KR20180096062A - Exercise and sporting apparatus suited for lower body - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a lower body exercise equipment capable of enabling a user to maintain a comfortable and accurate posture during exercise, to conveniently adjust an exercise load, and to improve exercise effects. A chair seat of the lower body exercise equipment according to the present invention is ergonomically designed to evenly distribute the weight during exercise in consideration of a hip curve of a user to give a stable feeling, and includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment which are integrally formed as a smooth curved surface. When the user sits on the chair seat, an inner portion of a thigh of the user is in contact with the third segment (213). A flat upper cover part is formed between an upper boundary of the third segment and a front edge of the chair seat, a recess for accommodating an exercise assembly (300) is formed under the upper cover part and the third segment, and the exercise assembly (300) is inserted into the recess through a recess entrance formed by partially cutting a central part of the front edge of the chair seat and arranged.

Description

Exercise and sporting apparatus suited for lower body

More particularly, the present invention relates to a lower body exercising apparatus, and more particularly, to an ergonomic design for maximizing a exercise effect on a lower body, and a user can adjust the exercise intensity according to a user's preference, Which is excellent in exercise effect and easy to use.

Modern people have reduced their activity space due to the urbanized environment, and accordingly their activity and momentum are rapidly decreasing. As a result, obesity, various adult diseases, stress, digestive system disease, skeletal deformity, osteoporosis and diseases such as skeletal disorders are suffering.

Lack of exercise causes sudden drop in physical strength, and basic physical strength is a driving force that sustains itself in a competitive society. The necessity of exercise is a big issue in order to raise the physical strength and strength needed to live in modern society, to prevent various diseases caused by lack of exercise, and to live a healthy life mentally and physically.

Exercise is an activity to maintain and promote the body organs and functions in a healthy state. If you do not exercise regularly, you will lose muscle mass, weaken your muscles, weaken your bones and make it easy to get osteoporosis. do. Especially, when body fat is increased due to lack of exercise, it becomes obesity, and obesity is a main cause of various adult diseases.

Exercise can result in elimination of body fat, increased muscle mass, relieving stress, increasing cardiac output, preventing cardiovascular disease, activating brain activity, and correct posture and body correction. In addition, digestive power is promoted, the body is resistant, and flexibility and muscle strength are improved.

The lower body in our body is the place with the most muscle. In other words, energy consumption is the biggest part of exercise, so active energy consumption is a great help in reducing body fat. Also, as the muscle mass increases, the basal metabolic rate also increases, which has a great effect on the increase of the basic metabolism which activates the metabolism. A steady lower body exercise can help prevent and improve the knee and hip joint arthritis because the lower body and hip muscles develop and the strength to support the joint increases.

Recently, a variety of lower body exercise apparatuses have been developed and marketed for the purpose of promoting the health of modern people who have been busy with the recent economic activities. FIG. 9 shows a conventional lower body training apparatus structure. In the conventional lower body training machine as shown in the drawing, the pivoting members 20 and 40 are rotatably coupled to one side of the seat 10 and one end of the pivoting members 20 and 40 protrude outwardly. The pivoting members 20 and 40 Is provided at one end of the thighs of the user and when the external force is applied to the pushing members 30 and 50, the pivoting members 20 and 40 are simultaneously rotated And when the external force is removed after the pressing members 30 and 50 are moved, the pressing members 30 and 50 are returned to their original positions by the returning means.

However, in the conventional lower body training apparatus as described above, since the seat for the user to sit on is not ergonomically designed, the seat is not closely attached to the user during exercise and is easily slipped, so that the user feels uncomfortable. There is a problem that the efficiency of the exercise is deteriorated because it is necessary to stop and correct the posture. In addition, the pushing members that come into contact with the user's thigh region also have no consideration for designing to enhance the ease of movement, and thus can not achieve a desired exercise effect. In addition, since there is no means for adjusting the tension of the pivoting members and the pressing members in accordance with the physical conditions of users, there is an inconvenience in use.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0104815 (public date: September 24, 2012) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1246995 (Registered Date: March 18, 2013) Korean Patent No. 10-0792602 (Registered Date: January 2, 2008)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a motorcycle which can maintain a comfortable and accurate posture while the user is exercising, And to provide a lower body exercise apparatus capable of improving the exercise effect.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a lower body exercising apparatus comprising a chair seat and a moving assembly assembled integrally with the chair seat,

The chair seat includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment that are integrally formed with a soft curved surface so as to allow the user to balance the weight of the user in order to provide a sense of stability and to disperse the weight evenly during exercise The third segment is formed to protrude upward from the first segment by a predetermined height in the front of the second segment so that when the user sits on the chair seat, And a flat top portion is formed between the front edge of the chair seat and an upper edge of the third segment, and below the top cover portion and the third segment, a recess for receiving the motion assembly And wherein the motion assembly is configured to access the recess To provide a lower body exercise device is arranged to insert into the recess through the recess formed in the inlet part of cutting a central portion of the front edge of the chair seat.

The radius of curvature of the first segment is smaller than the radius of curvature of the second segment and the central portion of the first segment and the second segment are formed so as to smoothly enter downwardly to a depth of 1 to 3 cm .

The motion assembly comprising:

A support plate having a shape conforming to the shape of the recess formed on the chair seat and removably fixedly mounted below the front edge of the chair seat;

A guide rail protruding from an upper surface of the support plate;

A guide block fixedly mounted on the support plate at one side of the guide rail;

An operating rod in the form of a barb mounted on top of the guide block;

A handle attached to one side of the actuating rod;

A connecting block attached to the other side of the operating rod;

A pair of tension springs fixedly attached on both sides of the connection block, respectively;

An arm fixed to the distal end of the other end of the tension spring and pivotally mounted on the upper surface of the support plate by a pivot; And

And a pressing member integrally attached to the rear end of the arm.

Wherein the guide rail is formed to traverse the support plate along a relatively small width direction of the support plate and the handle is exposed forward of the chair seat with the movement assembly inserted into the recess .

Wherein the connecting block is movable forward and backward along the operating rod by the operation of the handle so that the tension of the tension spring fixed to one side of the connecting block is adjusted and the pressing member has a predetermined cushion .

As described above, according to the present invention, by ergonomically designing the chair seat in which the user is seated to perform the lower body motion considering the shape of the user's hip, the pressure acting on the user's sciatic nodule during exercise Properly dispersed and fixed in the buttocks, it provides a comfortable sitting for the user and reduces fatigue. In addition, the pressure at the thigh portion, which is subjected to a large load during exercise, is also appropriately reduced and the pressure applied to the local portion and the tail bone is minimized, so that the comfort, reliability and safety can be improved.

In addition, when the seat is seated on the chair seat, the handle of the operating rod exposed to the outside of the front of the chair seat can be conveniently operated to adjust the motion load to a desired state. In addition, by providing a cushion on the pressing member which is in close contact with the user's thighs, the user can feel comfortable during exercise.

1 is a plan perspective view of a lower body exercising apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the lower body exercise mechanism shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a side view of the lower body exercise apparatus shown in Fig. 1; Fig.
FIG. 4 is a planar perspective view of a chair seat applied to the lower body exercising apparatus shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the chair seat shown in Fig. 4; Fig.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the lower body exercise apparatus shown in FIG. 4; FIG.
FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are views showing a structure and a use state of only a motion assembly of a lower body exercising apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; And
9 is a view showing a structure of a lower body trainer according to the prior art.

The drawings of the present application and the detailed description thereof relate only to embodiments of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Advantages and other features of the devices and methods disclosed herein will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from a detailed description of the accompanying drawings which illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention. Unless otherwise specified, like or corresponding elements throughout the drawings will be represented by like or corresponding reference numerals.

Before explaining at least one embodiment of the present invention in detail, it will be understood that the present invention is not limited by the present application, either as presented in the following specification or as an arrangement of components and parts shown in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and is not to be considered as limiting.

All the comparative descriptions used herein, such as left, right, top and bottom, are made with reference to the accompanying drawings, but do not imply a restrictive concept. The described embodiments are to be understood as providing the preferred features of the variable aspects of certain embodiments, and therefore the aspects of the features, parts, modules, elements and / or descriptions are to be understood as being substantially deviating from the disclosed apparatus or method Can be combined, interconnected, ordered, separated, exchanged, positioned and / The shape and size of the components are illustrative and may be modified without substantially affecting or limiting the published invention unless otherwise specified.

Hereinafter, a lower body exercising apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 show a lower body exercising apparatus 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, the lower body exercising apparatus 100 mainly includes an ergonomically designed chair seat 200 and a seat assembly 200 integrally assembled with the chair seat 200, (Not shown).

4 to 6, the chair seat 200 is shown enlarged.

4 to 6, the chair seat 200 designed in accordance with the present invention takes into account the user's hip curve to be seated to perform lower body exercises and, in addition, It is engineered. When a user sits on a chair, the chair supports the user's hips because the chair and the buttocks push each other. Therefore, it is preferable that the chair seat is designed so that the user's hips can smoothly move in and out, but are held in tight contact with each other when sitting on the chair seat. If the user's hip is not tightly attached to the seat of the chair and the exercise is performed with high intensity, the user may feel the pain in the hip beyond the stiffness, and sometimes feel the legs tingling. In conclusion, the ergonomic design of the chair seat is important.

For this purpose, according to the present invention, the chair seat 200 is ergonomically designed and includes a first segment 211, a second segment 212 and a third segment 213 as viewed from the upper surface of the chair seat, The first segment 211 and the second segment 212 extend in a smooth curved surface. At this time, the radius of curvature of the first segment 211 is smaller than the radius of curvature of the second segment 212.

When the user sits on the chair seat 200, the first segment 211 is a position where the bottom portion of the user's bottom of the tail bone is seated. The central portion of the first segment 211 is formed so as to smoothly enter downwardly at a depth of about 1 to 3 cm from the edge, and in consideration of the shape of the buttocks of the user sitting on the chair seat 200, . By this shape, the weight of the user is uniformly dispersed and distributed in the center of the sciatic nodule (hip bone) located in the first segment 211.

When the user sits on the chair seat 200, the front portion of the user's hips and the thigh portion are seated in the second segment 212. Like the first segment 211, the center portion of the second segment 212 is formed so as to smoothly enter downward at a depth of about 1 to 3 cm from the edge, and the shape of the hip portion of the user sitting on the chair seat 200 Considering this, it is gently curved upward from the center to the edge. Since the radius of curvature of the second segment 212 is greater than the radius of curvature of the first segment 211, the second segment 212 is formed to be flatter than the first segment 211. The second segment 212 extends to the front edge of the chair seat 200 beyond the left and right sides of the third segment 213 in the form of surrounding the third segment 213. [ The front edge 212a of the second segment 212 is formed lower than the rear edge 211a of the first segment 211 when viewed from the horizontal plane of the chair seat 200. [

The third segment 213 is formed to protrude upward by a predetermined height in the forward direction of the second segment 212 against the first segment 211. When the user sits on the chair seat 200, the third segment 213 comes into contact with the inner portion of the user's thigh. At this time, the lower segment of the user's thigh is seated in the second segment 212 on the left and right of the third segment 213. A flat top cover portion 214 is formed between the front edge of the chair seat 200 and the top edge of the third segment 213. Below the upper lid portion 214 and the third segment 213, a recess 220 is formed to receive the motion assembly 300. Exercise assembly 300 includes a recess 220 formed through a recessed inlet 222 formed by partially cutting a central portion of a front edge 212a of chair seat 200 so as to be accessible to recess 220, Respectively. In the recess 220 provided in front of the lower surface of the chair seat 200, a part of the moving assembly 300 is inserted. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 230 protrude downward around the recess 220 on the lower surface of the chair seat 200.

7 and 8 show a structure of a motion assembly 300 of a lower body exercise apparatus 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and a use state diagram thereof.

7 and 8, the moving assembly 300 includes a support plate 310 in the form of a flat plate. The support plate 310 serves to securely support the components of the exercise assembly 300 and is configured to receive the recesses 220 of the chair seat 200 when the exercise assembly 300 is inserted into the recesses 220 of the seat 200. [ And serves as a lower lid portion covering the upper surface 220 of the cover. The support plate 310 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the recess 220 formed in the chair seat 200 and is detachably mounted under the front edge of the chair seat 200. [ A guide rail 311 protrudes from the upper surface of the support plate 310. The guide rail 311 is formed to cross the support plate 310 along the relatively small width direction of the support plate 310.

A guide block 320 is mounted on the support plate 310 at a lower periphery of the guide rail 311. An operating rod 330 in the form of a barb is mounted on the upper portion of the guide block 320. The operation rod 330 is disposed to extend in parallel with the guide rail 311. A handle 332 is attached to one side of the operation rod 330 and a connection block 334 is attached to the other side of the operation rod 330 . The handle 312 of the actuating rod 330 is exposed forward of the chair seat 200 with the motion assembly 300 inserted into the recess 220 of the chair seat 200.

A locking piece 331 is fixed between the connection block 334 and the end of the actuating rod 330 on the other side of the actuating rod 330. The engaging piece 331 prevents the connection block 334 from being disengaged from the other end of the actuating rod 330. [ The connecting block 334 is moved forward and backward along the operating rod 330 in the form of a bar by operation of a handle 332 attached to one side of the operating rod 330.

One side of the tension spring 322 is fixed to both sides of the connection block 334. The other side of the tension spring 322 is fixed to the distal end of the arm 324. The arm 324 is pivotally mounted on the upper surface of the support plate 310 by a pivot shaft 326 provided at a central portion of the arm 324.

A pressing member 340 is integrally attached to the rear end of the arm 324. [ The pressing member 340 has a flat plate shape having a predetermined thickness so as to be in close contact with the thigh of the user. The pressing member 340 is manufactured to have a certain degree of cushion so that the user does not feel inconvenience.

The operation of the lower body exercising apparatus 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to exercise using the lower body exercising apparatus 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user first sits on the upper surface of the chair seat 200, wherein a portion near the hip bone of the user's buttocks is divided into a first segment And the front portion of the user's hips and the thigh portion are seated in the second segment 212. Then, the inner side of the user's thigh is brought into close contact with the third segment 213.

According to the shape and structure of the chair seat 200 manufactured by ergonomic design, the pressure acting on the user's sciatic nodule is appropriately dispersed and the buttocks are fixed, thereby providing a comfortable sitting feeling to the user and reducing fatigue. In addition, during exercise, the pressure of the thighs, which are subjected to large loads next to the two ends of the ischial tuberosity, is reduced to a proper dispersion and minimizes the pressure applied to the local part and the tail bone, thereby greatly enhancing comfort, reliability and safety. It will be done.

While sitting on the chair seat 200, the user manipulates the handle 312 of the operating rod 330 to adjust the load of the motion. That is, when the handle 312 of the operating rod 330 exposed to the outside of the chair seat 200 is turned clockwise or counterclockwise, the connecting block 334 advances or retreats along the guide rails 311 The arm 324 and the urging member 340 are connected to the connecting block 334 via the tension spring 322 so that the tension of the tension spring 322 is adjusted by adjusting the position of the connecting block 334. [ And adjust the exercise load.

After adjusting the motion load to a desired state, the user moves the thighs up and down in a state in which the outer surface of the pressing member 340 integrally connected to the rear end of the arm 324 is brought into contact with the inside of the user's thigh So that the lower body muscle strength strengthening exercise is performed.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. There will be. Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are for the purpose of illustrating the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas which are equivalent or equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Lower body exercise device 200: Chair seat
211, 212, 213: segment 214: upper cover portion
220: Recess 300: Exercise Assembly
310: support plate 311: guide rail
320: guide block 322: tension spring
324: arm 326: pivot
330: operating rod 332: handle
334: connection block 340:

Claims (5)

A lower body exercise apparatus (100) comprising a chair seat (200) and a movement assembly (300) integrally assembled to the chair seat (200)
The chair seat 200 is ergonomically designed so as to allow the user to balance the weight of the user while balancing the weight of the user in order to provide a sense of stability. The chair seat 200 includes a first segment 211 and a second segment 211, Wherein the third segment 213 protrudes upward by a predetermined height in the front of the second segment 212 in opposition to the first segment 211, And the third segment 213 contacts the inside of the user's thigh when the user sits on the chair seat 200 and contacts the inside of the user's thigh from the upper boundary of the third segment 213, A flat top portion 214 is formed between the front rim and a recess 220 for receiving the motion assembly 300 beneath the top lid portion 214 and the third segment 213. [ And the movement assembly 300 is connected to the recess 220 through a recess inlet 222 formed by cutting a central portion of the front edge of the chair seat 200 so as to be accessible to the recess 220. [ (220). ≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
The radius of curvature of the first segment 211 is smaller than the radius of curvature of the second segment 212 and the center of the first segment 211 and the center of the second segment 212 is smaller than the radius of curvature of the first segment 212, And is formed so as to smoothly go downward to a depth of 3 cm. The method according to claim 1,
The motion assembly (300)
A support plate 310 having a shape conforming to the shape of the recess 220 formed in the chair seat 200 and removably fixedly mounted under the front edge of the chair seat 200;
A guide rail 311 protruding from the upper surface of the support plate 310;
A guide block 320 fixedly mounted on the support plate 310 at one side of the guide rail 311;
An operating rod 330 in the form of a barb mounted on top of the guide block 320;
A handle 332 attached to one side of the actuating rod 330;
A connection block 334 attached to the other side of the operation rod 330;
A pair of tension springs 322 fixed to one side of the connection block 334 at both sides thereof;
An arm 324 fixed to the distal end of the tension spring 322 and pivotally mounted on the upper surface of the support plate 310 by a pivot 326; And
A pressing member 340 integrally attached to the rear end of the arm 324;
And a lower body exercise device. The method of claim 3,
The guide rail 311 is formed to traverse the support plate 310 along the relatively small width direction of the support plate 310 and the movement assembly 300 is inserted into the recess 220 Wherein the handle (312) is exposed forward of the chair seat (200). 5. The method of claim 4,
The connecting block 334 is movable forward and backward along the operating rod 330 by the operation of the handle 332 so that one end of the connecting spring 332 is connected to the tension spring 322 fixedly attached to the connecting block 334, And the pressing member (340) has a predetermined cushion.

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