KR102074787B1 - User detection treadmill - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a user detection treadmill implemented to enable a third party to check whether or not a treadmill is driven by differently displaying an indication according to whether or not a user is exercising. The user detection treadmill comprises: a treadmill which allows a belt rotated by a motor to form a floor, and allows a user to exercise while walking or running on the rotating belt; a user detection part which is installed on the treadmill to detect whether or not the user is on the treadmill; and a notification part which is installed on one side of the treadmill, and informs whether or not the treadmill is occupied by the user according to whether or not the user is detected by the user detection part.

Description

USER DETECTION TREADMILL}

The present invention relates to a user-sensing treadmill, and more particularly, to a user-sensing treadmill implemented to allow a third party to check whether or not the treadmill is driven by changing the display according to the user's movement.

TREADMILL, also known as a treadmill, is an exercise equipment that allows you to exercise, such as walking or running, without the inconvenience of having to visit a trail or jogging course independently of the weather or clothing. Because aerobic exercise can be done in a narrow indoor space, it is widely used for body management and physical fitness management.

In particular, in modern society, it is not easy to find a suitable jogging course due to urbanization, and even if there is a jogging course near by diarrhea, citizens often do not have time for exercise when they are chased by busy routines.

Therefore, the demand for the trade mill which can exercise easily in an office or a home is increasing. In addition, people often use a gym and the like that can systematically perform a variety of exercises, and the demand for these trade clubs is also increased, since there are many trade mills.

The trade mill is basically a base frame provided with a running belt operated by a motor, an instrument frame provided with an instrument panel that can display and control information about the running speed of the running belt, information on movement, and the instrument panel at a predetermined height. It is configured to include a support frame for supporting in.

However, the existing trade mills have a disadvantage in that safety accidents such as injuries occur due to a situation in which a subsequent user does not recognize that the treadmill is operating, and the situation arises on the treadmill.

In the meantime, the above-described background art is technical information possessed by the inventor for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily known technology disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention. .

Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0719766 Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0611932

In one aspect of the present invention, after detecting the user's movement using a motion detection sensor or the like, according to whether or not the user's movement by using a light emitting means according to the color or the light emission pattern according to the lighting method according to the third party to the treadmill It provides a user-sensing treadmill that can be implemented to check whether or not the drive is running.

The technical problem of the present invention is not limited to the technical problem mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user-sensing treadmill includes: a treadmill configured to allow a belt to be rotated by a motor to form a bottom and to allow a user to walk or run on a rotating belt; A user detector installed on the treadmill to detect whether a user is present on the treadmill; And a notification unit installed at one side of the treadmill and indicating whether a user is present in the treadmill according to whether the user is detected by the user detection unit.

In one embodiment, the treadmill, the exercise unit to exercise while walking or running on the rotating belt; Two vertical supports extending in an upward direction from both front ends of the moving part; Two handle portions extending from the upper side of each of the vertical support portions in the front-rear direction so that a user can grip them by hand; A horizontal support part installed in a vertical direction between front ends of the handle part and having a storage space in which a user's belongings can be placed; A display unit integrally installed on the front surface of the horizontal support unit or installed independently of the horizontal support unit to receive and display the user's exercise information; And a controller configured to read exercise information of a user who is exercising in the exercise unit and transmit the exercise information to the display unit.

In one embodiment, the notification unit is provided with a light that can emit light in a plurality of colors, the color of the light may be emitted differently when the user is not in the exercise unit.

In one embodiment, the notification unit is provided with a light that can be turned on, the light is turned off when the user is not in the exercise unit, the light may be turned on when the user is in the exercise unit.

In one embodiment, the notification unit, may be installed on the outer surface of the rear cover that covers the rear end of the belt.

In one embodiment, the notification unit, may be installed on the rear end of the handle portion.

In one embodiment, the user detection unit may be installed on the front surface of the horizontal support facing the user during exercise.

In one embodiment, the user detection unit may be installed on the inner surface of the handle portion facing the user during exercise.

In one embodiment, the storage space may be formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the ground to face the upper body of the user during exercise.

In one embodiment, the user sensor may be installed on one side of the inclined surface of the storage space facing the upper body of the user during exercise.

In one embodiment, the control unit, if the user who is exercising in the user detection unit is not detected by turning off the system (Idle Mode) by turning off the system (power saving mode) for power saving, the user detection unit When the user's boarding is detected, the system wakes up in the idle mode to turn on the system to switch to the operation mode and control the display to indicate that the system is in the operation mode.

In one embodiment, the treadmill is installed on the lower side of the horizontal support, and may further include a correction unit for irradiating light to a position on the exercise unit to the user to step so that the user can correct the stride and left and right deflection. have.

In one embodiment, the corrector may irradiate light in the form of the left foot or the right foot in response to the foot to be stepped by the user.

In one embodiment, the treadmill may further include a photographing unit which is installed under the horizontal support and photographs the exercise unit while the user is exercising.

In one embodiment, the control unit generates an image by mapping the position of the foot to the user to step on the image of the exercise unit in which the user is photographed by the user to correct the stride and left and right deflection of the user It can be delivered to the display.

According to the aspect of the present invention described above, a situation where a subsequent user does not recognize that the treadmill is operating and rises up on the treadmill may prevent the occurrence of a safety accident.

Without providing a sensor for detecting a user and a sensor for belongings, it is possible to provide an optimal sensor installation position for sensing a user and belongings at the same time.

Unnecessary power consumption can be reduced by automatically turning on or off the system depending on the user's exercise.

The position of the treadmill can then be intuitively displayed to the walking or running user to guide the tread of the user to assist in correcting the stride and left and right deflections of the user in motion.

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a user-sensing treadmill according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing the treadmill of FIG.
3 and 4 are views illustrating an installation position of the user sensing unit of FIG. 1.
5 is a view showing another embodiment of the treadmill of FIG.
6 is a view showing another embodiment of the treadmill of FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It is to be understood that the various embodiments of the invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. In addition, it is to be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several aspects.

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

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a user-sensing treadmill according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a user sensing treadmill 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a treadmill 100, a user sensing unit 200, and a notification unit 300.

The treadmill 100, the belt 111 is rotated by a motor to form a floor, and the user is walking or running on the rotating belt 111, the user detection unit 200 and the notification unit 300, respectively Is installed.

The treadmill of the present invention is one of the exercise load devices, which is a device in which an examinee runs on a belt of rotational orbit and records the amount of exercise. It is often used as the most suitable device for measuring.

The user detector 200 is installed in the treadmill 100 to detect whether a user is present in the treadmill 100.

In one embodiment, the user detection unit 200 may be formed of a sensor that can detect that the user is raised on the treadmill 100, for example, may be formed of a motion sensor IR sensor. However, any sensor capable of detecting the operation or presence of the user may be applicable without regard to the name.

The notification unit 300 is installed at one side of the treadmill 100, and informs the user of the treadmill 100 according to whether the user is detected by the user detection unit 200.

In the case of conventional treadmills, the user often finishes the movement while the treadmill is operated even at a low speed. The dark color of the rotating belt causes the subsequent user to climb the treadmill without realizing that the treadmill is operating. There have been safety accidents that have caused this injury.

Accordingly, the notification unit 300 according to the present invention includes a light emitting unit capable of emitting light such as an LED and the like, which is emitted when the user is on the treadmill 100 by the user detecting unit 200 (lighting lamp, etc.). By varying the color of)) by indicating to others that the treadmill 100 is currently in use and in operation, it is possible to prevent the safety accident of the conventional treadmill as described above.

In addition, the notification unit 300 may include illumination capable of emitting light in a plurality of colors, and when the user does not exist in the exercise unit 110, the color of the illumination may emit differently.

That is, the notification unit 300, such as a method of displaying whether there is a vehicle in the parking lot in the color of the light installed on the ceiling, when the user is detected by the user detector 200, the color of the light on the treadmill 100 It can change from blue to red and emit light.

In addition, the notification unit 300 is provided with a light that can be turned on, the light is turned off when the user is not in the exercise unit 110, the light is turned on when the user is in the exercise unit 110 to determine whether the user's exercise. Can inform third party.

Referring to FIG. 2, the notification unit 300 is installed on the outer surface of the rear cover covering the rear end of the belt 111 (300-3) or on the rear end surface of the handle 130 (300-1). Or 300-2).

Since the belt 111 needs to be recognized by a person who wants to use the treadmill, a third party standing at the rear of the treadmill 100 can intuitively confirm that the device is being driven, as shown in FIG. 2. It is possible to install at the position of the branch (that is, the rear end of the movement unit 110 or the rear end of the handle 130).

In the case of a treadmill that is commercially available, the rear part of the belt is open, but the treadmill 100 according to the present invention has a rear side of the belt 111 to prevent a safety accident as shown in FIG. 2. The frame covering the portion is installed, it is preferable to install the notification unit 300 in the form of a strip on the cover frame.

The user-sensing treadmill 10 having the above-described configuration may prevent a user from injuring a safety accident due to a situation in which a subsequent user does not recognize that the treadmill 100 is operating and rises to the treadmill 100. It is possible to provide an optimal installation position of the user detection unit 200 that can sense the user and the belongings at the same time without having a separate sensor for detecting the user and belongings, and according to the movement of the system In addition to reducing unnecessary power consumption by automatically turning the power on or off, the next step is to intuitively display the treader's foot position for walking or running users, helping them correct their stride length and left and right deflections. Can be.

2 is a view showing the treadmill of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the treadmill 100 includes a treadmill 100, a movement unit 110, a vertical support unit 120, a handle unit 130, a horizontal support unit 140, a display unit 150, and a controller 160.

The exercise unit 110, while moving or walking on the rotating belt 111, the vertical support portion 120 is installed on both sides of the front end.

The vertical support part 120 extends in the upward direction from both front ends of the movement part 110, and the handle part 130 extends in the front-rear direction from the upper side.

The handle 130 is formed to extend in the front-rear direction from each upper side of the vertical support portion 120 so that the user can grip by hand, the horizontal support portion 140 is installed between the front end.

The horizontal support part 140 is installed in the vertical direction between the front ends of the handle part 130 and includes a storage space 141 on which the user's belongings can be placed on the upper surface facing the user.

The display unit 150 may be integrally installed on the front of the horizontal support unit 140, or may be installed independently of the horizontal support unit 140, and may be formed of display means such as an LCD or an LED. Display.

However, the display unit 150 may be applied to any display means capable of displaying a moving image or a still image without regard to its name.

The controller 160 may read the exercise information of the user who is exercising in the exercise unit 110, control not only the driving of the treadmill 100 system, but also the driving of the user sensing unit 200 or the notification unit 300. To control.

In one embodiment, the controller 160 turns off the system of the treadmill 100 to save power when the user who is exercising in the user sensor 200 is not in idle mode. When the user's boarding is detected by the user detection unit 200, the user wakes up in the idle mode to turn on the system of the treadmill 100 to switch to the operation mode and the system is displayed on the display unit 150. It can be controlled to display the operation mode.

That is, when there is no user, not only the lamp is turned off, but also the entire treadmill 100 is automatically switched to an idle (sleep) mode, and when the user is detected, the operation mode is automatically switched and the display unit 150 is turned on. Power savings can be achieved by notifying you that you are in operation mode.

The controller 160 having the above-described configuration may execute or manufacture various softwares based on an operating system (OS), that is, a system. The operating system is a system program for enabling the software to use the hardware of the device, and the mobile computer operating system, such as Android OS, iOS, Windows Mobile OS, Sea OS, Symbian OS, BlackBerry OS, Windows, Linux, Unix, It can include any computer operating system, such as MAC, AIX, or HP-UX.

3 and 4 are views illustrating an installation position of the user sensing unit of FIG. 1.

3 and 4, the user sensor 200 is installed on the front surface of the horizontal support 140 facing the user in exercise or on the inner side of the handle 130 facing the user in exercise.

The storage space 141 formed on the front surface of the horizontal support 140 to store the user's belongings may have a predetermined angle (for example, 30 ° C. to 50 ° C.) with respect to the ground so as to face the upper body of the user who is exercising. Etc.) may be inclined.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the user sensing unit 200 may be installed on one side inclined surface 141-1 of the accommodation space 141 facing the upper body of the user who is exercising.

When the user of the treadmill 100 temporarily leaves the treadmill 100 while leaving the belongings on the treadmill 100 for reasons such as stopping the operation of the treadmill 100 and going to drink water or going to the bathroom, Even if there is no user, it is preferable to display through the notification unit 300 that the treadmill 100 is currently in use.

In particular, having a sensor for detecting a user and a sensor for belongings separately can overcome the disadvantages such as an increase in the cost due to an increase in sensor equipment or a space limitation for securing an installation location. It is important to install the sensor at the optimal position for sensing at the same time.

Accordingly, the belongings storage space 141 according to the present invention is inclined to some extent (for example, 30 ° C to 50 ° C, etc.) with respect to the ground in the upper body direction of the user, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the cross section may have a trapezoidal shape, and the edge may have a round shape.

In addition, at the side wall of the storage space 141, the position on which the belongings on the storage space and the user's upper body can be sensed at the same time (that is, one side inclined surface 141-1 of the storage space 141 facing the upper body of the user who is exercising). It is preferable to install the user sensing unit 200 in the)) to sense the belongings and the user at the same time.

5 is a view showing another embodiment of the treadmill of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the treadmill 100 includes a moving part 110, two vertical support parts 120, two handle parts 130, a horizontal support part 140, a display part 150, a control part 160, and a bridge. Government 170.

Here, the movement unit 110, the two vertical support portion 120, the two handle portion 130, the horizontal support portion 140, the display portion 150 and the control unit 160 is the same as the components of Figure 2, so that description Omit.

The corrector 170 is installed below the horizontal supporter 140 and irradiates light to a position on the exercise unit 110 to which the user must step so as to correct the stride and left and right deflection of the user.

In one embodiment, the corrector 170 may irradiate light in the form of the left foot or the right foot in response to the foot to be stepped by the user.

Existing technology has only been measuring the user's left and right deflection / stride length with a sensor (actual value) and comparing the target information (calibration value) to the monitor.

To this end, the controller 160 stores and sets the stride length of the user's footsteps or skipping steps corresponding to the rotational speed of the belt 111 of the exercise unit 110, and measures the rotational speed of the belt 111 in real time. After reading the position where the user's foot should step, the corrector 170 may control to irradiate the light of the left foot or the right foot shape to the position.

Accordingly, the treadmill 100 having the above-described configuration has an ellipse or sole shape to the corrector 170 at the position (correction value) of the foot that the exerciser should step on next for the purpose of correcting the stride length and the left and right deflection. By irradiating and displaying light, it is possible to assist the user's movement.

6 is a view showing another embodiment of the treadmill of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the treadmill 100 includes a moving part 110, two vertical support parts 120, two handle parts 130, a horizontal support part 140, a display part 150, a control part 160, and a photographing method. The unit 180 is included.

Here, the movement unit 110, the two vertical support portion 120, the two handle portion 130, the horizontal support portion 140, the display portion 150 and the control unit 160 is the same as the components of Figure 2, so that description Omit.

The photographing unit 180 is installed at the lower side of the horizontal supporter 140 to photograph the exercise unit 110 that the user is exercising.

In one embodiment, the controller 160 maps the position of the foot that the user should step on to the image of the exercise unit 110 that the user is photographed by the photographing unit 180 to correct the stride and left and right deflection of the user. The image may be generated and transferred to the display unit 150.

That is, the controller 160 stores and sets the stride length of the user's footstep or the skipping step corresponding to the rotational speed of the belt 111 of the exercise unit 110, and measures the rotational speed of the belt 111 in real time. After reading the position where the user's foot should be stepped on, the image generated by mapping the position of the foot to be stepped by the user on the image of the exercise unit 110 that the user photographed by the photographing unit 180 performs is displayed. 150).

In general, if a user displays a belt (looking down) and displays a correction value on the belt 111, safety problems may occur.

Accordingly, the treadmill 100 having the configuration as described above, by using the photographing unit 180 to shoot the movement of the user's foot in the downward direction to display on the display unit 150, and to step on the next screen By displaying the position of the foot (correction value) it is possible to induce the user to consciously step on the position of the foot displayed on the screen while looking at the screen.

The term '~' used in the above embodiments refers to software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and '~' plays a role. However, '~' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. May be configured to reside in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' means components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, procedures, and the like. Subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functionality provided within the components and 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and 'parts' or separated from additional components and 'parts'.

In addition, the components and '~' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in the device or secure multimedia card.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong may easily change to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the above-described embodiments. I can understand. Therefore, it is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected by the present specification is represented by the following claims rather than the above description, and should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents. .

10: user detected treadmill 100: treadmill
110: movement portion 120: vertical support portion
130: handle portion 140: horizontal support portion
150: display unit 160: control unit
170: correction unit 180: photographing unit
200: user detection unit 300: notification unit

Claims (15)

A treadmill configured to rotate with a motor to form a bottom, and to allow the user to walk or run on the rotating belt;
A user detector installed on the treadmill to detect whether the treadmill has a user or belongings of the user; And
It is installed on one side of the treadmill, and includes a notification unit for informing whether the user or the belongings of the user in the treadmill according to whether the user or the belongings of the user is detected by the user detection unit,
The notification unit is installed on the outer surface of the rear cover that covers the rear end of the belt so that others can recognize that the user or the belongings of the user on the treadmill is used by the user Treadmill. The method of claim 1, wherein the treadmill,
An exercise unit configured to exercise while walking or running on the rotating belt;
Two vertical supports extending in an upward direction from both front ends of the moving part;
Two handle portions extending from the upper side of each of the vertical support portions in the front-rear direction so that a user can grip them by hand;
A horizontal support part installed in a vertical direction between front ends of the handle part and having an accommodation space in which a user's belongings can be placed;
A display unit integrally installed on the front surface of the horizontal support unit or installed independently of the horizontal support unit to receive and display movement information of the user; And
And a control unit which reads the exercise information of the user who is exercising in the exercise unit and transmits the exercise information to the display unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification unit,
A user-sensing treadmill having illumination capable of emitting light in a plurality of colors, wherein the colors of the illumination emit differently when the user is absent from the movement part. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification unit,
And a lightable light, wherein the light is turned off when the user is not in the exercise part, and the light is turned on when the user is in the exercise part. delete The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the notification unit,
The user sensing treadmill is further installed on the rear end of the handle portion. The method of claim 2, wherein the user detection unit,
A user sensing treadmill installed in front of the horizontal support facing the user in motion. The method of claim 2, wherein the user detection unit,
A user sensing treadmill is installed on the inner side of the handle portion facing the user in motion. The method of claim 2, wherein the storage space,
The user-sensing treadmill is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the ground to face the upper body of the user during exercise. The method of claim 9, wherein the user detection unit,
A user sensing treadmill is installed on one side of the inclined surface of the storage space facing the upper body of the user during exercise. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit,
If the user is not detected by the user sensing unit, the system is turned off in idle mode by turning off the system for power saving. A user-sensing treadmill for waking up and turning on the system to enter an operating mode and controlling the display to indicate that the system is in operating mode. The method of claim 2, wherein the treadmill,
The user sensing treadmill is installed on the lower side of the horizontal support, and further comprises a correction unit for irradiating light to a position on the moving part to be stepped by the user to correct the stride and left and right deflection of the user. The method of claim 12, wherein the correction unit,
A user-sensing treadmill for irradiating light in the form of the left foot or the right foot in response to the foot the user should step on. The method of claim 2, wherein the treadmill,
The user sensing treadmill is installed on the lower side of the horizontal support further comprises a photographing unit for photographing the exercise unit that the user is exercising. The method of claim 14, wherein the control unit,
A user-sensing treadmill, which generates an image in which the position of the foot to be stepped by the user, to the display unit, is generated and transmitted to the display unit so that the user's stride and right and left deflection can be corrected.

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