KR102502027B1 - Horse exercising device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an improved horse exercise device capable of safely performing a walking and running motion of a horse on a belt track capable of adjusting an inclination angle and preventing an electrostatic accident during the exercise process.
According to one embodiment of the content disclosed herein, the base; A track body having a plurality of idle rollers rotatably installed at predetermined intervals along the transverse direction of the body frame formed in a long direction, and a belt track forming an endless track rotating on the idle rollers; Drive rollers and driven rollers installed adjacent to front and rear ends, respectively, based on the longitudinal direction of the track body; a drive motor axially coupled to the drive roller to provide track rotation; a lift unit installed on one side of the track body and raising or lowering the front end of the track body by the expansion and contraction of the piston with respect to the cylinder; an oil injector having a plurality of orifices continuously or discontinuously discharging oil on the lower surface of the belt track and installed inside the track body; and an oil pump connected to the oil injector and providing the oil at a preset pressure.

Description

Horse exercise device {HORSE EXERCISING DEVICE}

The present disclosure relates to a horse exercise device, which is improved to safely perform walking and running motions of a horse on a belt track with an adjustable inclination angle, and to prevent electrostatic accidents during exercise.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, material described in this section is not prior art to the claims in this application, and inclusion in this section is not an admission that it is prior art.

A horse is an animal with a strong muscular body and is called a working horse, a racing horse, and a riding horse. In addition to good feed and breeding conditions, it is important for the health of horses to maintain their physical strength and mobility by using their muscles to move from time to time.

For the exercise of horses, riding grounds, riding ranges, or outdoor facilities are required, but such facilities are limited in place and time and cause expensive economic burdens.

As a solution to solve such a problem, several prior arts are known that can provide exercise for horses indoors.

As one of the prior art, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0061983 discloses running for racehorse training.

The racehorse training treadmill body includes a roller support frame, a driving roller, a driven roller, a driving motor for operating the driving roller, and a belt track installed between the driving roller and the driven roller to rotate; a fence member installed around the treadmill body to prevent the racehorse from being arbitrarily separated; a tension adjusting device for adjusting the tension of the belt track coupled to the treadmill body; an inclination adjusting hydraulic cylinder device installed in front of the treadmill body to adjust the inclination; It is configured to include; a link device that is installed at the rear of the treadmill body and serves as a support leg and is rotatable.

Since the above-mentioned conventional treadmill for training a racehorse can give the same effect as hill training by inclining the belt track of the endless track, it promotes the back muscles of the racehorse's waist, hips, and lower leg, thereby increasing the driving force of the racehorse. It can be improved, it is easy to install in a narrow indoor space, and it is suggested that running training is possible at any time regardless of the weather.

However, in the above-mentioned treadmill for training horses, the durability of the track and frame structure that repeatedly accommodates the load of the horse is weak, and static electricity is generated during operation, which can damage the equipment as well as the legs and body of the horse during exercise. There are problems that have an adverse effect.

As another prior art, a horse training device is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1059385 (registered on August 19, 2011).

The above-described conventional training device for horses constitutes a rotating body having a plurality of guide frames extending radially at predetermined intervals along the circumference, and a plurality of horses arranged on a plurality of guide frames in the rotating body rotate. Running and water exercises can be performed along the exercise route.

However, the above-described training device for horses requires complex parts such as water storage facilities or heating snow ice for running exercises to relax horse muscles or underwater running exercises for race courses, and there is a problem in that economic costs are greatly increased.

- Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0061983 (published on June 12, 2013) - Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1059385 (registered on August 19, 2011)

An object of the disclosed invention is to provide a horse exercise device capable of safely performing walking and running movements of a horse by suppressing generation of static electricity on a belt track capable of adjusting an inclination angle.

An object of the disclosed invention is to provide a horse exercise device that is easy to install as a lightweight structure and can firmly maintain mechanical durability even when used for a long period of time.

One feature of the invention according to the embodiment is,

a base provided with at least one or more support arms at both end portions;

A track body having a plurality of idle rollers rotatably installed at predetermined intervals along the transverse direction of the body frame formed in a long direction, and a belt track forming an endless track rotating on the idle rollers;

Drive rollers and driven rollers grounded on the lower surface of the belt track to transmit rotational force to the endless track and installed adjacent to front and rear ends, respectively, based on the longitudinal direction of the track body;

a drive motor axially coupled to the drive roller to provide track rotation;

a lift unit installed on one side of the track body and raising or lowering the front end of the track body by the expansion and contraction of the piston with respect to the cylinder;

an oil injector having a plurality of orifices continuously or discontinuously discharging oil on the lower surface of the belt track and installed inside the track body;

An oil pump connected to the oil injector and supplying the oil at a preset pressure is provided.

Another feature of the invention according to the embodiment is to provide a horse exercise device that further includes a controller for controlling a device including a controller, wherein the controller is electrically connected to the drive motor and the oil pump to adjust the track running speed and oil discharge amount. do.

Another feature of the invention according to the embodiment is that the controller provides a horse exercise device for controlling a hydraulic pump providing hydraulic pressure of the lift unit.

Another feature of the invention according to the embodiment further includes a tension adjusting unit for adjusting the tension of the belt track, and the tension adjusting unit adjusts the position of the support piece and the support piece for supporting the shaft of the driven roller to a pitch. A horse exercise device comprising a push rod for moving is provided.

Another feature of the invention according to the embodiment is to provide a horse exercise device in which transparent window frames are installed on the left and right upper portions of the track body, respectively, and safety bars are mounted on vertical poles of the window frame.

Another feature of the invention according to an embodiment is to provide a horse exercise device in which the oil is composed of antistatic oil.

According to one embodiment disclosed herein, the track body can maintain durability as a lightweight structure, and has the advantage of being very convenient for installation and construction outdoors or indoors.

In addition, according to an embodiment disclosed herein, an oil film is evenly formed on the inner surface of the belt track during walking and running on a belt track with an adjustable inclination angle, thereby suppressing the generation of static electricity, thereby preventing electrical or mechanical effects caused by static electricity. In addition to preventing damage to parts, it has the advantage of being able to effectively perform horse exercise without electrostatic stimulation.

In addition, since the effects of the present invention described as described above are naturally exhibited by the configuration of the described contents regardless of whether the inventor recognizes them, the above-described effects are only a few effects according to the described contents, and all the effects that the inventor grasps or realizes should not be accepted as written.

In addition, the effect of the present invention should be additionally grasped by the overall description of the specification, and even if it is not described in an explicit sentence, those skilled in the art to which the described contents belong will have such an effect through this specification. If the effect can be recognized as such, it should be regarded as the effect described in this specification.

1 is a schematic front view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a schematic plan view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic left side view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a schematic right side view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an excerpt schematically showing an oil sprayer for preventing static electricity generation according to an embodiment of the present invention based on the AA cross-section line indicated in FIG. 1;
6 is a block diagram schematically showing a controller for device control according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a look at the configuration, operation and effect of the battery pack according to the preferred embodiment. For reference, in the following drawings, each component is omitted or schematically illustrated for convenience and clarity, and the size of each component does not reflect the actual size. In addition, like reference numerals refer to like components throughout the specification, and reference numerals for like components in individual drawings will be omitted.

1 is a schematic front view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic left side view of a horse exercise device, FIG. 4 is a schematic right side view of a horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Figure 6 is a block diagram schematically showing a controller for device control according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A horse exercise device according to an embodiment of the disclosed invention includes a base 10, a track body 20, a drive roller 20 and a driven roller 40, a drive motor 32, a lift unit 50, and an oil sprayer. (60) and an oil pump (not shown).

More specifically, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the base 10 is configured to include at least one or more support arms 11 at both ends, and the track body 20 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the body frame transverse direction It is configured to include a plurality of idle rollers 23 rotatably installed at predetermined intervals along the idle rollers 23, and a belt track 25 forming an endless track rotating on the idle rollers 23.

The base 10 may be configured to include an anti-vibration member on the bottom, and has an advantage of absorbing and dispersing vibration and shaking shock of the equipment.

The track body 20 is composed of a "c-structure" integral beam structure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the track body 20 may include beam assemblies 20a and 20b that can be disassembled and assembled in a predetermined length along the length direction of the body.

The structure of the track body 20 described above has the advantage of a relatively lightweight structure and is advantageous in distributing and supporting various horse loads.

In addition, the disclosed invention is grounded on the lower surface of the belt track 25 to transmit rotational force for the endless track, and the front end 21 and the rear end 22 are respectively based on the longitudinal direction of the track body 20 It is configured to include a drive roller 30 and a driven roller 40 installed adjacent to.

The driving roller 30 and the driven roller 40 have predetermined embossed or negative grooves, and preferably include a protruding structure of a “<” structure, and the protruding structure has a rotational moment relative to the belt track 25 good for transmission

The drive motor 32 is axially coupled to the drive roller 30 to provide track rotational force, and is electrically connected to a controller 110 to be described later to control the traveling speed and rotational direction of the belt track.

The lift unit 50 is installed on one side of the track body 20 and raises or lowers the front end 21 of the track body 20 by the expansion and contraction of the piston 52 relative to the cylinder 51. .

When the front end 21 of the above-described track body 20 is raised, the frame and belt track 25 of the track body 20 have an inclination corresponding to the expansion and contraction height, so that the horse can walk on a slope or hill. Or it has the effect of running.

The above-described inclination of the track body 20 and the belt track 25 is controlled by the controller 110, which will be described later, by the rotational speed or discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump providing hydraulic pressure to the cylinder 51 of the lift unit 50. It can be. For example, the proportional electronic valve provided in the hydraulic pump or the swash plate control unit for controlling the discharge pressure is controlled by the control signal of the controller 110.

The oil injector 60 according to an embodiment of the disclosed invention includes a plurality of orifices 71 for continuously or discontinuously discharging oil on the bottom surface of the belt track 25, and the track body 20 ) is installed inside the

The oil pump 75 is connected to the oil injector 60 and provides the oil at a preset pressure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view based on the sectional line A-A shown in FIG. 1;

Preferably, the oil injector 60, as shown in Figure 5, the distribution pipe 72 disposed in the transverse direction of the frame of the track body 20 and the supply hose connected to the oil pump 75 74 and a coupler 73 that communicatively couples the inlet of the distribution pipe 72, and the orifices 71 are formed with a plurality of outlets communicating with the inside of the distribution pipe 72. do.

The oil injector 60 discharges oil through the orifice 71 at a preset period or intermittently.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the horse exercise device according to an embodiment further includes a controller 100 for controlling the device including a controller 110, and the controller 110 includes the drive motor 32 and the oil pump ( 75) to control the traveling speed and oil discharge amount of the belt track 25.

The device control controller 100 includes a control box including a plurality of switches and control knobs 130 for adjusting the driving speed and oil discharge amount, and controls equipment and identifies horse status on a touch screen or screen. Known monitoring means 120 for doing may be further configured.

For example, when the first control knob 131 of the device control controller 100 is rotated clockwise to increase the current provided to the drive motor 32 described above, the driving speed of the belt track can be increased. In addition, when the current supplied to the oil pump 75 is increased by rotating the second control knob 132 of the device control controller 100 clockwise, the oil discharge amount can be increased.

Preferably, the above-described controller 110 processes an output of a control signal including an electrical signal and a time signal and a feedback signal according to a preset algorithm.

In some cases, the operator can arbitrarily adjust the oil injection amount by manipulating the pressure control switch of the oil pump 75. In this case, the oil is sprayed and dropped through the orifice 71 of the oil injector 70 to the belt track. The operating principle in which oil is supplied to the inner surface of (25) is the same as described above.

The controller 110 controls the discharge flow rate of a hydraulic pump (not shown) that provides the hydraulic pressure required for the lift unit 50. The discharge flow rate control uses a proportional control valve or a solenoid valve known to those skilled in the art. The valve opening used will also be understood as a control.

The horse exercise device according to an embodiment further includes a tension adjusting unit 80 for adjusting the tension of the belt track 25, and the tension adjusting unit 80 is the shaft of the driven roller 40. It is configured to include a support piece 81 supporting the support piece 81 and a push rod 82 that moves the position of the support piece 81 in pitch.

The push rod 82 is configured to include a threaded portion having a pitch of a predetermined interval on the outer periphery.

The tension of the belt track 25 described above is adjusted according to the distance between the shafts or shafts 31 of the drive rollers 30 and the shafts or shafts 41 of the driven rollers 40, and when the distance between the shafts is increased, It will be appreciated that tension is increased.

For example, when the shaft or shaft 81 of the driven roller 40 is moved in a direction away from the shaft 31 of the drive roller 30 by the pitch movement of the push rod 82, the tension of the belt track 25 increases. do. Tension control of the belt track is advantageous for horse walking and running exercise effects and track durability.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 1 , in the horse exercise device according to one embodiment, transparent window frames 90 are installed on the left and right upper portions of the track body 20, respectively.

More specifically, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the transparent window frame 90 includes a transparent window 91 and a safety bar 92 having transparency capable of identifying the movement state of a horse from the outside, , The safety bar 92 is detachably mounted on the vertical pole of the window frame 90.

For example, one end of the safety bar 92 is fixed with a clamp 94 hanging on the outer periphery of the vertical pole on the right in the drawing, and the other end of the safety bar 92 is caught on the outer periphery of the vertical pole on the left in the drawing It is configured to include a hook 93.

The safety bar 92 includes a metal material having sufficient rigidity to prevent the horse from escaping.

Preferably, a protective member, for example, an elastic member including rubber or silicon, to prevent physical contact and injury to the horse when the horse moves or leaves may be configured as the safety bar 92 described above.

The horse exercise device according to the disclosed invention includes a belt track 25 and a plurality of rollers 23, 30, 40 or a track body 20 in the process of operating a track that rotates in an endless track for walking and running of a horse. The generation of static electricity between the frames of is minimized.

For example, on the bottom surface of the belt track 25, oil is provided through the orifice 71 of the distribution pipe 72, thereby suppressing the static electricity generated on the belt track.

The oil is composed of lubricating oil, moisturizing oil, or antistatic oil containing vegetable glycerin and water mixed in a preset ratio, and the oil is applied and adsorbed from the bottom of the belt track by falling and spraying.

Accordingly, the surface resistance of the belt track is reduced and generation of static electricity is suppressed. The reduction in surface resistance described above acts on a contact object including a frame structure as well as a roller in contact with the belt track.

In addition, it will be appreciated that the operation of the oil spray reduces the momentary frictional force and slip between the belt track and the rollers or frame structure and the horseshoe.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Since it is not, it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modifications that can replace them at the time of this application. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and their All changes or modified forms derived from equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: base 11: support arm
20: track body 25: belt track
30: drive roller 32: driven roller
40: drive motor 50: lift unit
60: oil injector 70: oil pump
80: tension control unit 90: window frame

Claims (6)

a base provided with at least one or more support arms at both end portions;
A track body having a plurality of idle rollers rotatably installed at predetermined intervals along the transverse direction of the body frame formed in a long direction, and a belt track forming an endless track rotating on the idle rollers;
Drive rollers and driven rollers grounded on the lower surface of the belt track to transmit rotational force to the endless track and installed adjacent to front and rear ends, respectively, based on the longitudinal direction of the track body;
a drive motor axially coupled to the drive roller to provide track rotation;
a lift unit installed on one side of the track body and raising or lowering the front end of the track body by the expansion and contraction of the piston with respect to the cylinder;
an oil sprayer having a plurality of orifices continuously or discontinuously discharging anti-static oil on the lower surface of the belt track and installed inside the track body; and
An oil pump connected to the oil injector and providing the oil at a preset pressure;

The oil sprayer includes a distribution pipe disposed in the transverse direction of the frame of the track body, a supply hose connected to the oil pump, and a coupler that communicatively couples the inlet of the distribution pipe. Horse motion, characterized in that Device.
According to claim 1,
It is configured to further include a controller for device control including a controller,
The controller is electrically connected to the drive motor and the oil pump to adjust the track running speed and oil discharge amount.
According to claim 2,
The controller controls a hydraulic pump providing hydraulic pressure of the lift unit.
According to claim 2,
It is configured to further include a tension adjusting unit for adjusting the tension of the belt track,
The tension control unit comprises a support piece supporting the shaft of the driven roller and a push rod for shifting the position of the support piece by a pitch.
According to claim 1 or 4,
A horse exercise device, characterized in that a transparent window frame is installed on the left and right upper portions of the track body, respectively, and a safety bar is mounted on a vertical pole of the window frame.
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