so that a person located inside the expansion pads 15a and 15b can be pressed inwardly Lt; / RTI > Thereby, it is possible to have a function of gradually pushing upwardly while fixing a person inside the accommodation space. The expansion pads 15a and 15b can be disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the plurality of pressure units 13 and can be made into a structure that is expanded to a level that does not apply undue pressure to a person located inside the accommodation space . The pressurizing unit 13 can be made into a structure that can be bent backward or rotated by a certain angle with respect to the center dividing line, but is not necessarily required. The pressing unit 13 can be moved up and down by the moving member 16. [

A drive module C including a control unit can be disposed under the pressure unit 13 and the movable member 16 is moved up and down by the drive module C so that the pressure unit 13 Can be moved up and down. Specifically, one end of the movable member 16 can be coupled to the lower side of the pressing unit 13. [ And the moving member 16 can be moved up and down by a driving cylinder disposed inside the driving module C or by a driving unit such as a motor in a screw manner. The operation of the drive module C allows the shifting member 16 to be slowly moved upwards and with this or after the shifting member 16 has been moved to a predetermined position air is introduced into the expansion pads 15a, Can be injected. Thereby, the person can receive upward force due to the upward movement of the pressing unit 13 or the expansion of the expansion pads 15a, 15b while the ankle is fixed by the ankle fixing pads 14a, 14b . As a result, the waist is stretched and the muscles are pulled. When the pressing unit 13 reaches the predetermined position, the movement can be stopped. The expansion pads 15a and 15b can be expanded and contracted periodically in a state where the pressurizing unit 13 is moved to a predetermined position and stopped as necessary. The pressing unit 13 can be moved downward by the operation of the moving member 16 again after a certain time has elapsed after the pressing unit 13 is stopped at the predetermined position and the expansion pads 15a and 15b are contracted . When the pressurizing unit 13 is moved to the downwardly determined position, the pressurizing unit 13 can be moved upward by the drive of the drive module C again. And the process described above can be repeated. Up and down movement of the pressurizing unit 13 can be guided by the pair of guide members 12a and 12b and the up and down movement period of the pressurizing unit 13 can be set in various ways.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the pressurizing unit 13 can be rocked or oscillated left or right or up and down about the middle portion. Specifically, the vibration module 17 can be coupled to the rear of the pressure unit 13, and the operation of the vibration module 17 can cause the pressure unit 13 to vibrate from side to side or up and down with respect to the middle portion . The vibration module 17 can be moved up and down together with the pressing unit 13 by the up-and-down movement guide 171. [ The vibration module 17 can vibrate the pressurizing unit 13 vertically or horizontally by various mechanical structures.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a structure in which right and left oscillation motions are performed in the exercise apparatus according to the present invention.

2 (b) is a rear view of a portion where the pressing unit 13 is engaged with the guide bracket 131a, and FIG. 2 (C) shows an embodiment of the vibration module 17.

The pressurizing unit 13 may be C-shaped as a whole, and may include a guide (not shown) for guiding the movement of the pressing unit 13 to a boundary portion between a portion contacting the back of a person and a portion contacting the armpit, The brackets 131a and 131b can be respectively coupled. A moving member 16 for moving the pressing unit 13 up and down may be coupled to the middle portion of the pressing unit 13. [ As described above, the shifting member 16 is coupled to the lower portion of the pressing unit 13 but may be fixed inside the pressing unit 16 or may be formed to penetrate the height direction of the pressing unit 16. [

The vibration module 17 can be coupled to the middle portion of the pressure unit 13 by the fixing bracket 173. [ One of the fixing brackets 173 can be coupled to the pressure unit 13 and the other can be coupled to the vibration module 17 by the connection shaft 172. [ Guide brackets 175a and 175b coupled to the up and down guides described above are formed at both ends of the vibration module 17 so that the vibration module 17 is moved up and down together with the pressure unit 13. [ However, the vibration module 17 is not necessarily moved up and down. The vibration module 17 is fixed according to the design structure, and the fixing bracket 173 and the connection shaft 172 are connected to the vibration generating unit 174, respectively.

A plurality of expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c and 15d can be arranged on the inner circumferential surface of the pressure unit 13. For example, the expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c, and 15d may be disposed. As described above, the pressure unit 13 can be moved up and down, and each of the expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d can be expanded or contracted. At the same time, the pressurizing unit 13 can vibrate leftward or rightward or up and down by the vibration module 17 in the up-and-down movement process or at the vertically stopped position.

The vibration of the pressing unit 13 means that both portions of the pressing unit 13 are repeatedly shaken back and forth or up and down about the middle portion or the portion where the fixing bracket 173 is engaged. The vibration guide groove 21 may be formed at a portion where the guide bracket 131a is connected to the pressing unit 13 as shown in Fig. 2 (B) for the left and right vibration of the pressing unit 13. [ The vibration guide groove 21 may be formed along the longitudinal direction of the pressurizing unit 13 about the portion to which the guide bracket 131a is connected, Units 211a and 211b may be disposed. The impact protection units 211a and 211b may be made of, for example, elastomer rubber, stretch synthetic resin, or the like.

The vibration generating unit 174 for the left and right vibration of the pressurizing unit 13 may be a cam structure, for example, a rotary cam 22 having a defect groove 221 formed along a circumferential surface such as a spherical cam; An oscillating member 23 which oscillates laterally by a driven member 231 having an engaging projection to which the engaging groove 221 is engaged; And a main moving member 24 which is rotated by a drive unit 25 such as a motor to rotate the spherical rotating cam 22. [ The driving member 25 such as a motor is driven to rotate the rotating member 22 so that the driven member 231 is moved along the engaging groove 221 to rotate the oscillating member 23, The connection shaft 172 or the connection shaft 172 coupled to the upper portion of the vibration member 23 and the vibration block to which the vibration member 23 is fixed are vibrated. The pressing unit 13 vibrates left and right along the vibration inducing groove 21 in accordance with the vibration of the connecting shaft 172. The connecting shaft 172 can be connected by a universal joint, whereby the pressing unit 13 is vibrated to the left and right according to the left and right vibrations of the vibration block. The pressurizing unit 13 can be connected to the up-down moving member 16 with a suitable structure capable of vibrating left and right.

The pressurizing unit 13 can be made to have a structure that vibrates up and down including the right and left vibrations. For example, a conical cam or eccentric disc cam may be coupled to the oscillating block in a manner similar to that described above for up-down oscillation of the pressure unit 13. [ Upper and lower guide grooves (not shown) may also be formed in the pressing unit 13.

The pressurizing unit 13 can be vibrated right or left or up and down by various vibration generating structures, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of an inflation pad applied to a exercise device according to the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 3, expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c and 15d can be arranged in contact with the human body along the inner circumferential surface of the pressure unit 13, and the respective expansion pads 15a, 15b and 15c , 15d) includes an attachment fixing portion 311 attached to the peripheral surface of the pressing unit 13; And an inflated portion 312 that expands by air injection. And the pressure pump 32 may be placed in the drive module described above or at any other suitable position to regulate the expansion or contraction of each of the expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d. The pressure pump 32 can be connected to a branching unit 33 in which an adjustment valve is disposed and each expansion pad 15a, 15b, 15c and 15d can be connected to the branching unit 33 by a branching tube . A regulating valve for regulating air injection and discharge of the branch tube connected to each of the expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c, and 15d may be disposed in the branch unit 33. [ And air can be injected or discharged into the expansion portion 312 of each of the expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d by the operation of the pressure pump 32. [

Expansion or contraction of the expansion pads 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d may be accomplished in a variety of ways, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

4A and 4B show an embodiment of the operating structure of the exercise device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, a user P may ascend on a base substrate 11 for a waist strengthening exercise using a fitness device. The user P is positioned so that both side portions thereof are positioned on the upper portion of the pressure pad 13 while the back portion is in contact with the inner surface of the pressure pad 13. [ If necessary, the ankle part can be fixed to the ankle fixing pads 14a and 14b.

As shown in Fig. 4B, the foot pressure unit 141a, 141b may be disposed in the position unit where the foot is located. The foot pressurizing units 141a and 141b may have a function of inserting a foot portion and fixing the foot portion as necessary. Also, the ankle fixing pads 14a and 14b can be made to receive the downward load while fixing the ankle at a predetermined position. Specifically, the ankle fixing pads 14a and 14b can be made to have a structure in which a weight weight of, for example, 1 to 50 kg is accommodated therein. As described above, the ankle fixing pads 14a and 14b have the function of weight weight while fixing the foot part, thereby effectively strengthening the muscular strength of the foot, ankle, waist and back. Specifically, when the pressing pad 13 is gradually moved upward, the ankle fixing pads 14a and 14b apply gravity downward so that the waist portion is strengthened by gravity.

The foot pressurizing unit 141a, 141b or the ankle fastening pads 14a, 14b can be made in various structures, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

A control unit 41 for the operation of the entire exercise apparatus can be installed and based on the information transmitted from the contact detection unit 40, the control unit 41 can judge whether or not the user is in a predetermined position. The driving module C includes a printed circuit board on which a control unit 41 such as a microprocessor is disposed, a vertical movement guide block 42; And a drive unit 43 such as a motor. The up-and-down moving member 16 may be composed of a rotating member connected to the up-and-down movement guide block 42 and a rotary moving member connected to the rotating member in a screw manner and having one end connected to the pushing unit 13.

The control unit 41 detects the attitude of the user and sets the expansion level of the expansion pads 15a and 15b and the vertical movement distance of the vertically movable member 16 to reach the expansion unit 431 and the distance setting unit 432 Lt; / RTI > The up-and-down movement unit 44 can determine a period for up-and-down movement. Further, the oscillation time, the position where the oscillation occurs, and the oscillation period can be determined by the oscillation unit 45.

The drive unit 43 is operated by the control unit 41 so that the pressurizing unit 13 can be moved upward while the up-and-down moving member 16 is moved upward. When the pressing unit 13 is moved upward by the guide members 12a and 12b by a distance set by the distance setting unit 432, the expansion pads 15a and 15b are expanded to a level set by the expansion unit 431 . Further, the pressing unit 13 can be vibrated to the left or right or up and down by the operation of the vibration module 17. After the elapse of the time determined by the up-and-down moving unit 44, the up-down moving member 16 can be moved downward and the inflation pads 15a and 15b can be contracted. The vibration by the vibration module 17 can be stopped. Thereafter, when the up-and-down moving member 16 is moved downward by a predetermined distance, the above-described process is repeated, and thus the waist strength can be enhanced. And in this process, you can naturally stretch all over the body.

The exercise apparatus according to the present invention can be operated in various ways and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The exercise device according to the present invention allows the muscular strength of each part to be strengthened by moving the foot, ankle or waist part by gravity, and at the same time, the anomaly generated in each part can be treated. The exercise device according to the present invention allows the muscles of the waist to be lifted periodically by lifting the upper body while moving the upper body, so that the waist strength can be strengthened naturally. The exercise apparatus according to the present invention allows the muscular strengthening exercises to be performed in a relaxed state, and the strengthening effect of the waist muscular strength is generated irrespective of the age or the present waist state. In addition, the exercise device according to the present invention allows the effect of the whole body stretching to be generated, and at the same time, the exercise is performed such that the elongation increases simultaneously with the waist movement. In addition, the exercise device according to the present invention allows the various effects that can be caused or generated in the waist to be treated or prevented.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

11: base substrate 12a, 12b: guide member
13: pressure unit 14a, 14b: ankle fixing pad
15a, 15b, 15c, 15d: expansion pad 16:
17: Vibration module 21: Vibration induction groove
22: rotating cam 23:
24: main moving member 25: driving unit
32: pressure pump 33: branching unit
40: contact detection unit 41: control unit
42: vertical movement guide block 43: drive unit
44: Up and down moving unit 45: Vibration unit
111a, 111b: Position unit 112: Moving means
131a, 131b: guide bracket 141a, 141b: foot pressing unit
171: vertical movement guide 172: connection axis
173: Fixing bracket 174: Vibration generating unit
175a, 175b: Induction bracket 211a, 211b: Impact prevention unit
221: defect groove 231: driven member
311: attachment fixing part 312: inflation part
431: Expansion unit 432: Distance setting unit
C: drive module

Claims (3)

A base substrate 11 on which a foot is placed;
A pressing unit (13) having an annular structure which can be moved up and down along guide members (12a, 12b) in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate (11) while one side is open; And
(15a, 15b) formed on an inner circumferential surface of the pressure unit (13) and capable of expanding according to whether air is injected or not,
Further comprising a driving module (C) for moving the pressing unit (13) up and down and a vibration module (17) for vibrating the pressing unit (13) to the left or right or up and down, (13) contacts the underside of a person located inside the accommodation space and is lifted upwards and is vibrated by the vibration module (17) when the pressure unit (13) is moved upward by a set distance It is characterized by the strengthening of the waist and the body stretch exercise equipment. delete The exercising apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of ankle fastening pads (14a, 14b) disposed below the guide members (12a, 12b).

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