KR20150111893A - Footrest - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a footrest device which comprises: a base; and a footrest installed to be rotated upwards and downwards on the base. The footrest in the footrest device is mounted to have a left foot plate and a right foot plate separately to distinguish places for the left and the right foot of a user. In the base, each of left foot plate and the right foot plate, a hinge guide is installed at each side of a right and a left edge so that the left foot plate and the right foot plate can be installed to be rotated in the base. Furthermore, a shaft is inserted into the hinge guide, wherein a front spring is inserted into the front side of the hinge guide, and a rear spring is inserted into the rear side of the hinge guide. The shaft may be inserted in the hinge guide of the base, which has a long hole of a vertical shape so that the left foot plate and the right foot plate can be lifted with the shaft.

Description

Footrest device {FOOTREST}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a footrest device, and more particularly to a footrest device capable of leg motion.

People sitting or studying in a chair for a long time do not move their feet and legs for a long time, and fatigue is increased, which makes it difficult to study or work for a long time.

In order to overcome such a problem, a footrest device is disposed on the floor just above the chair so that the footrest can be pivoted up and down to allow the user to exercise his / her legs including the ankles. I solved it.

As a precedent reference to such a footrest device, there is disclosed a footrest for a posture correction of Patent Registration No. 10-1045052 (registered on June 22, 2011) and a footrest for a posture correction device disclosed in Published Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0023196 05. public) has an ankle and lower body exercise machine.

A conventional foot supporting apparatus such as the above-mentioned prior art includes a base, a footrest on which the foot of the user is raised on the base to move up and down on the base, and a rotation shaft provided on the base and the footrest .

However, when the user's foot is placed on the foot plate of the conventional foot device thus constructed and the foot plate is moved up and down around the rotation axis, the buffer is not provided for the rotation axis between the base and the foot plate, There is a problem that the impact is transmitted to the ankle of the user as it is, and the ankle is injured.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a footrest device, which is provided with a shock absorber against a rotation shaft between a base and a footrest, The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the footrest according to the present invention is a footrest comprising a base and a footrest vertically rotatable on the base,

The footrest is divided into a left footrest and a right footrest so that the left and right feet of the user of the footrest can be divided and placed,

The base, the left footrest, and the right footrest are respectively provided at one side of the left and right edges of the base so that the left footplate and the right footplate are installed and rotated,

The hinge guide is fitted with a shaft,

Wherein the shaft is provided with a forward spring fitted in front of the hinge guide,

A rear spring is fitted in the rear of the hinge guide,

And the hinge guide of the base is formed with a vertical elongated hole so that the shaft is inserted and the left footrest or the right footrest can be lifted and lowered together with the shaft.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the footrest is divided into the left foot and the right foot in correspondence with the left foot and the right foot, so that it is easy to use and has the same exercise effect as walking lightly.

Since the shock absorber is provided against the rotation shaft between the base and the footrest, the footrest can be raised and lowered while being vertically rotated with respect to the base, so that the user's ankle is not burdened and the ankle injury during use can be prevented .

Further, it is possible to adjust the tension of the spring which causes the footrest to ascend and descend, and can cope with various body conditions of various users. Therefore, usability of the footrest can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a state in which the essential part of the footrest device according to the present invention is disassembled and viewed from the bottom. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a state in which a substantial part of a footrest according to the present invention is disassembled. FIG.
3 is an assembled plan view of a footrest according to the present invention.
Figs. 4A and 4B are side views showing an operating state of the spring biasing member and the foot plate of Fig. 3; Fig.
5 to 7 are side views showing the operating state of the footrest according to the present invention.

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

FIG. 1 is a partial exploded perspective view showing a state in which the essential part of the footrest according to the present invention is disassembled and viewed from the bottom, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the footrest according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is an assembled plan view of the footrest according to the present invention. Fig.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are side views showing the operating state of the spring-biased adjustable member and the foot plate of FIG. 3, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are side views showing the operating state of the foot supporting apparatus according to the present invention.

1 to 7, a footrest according to the present invention includes a base 110 and a foot plate installed on the base 110 so as to be vertically rotatable (or seesaw).

This will be described in more detail.

First, the footrest is divided into a left footrest 120a and a right footrest 120b so that the left and right feet of the user of the footrest according to the present invention can be separately placed.

The left and right footrests 120a and 120b are respectively provided with a hinge guide on one side of the left and right edges of the base 110 so that the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b can be rotated Respectively.

That is, four first hinge guides 111 are provided across the base 110 so that the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b can be separately installed at the center left and right of the base 110, A second hinge guide 127 is provided on each of the left and right foot plates 120a and 120b so as to face the first hinge guide 111. [

The first and second shafts 180a and 180b are separated from the first and second hinge guides 111 and 127 and the first and second hinge guides 111 and 127 are engaged with the first and second shafts 180a and 180b. A front spring 170a is fitted in front and a rear spring 170b is fitted in the rear of the first and second hinge guides 111 and 127. [

The first and second shafts 180a and 180b are provided at both ends of one end of the first and second shafts 180a and 180b so that the first and second shafts 180a and 180b are not separated from the first and second hinge guides 111 and 127 A ring groove 181 is formed.

The rear spring 170b is formed so as to extend over substantially the entire width of the left footplate 120a and the right footplate 120b while the front spring 170a is installed in the rear spring 170b Respectively.

The front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b are extended from a shaft portion fitted to the first and second shafts 180a and 180b to be engaged with the left and right legs 120a and 120b, Elastic portions 171 and 173 and lower elastic portions 172 and 174 extended from the shaft portion and resiliently mounted on the upper surface of the base 110.

The first and second shafts 180a and 180b are inserted into the first hinge guide 111 and the left footplate 120a or the right footplate 120b moves up and down simultaneously as shown in FIG. The elongated hole 111a is formed in the vertical direction.

The second hinge guide 127 has a hole 127a through which the first and second shafts 180a and 180b are inserted.

A spring biasing member 150 is provided on the bottom surfaces of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b so as to press one side of the front spring 170a and to vary the position where the front spring 170a is pressed.

1 and 2, the spring-biasing member 150 includes a hinge portion 151 disposed across the center of one side of the front bottom surface of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b, A fixing part 154 fastened and fixed to one side of the hinge part 151 by a fastening member 156 such as a screw or the like on the bottom surfaces of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b, A pressing part 152 formed at an end of the rotary part 153 for pressing one side of the upper elastic part 171 of the front spring 170a, And a receiving portion 155 formed in the rotating portion 153 so as to receive the fixing portion 154 when rotating toward the fixing portion 154. [

In particular, the pressing portion 152 is formed to have a larger thickness (or diameter) than the hinge portion 151 so as to press only a specific portion of the upper elastic portion 171 of the front spring 170a.

Counting means for counting the number of rotations of the left footrest 120a or the right footrest 120b is provided at either one of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b.

The count measuring means may include a magnet 161 installed on a front bottom portion of one side of the right footrest 120b and a hall sensor 162 provided on the upper surface of the base 110 facing the magnet 161 And a display unit 141 installed on one side of the base and displaying the number of rotations when the number of rotations of the right foot 120b is measured by the hall sensor 161 and the magnet 162. [

A plurality of slip prevention protrusions 121 protruding across the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b are formed on the upper surfaces of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b. At the rear end of the foot plate 120b, a locking protrusion 123 is formed to prevent the user's foot from being pushed backward.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, hoop through holes 112 and 122 are formed at one side of the rear end of the base 110, the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b, Preferably, the front surface is formed horizontally and the rear surface is formed in a round shape as in the case of a high-heeled shape.

An inclined member 115 is installed on the front lower portion of the base 110 so that the front of the base 110 can be inclined at an angle.

A mounting groove 116 formed on the left and right front sides of the bottom surface of the base 110 so that the inclined member 115 can be installed and a rotation groove 116a formed on the front left and right sides of the mounting groove 116 are formed.

On both sides of the upper portion of the inclined member 115, a rotation protrusion 115a is formed so as to be inserted into the rotation groove 116a and rotated.

3, the centers of the first and second hinge guides 111 and 127 of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b are formed such that the foot area of the heel and the front foot area occupy It is preferable that the ratio of the front length L1 to the rear length L2 of the left foot 120a and the right foot 120b is 6: 4 so that the user's foot can be appropriately contacted with the specific gravity.

The upper surface of the base 110 is provided with restraining protrusions 125 and 126 for restricting installation positions of the front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b so that the front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b are not pushed right and left .

Hereinafter, the operation of the footrest according to the present invention will be described.

Referring to the drawings again, the footrest according to the present invention includes a front spring 170a and a rear spring 170b fitted to the first and second shafts 180a and 180b, The left foot plate 120a and the second hinge guide 127 of the right foot plate 120b are fitted to the first and second shafts 180a and 180b at the outer ends thereof.

Then, the two left footrests 120a and the right footrests 120b are aligned with the first hinge guides 111 on the base 110 side by side on the right and left sides of the base 110, And the two shafts 180a and 180b are adjusted and fitted.

A snap ring 182 is inserted into the ring groove 181 of the first and second shafts 180a and 180b so that the first and second shafts 180a and 180b are not separated from the first and second hinge guides 111 and 127 .

The first and second hinge guides 111 and 127 are provided at positions where the left footplate 120a and the right footplate 120b can be installed at a ratio of 6 in the forward direction and 4 in the rear direction so that the feet of the user are properly supported Respectively.

At this time, since the inclined member 115 is installed at the front lower part of the base 110 so that the front of the base 110 can be inclined at a predetermined angle, the user can comfortably feel the left foot 120a and the right foot 120b You can put your feet on top.

When the slant member 115 is not used, it can be put into a mounting groove and not exposed to the outside, so that the footrest can be easily stored and used.

When the user wishes to perform a seesaw motion on the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b, when the user pushes the front of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b with a force, the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b The pressing portion 152 of the spring biasing member 150 presses the one side of the upper elastic portion 171 of the front spring 170a have.

The left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b are pushed forward and the rear footrests of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b are raised so that the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b are raised .

By repeating such seizure action, the user can perform leg motion.

4A and 4B, since the spring biasing member 150 is capable of pivoting the pressing portion 152 vertically around the hinge 151, the spring biasing member 150 can be pivoted according to a user's body condition The tension of the front spring 170a can be easily adjusted.

In addition, since the left and right footrests 120a and 120b are vertically movable in the vertical direction, the left and right footrests 120a and 120b are vertically movable, And the right foot 120b and the first and second shafts 180a and 180b move up and down.

4A, at the first height H1 between the bottom surface of the right footrest 120b and the top surface of the base 110, the right footrest 120b is positioned at the foot F ), The lower portion of the plate is pushed downward to reduce the height H1 to a lower height H2.

In other words, when the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b perform seesaw motion, the front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b are pressed by the long hole 111a of the first hinge guide 111 The first hinge guide 111 and the front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b with the elongated hole 111a formed therein serve as a shock absorber in order to move the left footplate 120a and the right footplate 120b up and down. .

Thus, when the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b are seated or moved up and down, it is possible to prevent the user's ankle from being forcibly shifted forward or pressed, It is possible to prevent injury.

The front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b move left and right in the seesurfing operation of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b so that they can move out of their original installation positions. The mounting positions of the front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b are restricted so that the front spring 170a and the rear spring 170b are prevented from being pushed right and left.

Therefore, the seesaw action of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b can be performed more smoothly.

Since the footrest according to the present invention is provided with the counting means for counting the number of rotations of the left footrest 120a or the right footrest 120b, it is possible to easily confirm to what degree the user exercises his / her foot.

That is, when the hall sensor 162 senses the magnetic field of the magnet 161 every time the right footrest 120b performs a seesaw action, the number of rotations of the right footrest 120b is sensed, and the sensed number of rotations is displayed on the display unit 141 ).

Therefore, it is easy to check how much the user has exercised the legs, so that the exercise can be fun and rewarding, and the exercise can be further motivated.

Although not shown in the drawing, a primary or secondary battery is installed in the footrest according to the present invention, and power is supplied to the hall sensor 162 and the display unit 141.

In particular, in the case of the display unit 141, a reset button (not shown) is provided to initialize the number of rotations already displayed.

Since the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b have a large number of slip prevention protrusions 121 projecting across the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b on the upper surface of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b, It is not pushed forward or backward of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b.

A hook 123 is formed at the ends of the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b so that the feet are supported by the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b or the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b, The user's foot F is not pushed backward and the user's foot F is prevented from deviating from the left footrest 120a and the right footrest 120b in the seesaw action of the footrest 120b.

Through-holes 112 and 122 are formed at one side of the left footplate 120a, the right footplate 120b and the rear end of the base 110 so that the heels can be inserted into the through holes 112 and 122. Thus, A footrest device can be used.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. .

Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

110. Base
111. First Hinge Guide
115. An inclined member
120a. Left footrest
120b. Right foot
123. Jaws
127. Second hinge guide
141. Display
150. A spring-biased deformable member
152. Pressure unit
161. Magnets
162. Hall sensor
170a. Forward spring
170b. Rear spring
171, 173. The upper elastic portion
172, 174. The lower elastic portion
180a. The first shaft
180b. Second shaft

Claims (5)

A footrest device comprising a base and a footrest vertically rotatable on the base,
The footrest is divided into a left footrest and a right footrest so that the left and right feet of the user of the footrest can be divided and placed,
The base, the left footrest, and the right footrest are respectively provided on one side of the left and right edges of the base so that the left footrest and the right footrest can be installed and rotated,
The hinge guide is fitted with a shaft,
Wherein the shaft is provided with a forward spring fitted in front of the hinge guide,
A rear spring is fitted in the rear of the hinge guide,
And a vertical elongated hole is formed in the hinge guide of the base so that the shaft is inserted and the left footrest or the right footrest can be lifted and lowered together with the shaft. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a spring biasing member is provided on a bottom surface of the left footrest and the right footrest so as to press one side of the front spring and to vary a position where the front spring is biased. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein either one of the left footrest and the right footrest is provided with a count measuring means for counting the number of rotations of the left footrest or the right footrest. The method according to claim 1,
And a hoop through hole is formed on one side of the left footrest, the right footrest and the rear end of the base so as to be able to fit a heel heel. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein an inclined member is installed at a front lower portion of the base so that the front of the base can be inclined at an angle.

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