KR200414301Y1 - Water exercise equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Provide water exercise equipment. The apparatus has an upper part of which has an open water tank, a suction port which is opened inside the water tank at the rear of the inside of the water tank and sucks water in the water tank, and is opened inside the water tank at the front of the water tank and into the water tank. It is installed in the injection port, the pressure pump for circulating the water sucked into the suction port and supplied to the injection port, the internal water pipe through which the water is circulated from the suction port to the injection port via the pressure pump, and the front of the inside of the tank A control panel for controlling the function is provided. According to the present invention, a large space is not required, and the depth can be constant and the amount of exercise can be provided so that the human body is not exerted.

Swimming, rehabilitation, water tank, exercise, nozzle, inlet, pressure pump

Description

AQUATIC EXERCISE EQUIPMENT}

1 is a view showing the underwater exercise device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view showing the mounting of the treadmill underwater underwater exercise equipment according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view showing the underwater exercise device according to the present invention equipped with a cover of the tank.

4 is a plan view of the underwater exercise device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the circulation equipment of the underwater exercise device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Reference symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: water tank 12: nozzle

14: Inlet port 16: Internal water pipe

18: pressure pump 20: outlet

22: cover 22a: guide rail

24: heating means 40: underwater treadmill

The present invention is an exercise aid to assist the exercise, is an underwater exercise equipment used for swimming or rehabilitation exercise.

Underwater exercise, such as swimming, requires a large exercise space, such as a swimming pool. Therefore, it is difficult to install a large space such as a swimming pool, or it is difficult to perform underwater exercise such as swimming in an area where there is no topography such as a river or the sea. In addition, even when swimming in the pool, river or sea, the depth is not constant, it was difficult for the elderly and arthritis patients to perform the desired exercise.

In addition, the elderly and patients suffering from degenerative arthritis such as hip joints were not comfortable moving to nearby pools. Due to this, in the past, the elderly or patients can not easily exercise the conditions that can be exercised mainly walking exercise, but the excessive stress on the joints, there is a problem that the symptoms are worse.

Conventionally, as a simple underwater exercise mechanism, there is known a mechanism that can exercise by minimizing the group of joints by holding water in the open water tank and walking or running in place in the water, and furthermore, rollers in the tank And aquatic exercise mechanism of the structure provided with the inclined running mechanism which consists of a belt is known.

However, if you exercise simply by walking in the water can reduce the number of joints than exercise on the land, but the effect of the exercise is difficult to expect, and in the case of the movement of people who move, such as swimming in addition to walking in place In the exercise device of the structure, the operation was limited and impossible.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an underwater exercise device that does not require a large space, the depth is constant, and can provide an amount of exercise that is not excessive to the human body.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an underwater exercise apparatus that forms a flow rate in a water tank containing a predetermined amount of water and allows a user to perform underwater exercise such as swimming or walking by its resistance.

The apparatus has an upper part of which has an open water tank, a suction port which is opened inside the water tank at the rear of the inside of the water tank and sucks water in the water tank, and is opened inside the water tank at the front of the water tank and into the water tank. It is installed in the injection port, the pressure pump for circulating the water sucked into the suction port and supplied to the injection port, the internal water pipe through which the water is circulated from the suction port to the injection port via the pressure pump, and the front of the inside of the tank A control panel for controlling the function is provided.

The suction port and the injection port may be provided in plural on the wall surface facing the inside of the tank. For example, the suction ports may be spaced apart from both sides of the rear surface of the tank, and the injection holes may be formed in a row direction and a column direction on the front surface of the tank.

The injection hole may be formed to open about 10 in the front of the inside of the tank so that the water pressure is evenly applied to the water contained in the tank, it may be formed to be arranged in the row direction and column direction on the front. In addition, the suction port may be installed on each side of the bottom of the rear one by one to minimize the flow of water accumulated in the rear of the tank forward and may be installed with a suitable aperture so that a sufficient amount can be sucked.

A heating means for heating the water inside the water tank may be further provided to maintain the water inside the water tank at a constant temperature to obtain a half body bath or a poultice effect. The heating means may be installed in the inner water pipe to heat the water moving through the inner water pipe to a desired temperature.

The heating means may be a heating block or a coil structure surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the inner water pipe, it is possible to heat the inner water pipe at a constant temperature by a control signal of the control panel.

In addition, the cover may be further provided to close the open upper portion of the tank when the apparatus is not used or when half-bathing. The cover may be configured to be folded in one side wall of the water tank when the water tank is opened, and expanded along a guide rail formed on the side wall of the water tank to open and close the top of the water tank.

The control panel is installed on the front inner wall of the tank, the user exercising in the tank can adjust the flow rate, water pressure and water temperature using the interface installed on the inner panel, in the case of installing the underwater treadmill on the bottom of the tank treadmill Can control up to

The control panel may adjust the flow rate by controlling the operation of the pressure pump by applying a control signal to the pressure pump through an internal wiring.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent that the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below are merely examples for concretely implementing the technical configuration of the present invention and may be expanded, embodied, or modified within the technical scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the main part of the underwater exercise device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an underwater exercise device according to the present invention includes a tank 10 having an open top and a circulation facility installed in a wall or bottom of the tank. As much water as necessary may be filled in the open interior of the water tank 10, and an injection hole 12 in which water is injected at a predetermined water pressure toward the inside of the water tank 10 is installed on the front surface of the water tank 10. The rear surface of the inside of the water tank 10 is provided with a suction port 14 for sucking water inside the water tank 10.

The injection hole 12 is preferably provided with a plurality so that the water in the tank can move from the front to the rear at a predetermined flow rate. At this time, the injection hole 12 may be installed to be arranged in a row direction and a column direction on the front surface of the tank so that the entire water flow in the tank is maintained. The injection holes 12 are preferably arranged at regular intervals on the front surface of the water tank in order to apply water pressure uniformly in the water tank.

The suction port 14 is preferably sucked water to the extent that can prevent the water accumulated in the rear of the tank back to the front of the tank due to the flow of water injected from the injection port 12. To this end, the suction port 14 may be installed at both sides of the rear surface of the tank.

Since the suction port 14 is not intended to apply water pressure to the water in the tank, the diameter of the suction port 14 may be larger than that of the injection port 12 so that a large amount of water may be sucked rather than a high flow rate. In order to prevent the opening, it is preferable that user opening means such as a protective net is provided in the opening opened into the water tank.

The bottom of the tank (10) may provide the acupressure effect of the sole at the time of rest after swimming when forming the unevenness or protrusion to double the exercise effect, the inner wall of the tank (10) is easy to clean It can be made of one material to facilitate cleaning and storage after use.

The water sprayed through the injection hole 12 may be supplied from the outside, but in order to maximize efficiency, the water flowing into the suction port 14 is circulated through the inner water pipe 16 installed inside the bottom of the tank. The injection port 12 is supplied.

The inner water pipe 16 is preferably formed of a material having corrosion resistance can minimize the contamination of water due to corrosion of the pipe material. The inner water pipe 16 is connected to a pressure pump 18, which provides a constant water pressure to the water circulated from the inlet 14 to the injection hole 12 through the inner water pipe.

The pressure pump 18 is a structure capable of changing the load of the pump, it is preferable that the flow rate and water pressure of the water circulating in response to an external control signal can be adjusted to a predetermined level.

The inner water pipe 16 may be installed to correspond to each inlet 12, and each water pipe is connected to an independent pressure pump 18, a pipe line extending from the pressure pump 18 to the injection hole 12 May be branched and connected to the plurality of injection holes 12. Assuming that two suction ports 14 are installed at the rear of the tank, a pair of internal water pipes 16 are installed corresponding to each suction port 14 so that the two pressure pumps 18 are installed inside the wall of the tank. Is connected to.

At this time, the conduit extending from one pressure pump 18 is branched to a plurality of injection holes 12 arranged above the inner wall of the water tank, and the conduit extending from the other pressure pump 18 lowers the inner wall of the water tank. Branched to a plurality of injection holes 12 arranged in can be connected. However, the conduit extending from the pressure pumps 18 may be variously modified, such as a structure that is connected to all of the Y-shaped connecting portions and then branched into a plurality of injection holes 12.

 The rear of the tank 10 is provided with a discharge port 20 for discharging the water in the tank to the outside and cleaning in the tank. The outlet 20 may have a structure of opening and closing manually, but may be formed of an automatic opening and closing structure that is automatically opened and closed by a control signal.

The water sucked through the suction port 14 by the operation of the pressure pump 18 circulates and is ejected into the tank through the injection port 12. The flow rate is formed in the water in the tank by the pressure of the water ejected into the tank, the user exercising in the tank can swim or walk in place using the resistance of the water. By changing the operating speed of the pressure pump 18 can increase or decrease the load of the exercise according to the skill of the swimmer, in the case of patients with degenerative arthritis can perform a walking exercise combined with natural massage using the water pressure By using the water jetted from the injection port 12, pressure may be directly applied to the affected part to obtain an effect similar to massage. In addition, the water ejected from the injection hole 12 may be sprayed at a constant pressure during the user's exercise to create an environment such as a swimming pool, or by changing the pressure to form a wave in the water tank environment such as the sea You can also make

Although not shown, a control panel is formed on the inner wall of the front of the tank to control various operations such as controlling the operation of the pump, replenishing the water into the tank, and discharging the water inside the tank to the outside. The control panel may apply a touch screen to facilitate recognition and manipulation in the water or in the air, and may have a waterproof structure to prevent water from penetrating even when submerged in a predetermined water pressure.

2 is a view showing the installation of an underwater treadmill on the underwater exercise equipment according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, an underwater treading machine 40 may be installed at the bottom of the water tank 10 to enable natural running in the water. The underwater treadmill 40 may be an electric treadmill whose speed is adjusted according to a control signal of the control panel, or may simply be a structure provided with a roller and a belt. Even in the case of a treadmill with a simple structure and not an electric treadmill, the same effect as an electric treadmill operating on land can be obtained by the hydraulic pressure applied to the rear, and the walking or running can be performed without applying a joint by the water pressure. Do.

The underwater treadmill 40 may be configured to be detachable to the bottom of the water tank (10). Since the underwater treadmill 40 has its own weight, it can be sufficiently fixed only by being placed in the tank, and when it is determined that the underwater treadmill 40 cannot be fixed due to the strong flow of water, the underwater treadmill 40 is located at the bottom of the tank. You can also install a means to lock the treadmill to prevent it from shaking or moving. The underwater treading machine 40 may be composed of a plurality of rollers 42 and a belt 44 that rotates while surrounding the outer circumference of the rollers 42, so that the belt 44 is not bent by a tension force. Two rollers 42 are preferably arranged at regular intervals to support the belt 44.

The front frame of the treadmill 40 may be provided with a height adjustment means 46 that can adjust the height, by the height adjustment means 46 can adjust the load of the exercise by adjusting the inclination angle of the belt. . In addition, the underwater treadmill 40 is preferably a support 48 that can be supported by the elderly or patients who are uncomfortable to stop movement and rest. Similar to the bottom of the water tank 10, the belt 44 of the treadmill 40 may have protrusions or irregularities to exert acupressure on the soles of the feet during walking or running.

3 and 4 is a view showing the underwater exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention provided with a cover that can open and close the top of the tank.

3 and 4, the underwater exercise device according to the present invention may be used for half body bath in addition to swimming, walking or running. When used in the half body bath, it is desirable to have a cover to close the top opening of the tank containing the lower body except the upper body. Underwater exercise apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a storage space in the rear wall of the water tank 10, the cover 22 is folded and received in the storage space, the cover is formed on the top of the side wall of the tank guide It can move along the rail 22a to cover the open top of the tank. The cover may have a shutter structure in which a plurality of frames are connected in parallel, and may extend along the guide rail 22a in a folded state to cover the open upper portion of the tank. The cover 22 may be opened or closed manually, or may adopt a structure that can be electrically opened and closed. The cover 22 may be used by opening a portion of the water tank 10 when the half body bath function is used, and stops the use of the apparatus and completely covers the water tank 10 during use atmosphere to prevent contamination of the inside of the water tank. .

5 is a view showing the circulation equipment of the underwater exercise equipment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the circulation equipment of the water sports equipment according to the present invention includes a jet port 12, a suction port 14, an internal water pipe 16 and a pressure pump 18. There may be a change in water temperature in the use of aquatic equipment, maintaining a constant temperature for exercise has the effect of not overloading the muscles. In addition, when using a patient such as arthritis or half-bath function may be required a certain high temperature. Therefore, the underwater exercise device according to the present invention is further provided with a heating means for controlling the temperature of the water in the tank.

In order to maintain the water in the water tank 10 at a predetermined temperature, a heating means may be installed on the inner wall of the water tank, but as shown in the inner water pipe 16, a heating means 24 is provided to the inner water pipe 16. It may have a structure for heating the water circulating through the predetermined temperature. When the heating means 24 is provided in the inner water pipe 16, heat is transferred to water existing in a relatively narrow region, thereby increasing the heat transfer area of the heating means 24. The heating means may be installed by adopting a known heating means in the form of a heating block or coil.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to swim in place by using the flow of water sprayed from the front of the tank can swim without occupying a large space, rehabilitation treatment for overcoming degenerative arthritis patients or accidental sequelae You can exercise or walk or run underwater without straining your joints or body.

In addition, by installing an underwater treadmill inside the tank can be applied to the joints in the land, but can be exercised while relieving the burden of the joint due to the resistance of the water, and exercise effect through direct massage by the water ejected Can be doubled.

Furthermore, by providing a heating means capable of maintaining a predetermined water temperature to maintain the water in the water tank at a predetermined temperature, it is possible to prevent muscle stiffness and can also be used as a steaming effect and half-bath function.

Claims (4)

A water tank containing an open top portion; An inlet opening in the tank at a rear surface of the tank to suck water in the tank; An injection hole which is opened into the water tank in front of the water tank and sprayed into the water tank; A pressure pump for circulating the water sucked into the suction port and supplying it to the injection hole; An internal water pipe through which water is circulated from the suction port to the injection port via the pressure pump; And Underwater exercise equipment including a control panel installed in the front of the water tank to control the function. The method according to claim 1, The suction port is formed spaced apart from both sides on the rear surface of the tank, And a plurality of injection holes are formed in a row direction and a column direction on a front surface of the water tank. The method according to claim 1, And the inner water pipe is provided with a heating means. The method according to claim 1, And a cover which is folded in one side wall of the water tank and opens along a guide rail formed on the side wall of the water tank to open and close the top of the water tank.

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