KR102056381B1 - Stepper exercise device having inclination adjustable with interworking function for contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stepper apparatus with a variable inclination interlocking with content, which adjusts the angle of a footplate and the intensity of a load corresponding to ground information of a predetermined area in accordance with image information of VR content to allow step exercise of a user to experience hiking or tracking in accordance with the corresponding video information. According to the present invention, the stepper apparatus with a variable inclination interlocking with content comprises: a support unit rotated around a first horizontal hinge shaft supported by a mount, and including front/rear directional guides disposed on both lateral sides; an inclination unit rotating the support unit when receiving a control signal; a moving unit guided by both side guides to be moved; a footplate unit rotated around a second horizontal hinge shaft supported by each moving unit; a horizontal unit rotating the footplate unit to be horizontal corresponding to the inclination of the support unit when receiving the control signal; a driving unit moving both the side moving units to be intersected in a front/rear direction; and a controller controlling the inclination unit, the horizontal unit and the driving unit.

Description

STEPPER EXERCISE DEVICE HAVING INCLINATION ADJUSTABLE WITH INTERWORKING FUNCTION FOR CONTENTS}

The present invention relates to a stepper device having a variable inclination in conjunction with the content, in particular, the step movement of the user by adjusting the angle of the footrest and the load intensity corresponding to the ground information of a specific region according to the image information of the VR content The present invention relates to a stepper device having a variable slope interlocking with a content that allows a user to experience hiking or trekking according to the video information.

In general, the stepper is an exercise device that can perform the strength exercise of the lower body indoors.

The well-known stepper's operating structure allows the left and right scaffolds to act in a seesaw form, repeating the steps of climbing the stairs in place.

In addition, both sides of the scaffolding may be provided with a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder to compensate for the movement speed and the resulting strength in the process of the user alternates the left and right scaffolding.

According to such a stepper, the user is allowed to step on the left and right steps alternately.

This posture is different from the normal posture in which the users climb the stairs with their feet crossing each other in the front-back direction.

In addition, the conventional stepper has a problem of causing unnecessary fatigue and thus demonstration of the user because the stepper in the continuous use to repeat the simple process of climbing the stairs in an abnormal posture.

Republic of Korea Open Utility Model Publication No. 20-2009-0011953 (2009.11.25) Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration Publication No. 20-0408778 (August 16, 2006)

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to interlock with the content to ensure the amount of exercise while allowing people who seek convenience of life to enjoy trekking in a normal posture indoors. A stepper device having a variable slope is provided.

In addition, an object of the present invention, in the above trekking process, to provide a stepper device having a variable slope in conjunction with the content to enable the user to provide a stable feeling of walking uphill, downhill and flat in conjunction with the content. have.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a stepper device having a variable slope in conjunction with the content to feel the scenery provided through the content during the trekking process.

A characteristic configuration of the stepper device having a variable inclination interlocking with the content according to the present invention for achieving the above object is rotatable about a horizontal first hinge axis supported by the mount, respectively, in the horizontal direction both sides A support having a guide in the rear direction; An inclination part for rotating the support part by receiving a control signal; A moving unit which is installed to be movable by receiving guides on both side guides; A scaffolding portion rotatable about a horizontal second hinge axis supported by the moving portion, respectively; A horizontal unit which rotates the scaffold to be horizontal in response to the inclination of the support by receiving a control signal; A driving unit for moving the two moving parts to cross each other in the front and rear directions; And a controller for controlling the inclination part, the horizontal unit, and the driving part.

The controller may further include a display unit for outputting VR content linked to the inclination unit, the moving unit, the horizontal unit, and the driving unit.

In addition, the controller may further include an operation unit for allowing a user to adjust the driving unit and the VR content.

The support portion is formed in a plate shape and fixed to the first hinge shaft in the width direction on both sides, respectively, the inclined portion is supported by the mount connected to the connection unit including the first hinge shaft and the gear box or chain to receive And a first actuator for rotating the support part in accordance with a control signal, wherein the driving part is installed in the front and rear center portions of the support part so as to be rotatable between the moving parts, and the support part. The second actuator may be configured to rotate the pinion in response to the received control signal, and the two moving parts may include a rack engaged with the pinion at a side corresponding to the pinion.

In addition, the moving parts are provided with brackets protruding upward on both sides to support the second hinge axis, and the scaffolding part has a circular arc shape around the second hinge axis at the lower portion in the circumferential direction of the outer surface. The horizontal unit has a power gear meshing with the partial gear wheel portion, and includes a third actuator for rotating in response to the control signal received the power gear; It may consist of.

According to the configuration of the present invention, since the arrangement of the scaffolding and driving according to it is linked to the environmental information of the uphill, the flat and the downhill provided through the VR content, the user feels as if they are actually enjoying trekking with a normal posture indoors. Not only can you gain momentum while gaining money, but you can also feel like you've actually experienced trekking courses in different parts of the world, including Korea, which is difficult to experience financially and timely.

In addition, according to the configuration of the present invention, as the VR content provided provides a three-dimensional image of the trekking in the local area, at the trekking position where the three-dimensional scenery including the weather at the time of shooting is desired at the corresponding position of the trekking process. The effect is appreciable.

1A to 1C are schematic perspective views illustrating a configuration of a stepper device having a variable slope interlocking with contents according to an embodiment of the present invention, and an operation relationship between the configurations.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a state where the stepper device shown in FIG. 1A is viewed from below. FIG.
3 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the moving part, the footrest part, and the horizontal unit shown in FIG. 1A.
4A and 4B are side views schematically showing an operation relationship for a stepper device having a variable slope in conjunction with content.
5 is a perspective view schematically showing a modified example of the inclined portion.
6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a controller.
7 to 9 are plan views schematically illustrating modified examples of the driving unit.

The terms or words used in the specification and claims of the present invention are not to be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, but the inventors may properly interpret the concept of terms in order to explain their own invention in the best way. It can be defined as 'definable' and should be interpreted as meanings and concepts corresponding to the technical spirit of the present invention.

In addition, the configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in the specification of the present invention is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, these are not applied at the time of filing of the present invention. It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications that can be substituted can be attributed to the claims of the present invention.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, the expression of the front is to refer to the direction in which the user looks or the part in the direction while the user put both feet on each side of the footrest, the expression of the rear is opposite to the front It will be described by referring to a direction or a portion in the direction.

And in describing the present invention, the expression of the width or the horizontal will be described as referring to both the side direction perpendicular to the front and rear or the portion in the direction.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Stepper device 1 having a variable inclination in conjunction with the content according to the present invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 6, with respect to the horizontal first hinge axis 14 supported by the mount 12 The support part 10 which is rotatable and provided with the guide 16 in the horizontal direction both sides, the inclination part 30 which rotates the support part 10 by receiving a control signal, and the both side guides 16 And a moving part 40 installed to be guided and moved to each other, a scaffolding part 50 rotatable about a horizontal second hinge shaft 44 supported by the moving part 40, respectively, In response to the inclination of the support unit 10 in response to the reception of the horizontal unit 60 for rotating the foot plate 50 to be horizontal, and the driving unit for moving the two moving parts 40 cross each other in the front and rear directions ( 70) and the controller 80 for controlling the inclination portion 30, the horizontal unit 60 and the driving unit 70 It is.

Here, the mount 12 is installed so that at least the first hinge shaft 14 is horizontally placed, and the first hinge shaft 14 is placed in a rotatable state supported by the mount 12.

In addition, the support 10 is preferably manufactured in a plate shape, through which both side guides 16 to be described later and the moving part 40 sliding along this are to be on the same plane formed by the support 10. desirable.

In addition, the above-described first hinge shaft 14 is protruded to both sides of the support portion 10 and is preferably fixed to the support portion 10 so as to be supported by the mount 12 and rotate with the support portion 10. Do.

Furthermore, both side first hinge shafts 14 have rotation centers of the first hinge shafts 14 and the rotation centers of the second hinge shafts 44 and both sides of the second hinge shafts 44, which will be described later. (50) It is preferable to make the center part of the front and back direction of an upper surface on a line.

In this way, the rotational center of the second hinge shaft 44 is designed to cross and move relative to the rotational center position of the first hinge shaft 14 in accordance with the movement of the moving portion 40, the rotation of the support portion 10 This is for facilitating the rotation control of the scaffolding portion 50 described later.

That is, this means that the rotated angular displacement of the support part 10 relative to the horizontal state of the support part 10 with respect to the first hinge axis 14 and the user's foot about the second hinge axis 44 are placed. This is because it is easy to match the rotated angular displacement of the upper surface of the scaffolding part 50.

On the other hand, when the center of rotation of the second hinge shaft 44 and the front and rear center portions of the upper surface of the scaffolding portion 50 are higher or lower with respect to the center of rotation of the first hinge shaft 14, the first hinge shaft This is because the rotated angular displacement of the upper surface of the footrest part 50 on which the user's foot is positioned about the second hinge axis 44 is slightly different from the rotated angular displacement (14).

In some cases, the first hinge shaft 14 is formed above or below the supporting portion 10, and the center portion of the second hinge shaft 44 and the front and rear direction center portions of the upper surface of the scaffolding portion 50 have a first portion. It can be installed differently from the center of the hinge shaft (14).

In this case, the controller 80 may control the rotational displacement of the scaffolding unit 50 in consideration of the rotational displacement of the support 10.

On the other hand, the support part 10 mentioned above is equipped with the guide 16 which has a length in the front-back direction at the upper part.

These guides 16 form a pair side by side at intervals in the transverse direction of the support 10.

Each of the guides 16 formed as described above may be slidably moved in the front and rear directions by the guidance of the guides 16, and the moving parts 40 are installed in the guides 16.

At this time, the guide 16 preferably prevents the movement of the moving part 40 with respect to the other direction except the sliding direction of the moving part 40.

To this end, the above-described guide 16 may be an LM guide, and as shown in FIG. 3, the sliding part 48 engaged with the guide 16 is formed in the moving part 40 corresponding thereto. Can be done.

And the guide 16 can be further provided with a stopper 18 for limiting the sliding movement displacement before and after the moving part 40.

On the other hand, in the configuration of the present invention, the inclined portion 30 is supported by the mount 12, connected to the first hinge shaft 14 and the connecting unit 32 including the gear box or chain according to the received control signal It consists of a configuration including a first actuator 34 for rotating the support 10 through the first hinge shaft (14).

Here, the first actuator 34 may be formed of various motors that can be controlled by the controller 80 such as a servo motor, a stepping motor or a hydraulic motor.

In addition, the above-mentioned inclination part 30 changes the magnification to the shape of the partial gear wheel part 52 formed in the lower part of the footrest part 50 mentioned later, and partial gear wheel part 52 'is provided in the lower part of the support part 10. FIG. It will be easy to change the design to a configuration in which the power gear 62 of the corresponding magnification is connected to the first actuator 34.

That is, the inclination part 30 functions to rotate the support part 10 together with the first hinge shaft 14 by the first actuator 34 driven according to the control signal received from the controller 80.

In addition, when the both sides moving part 40 is in the state which can slide forward and backward by the guide of the guide 16, and is in the inclined state by the rotation of the support part 10, the sliding movement will move with forward and backward. The phase difference in the up and down directions is generated.

On the other hand, the above-described footrest portion 50, as shown in Fig. 3, the arrangement that can be rotated in the horizontal direction through the bracket 42 provided in a shape protruding upward from the sides of each of the two moving parts 40 Receiving the support of the second hinge shaft 44 to be formed, the front and rear portions are placed in a state rotatable about the second hinge shaft 44.

In addition, the scaffolding portion 50 forms an arc shape centering on the second hinge shaft 44 at the lower portion, and may be formed by forming a partial gear wheel portion 52 in which gears are formed along the outer circumferential direction of the arc shape. have.

The horizontal unit 60 corresponding to the footrest part 50 including the partial gear wheel part 52 is installed in the moving part 40 and the partial gear wheel part 52 at a portion corresponding to the partial gear wheel part 52. And a third gear 64 which rotates the power gear 62 in response to the received control signal.

Here, the above-described horizontal unit 60 has been described in a configuration corresponding to the formation of the partial gear wheel 52 in the lower portion of the scaffolding portion 50, but is not limited thereto.

The other type of horizontal unit 60 has a different ratio with respect to the second hinge shaft 44, similar to the configuration of the first actuator 34 connected with the connecting unit 32 with respect to the first hinge shaft 14 above. It can be made by connecting the connecting unit and the third actuator 64, this design change is easy.

On the other hand, the above-described two moving parts 40, it is necessary to slide and move in a relationship that proceeds cross each other similarly to the footstep form of the user.

The driving unit 70 for this purpose is to install the pinion 72 on the support portion 10 between the two moving parts 40, the pinion 72 is installed on the support portion 10 in response to the control signal received It is preferable to form the structure including the 2nd actuator 74 which connects 72.

In addition, each of the moving parts 40 corresponding to the driving part 70 may be configured to form a rack 46 that meshes with the pinion 72 on the side corresponding to the pinion 72 described above. .

In this configuration, when the second actuator 74 receiving the control signal of the controller 80 is driven to rotate the pinion 72, both the moving parts 40 in the gear engagement relationship with the pinion 72 are opposite to each other. A forward or backward sliding movement is made at the same displacement about the pinion 72.

The interaction between the driving unit 70 and the moving unit 40 corresponding to the above is provided as an example for allowing the two moving units 40 to cross each other and slide forward and backward. It is not.

Other embodiments for sliding movement of the driving unit 70 and the two moving parts 40 described above, respectively, as shown in FIG. 7, corresponding to each of the two moving parts 40 on the above-described support part 10, respectively. The drive motor 77 which rotates in response to the control signal which received the cylinder 76 which connected the cylinder shaft, or the screw shaft 78 which penetrates the corresponding moving part 40, as shown in FIG. ) Or a drive motor 77 ′ that rotates the worm gear 79 corresponding to the above-described rack 46 in response to a control signal received in a gear connection relationship.

On the other hand, the above-described footrest part 50 is not only made up of the auxiliary footrest 54 that can be separated up and down corresponding to the user's foot is placed on the upper portion, but also in the front and rear portions of the auxiliary footrest 54 Holders 56a and 56b for fixing the front heel and the heel of the user, respectively.

In addition, the above-described auxiliary footrest 54 may be made of a split shape in which the upper surface shape and the section between the front and the rear are easily bent or connected in a link form so as to correspond to the shape of the sole in the process of walking by the user. .

The operation of the auxiliary footrest 54 is to allow the user's footing to take the normal form with respect to the footrest part 50 including the auxiliary footrest 54.

In addition, the holder 56a for fixing at least the front heel portion of each of the holders 56a and 56b described above recognizes a point in time when the user's foot is lifted from the auxiliary footrest 54 and applies it to the controller 80. 58).

The motion sensor 58 is for checking the timing of the mutual direction change of the two moving parts 40, the controller 80 receiving the signal of the motion sensor 58 applies a control signal to the drive unit 70 The sliding movement of the both side moving unit 40 is controlled.

In addition, the controller 80 moves both sides of the moving unit 40 through the driving unit 70 so as to correspond to the foot stride and the movement of the user, the speed and the moment of stepping on the corresponding section and the step of running the foot. Both sides of the moving unit 40 are controlled to move according to the stride through the moment.

On the other hand, the controller 80 is a display unit for providing the VR content to the user in conjunction with the inclination portion 30, the moving portion 40, the scaffolding portion 50, the horizontal unit 60, the driving unit 70 described above (82) is further provided.

The display unit 82 is preferably configured to form a front arrangement in the posture of the user for using the stepper device 1, and may be variously applied to such a type as a monitor, a screen, a head mounted display (HMD), and the like. Of course.

In addition, the display unit 82 outputs an image by interlocking with the step of the stepper device 1 by the controller 80, through which the user ascends the image space that is output together with the trekking operation through the stepper device 1. You can enjoy the scenery as well as the downhill and flatland.

On the other hand, the controller 80 may be configured to further install a control unit 84 to select the trekking section according to the user's selection or to listen to music according to the user's selection with the speed or image. .

In addition, the controller 80 may further include an operation unit 90 that records and manages exercise amount data (use time, use period of a trekking image target) through a user's trekking.

In addition, the operation unit 84 described above may be provided in the stepper device 1, and may include a plurality of buttons B on a stick 86 of a climbing stick type that the user can hold with both hands.

The stick 86 may be installed in the stick control unit 88 to enable the tilt adjustment and position adjustment in response to the user's posture according to the tilt of the support 10.

In addition, the above-described controller 80 allows a user to access an online shopping mall through the Internet 100 such as wired and wireless communication, and through this, a content DB 92 for purchasing and storing desired VR content or sound source, and The operator 90 may manage the exercise amount measuring unit 94 that calculates the exercise amount and the user use DB 96 that records the user's use information through the operation unit 90.

Meanwhile, the VR content image information provided through the controller 80 may actually be a 3D image captured by a person who tracks the area and can be viewed from the area.

In addition, the VR content image may include all of the inclination information, coordinate information of each region, seasonal or weather information during shooting so as to work with the stepper device (1).

The above-described content DB 92 may include various sound sources, and the controller 80 may further include a sound output device 98 for outputting a sound source selected by a user according to a user's selection.

1: stepper device 10: support part
12: mount 14: first hinge axis
16: guide 18: stopper
30: slope 32: connection unit
34: first actuator 40: moving part
42: bracket 44: second hinge axis
46: rack 48: sliding part
50: scaffolding 52, 52 ': partial gear wheel
54: auxiliary footrest 55: buffer
56a, 56b: holder 58: motion sensor
60: horizontal unit 62: power gear
64: third actuator 70: drive unit
72: pinion 74: second actuator
76: cylinder 77, 77 ': drive motor
78: screw shaft 79: worm gear
80: controller 82: display unit
84: control panel 86: stick
88: stick control unit 90: operating unit
92: content DB 94: momentum measurement unit
96: user use DB 98: sound output device
100: Internet

Claims (7)

A support part rotatable about a horizontal first hinge axis supported by the mount, the support part having guides in the front and rear directions on both sides in the horizontal direction;
An inclination part for rotating the support part by receiving a control signal;
A moving unit which is installed to be movable by receiving guides on both side guides;
A scaffolding portion rotatable about a horizontal second hinge axis supported by the moving portion, respectively;
A horizontal unit which rotates the upper surface of the scaffold to be horizontal in response to the inclination of the support by receiving a control signal;
A driving unit for moving the two moving parts to cross each other in the front and rear directions; And
A controller for controlling the inclination part, the horizontal unit, and the driving part;
Stepper device having a variable slope in conjunction with the content comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The controller further comprises a display unit for outputting the VR content in conjunction with the tilt unit, the moving unit, the horizontal unit, the driving unit stepper device having a variable inclination in conjunction with the content. The method of claim 2,
The controller has a variable slope in conjunction with the content further comprises a control unit for allowing the user to adjust the drive unit and the VR content. The method of claim 1,
The support portion is formed in a plate shape to rotate the first hinge axis in the horizontal direction both sides at the bottom to rotate together with the first hinge axis,
The inclined portion includes a first actuator connected to a connection unit including the first hinge shaft and a gearbox or a chain by the support of the mount, and a first actuator to rotate the support according to the received control signal. Stepper device having a variable slope interlocking. The method of claim 1,
The drive unit is provided with a pinion installed between the two moving parts, and a second actuator for rotating the pinion in response to the control signal received and installed in the support,
The stepper device having a variable inclination in conjunction with the content, characterized in that the both sides of the moving portion formed in the side corresponding to the pinion engaging the pinion. The method of claim 5,
The moving part is configured to support the second hinge axis by having a bracket having a shape protruding upward on both sides,
The scaffolding portion is formed to form a partial gear wheel portion formed with a gear along the circumferential direction of the outer surface in an arc shape around the second hinge axis,
The horizontal unit includes a power gear meshing with the partial gear wheel, and comprises a third actuator for rotating in response to the control signal received by the power gear. . The method of claim 2,
The controller includes a VR content DB for storing VR content; An exercise amount measuring unit for calculating an exercise amount of a user; Stepper device having a variable inclination to interlock with the content, characterized in that it comprises an operating unit including a user use DB for recording the user's usage information.

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