KR20210072174A - Exercising chair - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exercising chair, and more particularly, to an exercising chair for the elderly and patients that enables visceral movement, muscle movement and balance movement to be performed even in a seated position by a person who has difficulty in standing and exercising due to muscle weakness or aging of the lower body. The exercising chair of the present invention includes: a lower body exercise part capable of operating patient's legs; a seat part on which a patient can sit while generating vibration according to the motion of the patient by the lower body exercise part; and an upper body exercise part in which the upper body of the patient is fixed while moving the upper body up and down or twists left and right.

Description

Exercise chair {Exercising chair}

The present invention relates to an exercise chair, and more particularly, an exercise chair for the elderly and patients that enables visceral exercise, muscle exercise, and balance exercise to be performed even in a seated position by a person who has difficulty standing and exercising due to muscle weakness or aging of the lower body. is about

In general, patients who cannot walk or the elderly need exercise, but the opportunity to exercise is small due to the poor surrounding environment and lack of will. Because these patients or the elderly do not obtain various physical and mental effects from exercise, they suffer from complications due to diseases along with a gradual weakening of physical strength, and also suffer from depression, memory and cognitive decline mentally.

Accordingly, it is important for the elderly and patients to exercise regularly for a set time each day in order to maintain a healthy life.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0796251 (2008.01.21.) discloses an exercise device for the elderly and rehabilitated patients that enables the elderly or patients to safely and comfortably perform gait exercise or various rehabilitation treatments without a guardian. Conventional exercise equipment for the elderly and rehabilitation patients can support the body weight by maintaining the body in an upright state and comfortably perform an upright whole-body gait exercise.

However, these conventional exercise devices for the elderly and rehabilitation patients can be used by the elderly or patients who can move and move to a certain degree, and cannot be used in the case of the elderly or severely ill patients who cannot voluntarily exercise.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, so that a patient with difficulty in movement can sit, and in a sitting position, it enables full-body movement and exercise function similar to walking in a sitting position, thereby promoting metabolism such as internal and muscular movements of the human body and lowering of the lower body. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-purpose exercise chair for reducing edema.

In order to achieve the above object, the exercise chair of the present invention includes: a lower body exercise unit capable of operating a patient's leg; a seat part on which the patient can sit and generating vibration according to the motion of the patient by the lower body exercise part; And the upper body of the patient is fixed to move the upper body up and down or consists of an upper body exercise unit twisting left and right.

Specifically, the upper body movement unit includes an upper frame capable of adjusting an inclination angle, a lifting cylinder installed under the upper frame, an elevating member positioned inside the upper frame and elevating by the elevating cylinder, and the elevating member It consists of a rotating motor installed in the, and an upper body fixing part positioned inside the upper frame and rotated by the rotating motor.

And the upper body fixing part, the rotating shaft connected to the rotating motor, the back plate formed on the rotating shaft to closely adhere and fixed the patient's back, and the rotating shaft are rotatably coupled and vertically movable on the upper part of the upper frame It consists of a bearing member coupled to each other.

It may further include a fixing means mounted on the back plate to stably fix the upper body of the patient.

The fixing means is fixed while wrapping the patient's upper body, the fixing means can adjust the strength of wrapping the patient's upper body.

The lower body movement unit includes a rotating plate on which an adjustment long hole is formed, a driving roller that rotates the rotating plate in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating plate, and a support roller that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the rotating plate to support the rotating plate, and rotating the driving roller It consists of a drive motor, a pedal to which the patient's foot is fixed, and a connecting rod to which the pedal is rotatably coupled and capable of adjusting the distance from the center of the rotating plate by moving along the adjustment long hole.

A plurality of fastening holes are formed on the outer side of the adjusting long hole in the rotating plate, a coupling plate inserted into the rotating plate is formed in the connecting rod, and a fastening bolt hole corresponding to the fastening hole is formed in the coupling plate.

The lower body exercise unit is divided into a first lower body exercise unit to which one foot of the patient is fixed and a second lower body exercise unit to which the other foot of the patient is fixed, so that both legs of the patient can be independently moved.

And the exercise chair of the present invention further includes a screen on which the screen displayed according to the rotational speed of the rotating plate is changed.

The seat portion may be mounted to be movable in the front and rear directions in which the lower body exercise portion is disposed.

The exercise chair of the present invention enables the whole body movement and motor function similar to walking in a sitting posture for patients or the elderly with reduced mobility, thereby promoting the metabolism of the human body and reducing swelling of the lower body, and the bowel movement of the patient ( defecation effect), and it can enable muscle movement.

In addition, the patient can obtain the effect of walking through left and right pedaling, and the effect of running and horseback riding (activation of adductor muscles) can be obtained by vertical movement of the seat part and shaking (rotational movement) in the left and right directions.

1 is a side view for showing the overall structure of an exercise chair according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view of the upper body exercise unit viewed from the front in order to show the internal structure of the upper body exercise unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the upper body fixing unit is raised in the upper body exercise unit of FIG. 2 .
4 is a view of the upper body exercise unit viewed from the top in order to show the internal structure of the upper body exercise unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view from the front of the lower body exercise unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view schematically showing a lower body exercise unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an exercise chair in which a patient or elderly person with reduced mobility can sit, and bowel movement and muscle movement of the patient or the elderly can be made. By enabling the exercise function, it is possible to promote the metabolism of the human body and reduce the edema of the lower body, and it is possible to make the bowel movement (feces effect) of the patient smooth, and to enable muscle movement.

1 to 6 schematically show only the essential parts to show the internal structure and operation form of the exercise chair according to the embodiment of the present invention, but the actual exercise chair stably supports the body of the patient (or the elderly). It is preferable to be made in a form that can be comfortably wrapped.

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 , the exercise chair according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a seat unit 100 , an upper body exercise unit 200 , and a lower body exercise unit 300 .

The seat unit 100 allows the patient to sit comfortably. And the seat unit 100 may generate vibration to the patient. The vibration generated by the seat part 100 may be a vibration that ascends and descends in the vertical direction, or a vibration that rotates the seat part 110 in the left and right directions.

As a specific example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the seat unit 100 includes a vibrating cylinder 110 at the lower portion to vibrate the patient up and down. The vertical vibration by the seat part 100 may be made according to the movement of the patient by the lower body exercise part 300 . In addition, the seat unit 100 may be provided with an armrest (not shown) that can comfortably mount the patient's arm. The armrest may be provided with a manipulation unit. The manipulation unit may directly set the operation shape and intensity of the upper body exercise unit 200 by a patient or a guardian. And an emergency stop button capable of stopping all operations of the chair for patient exercise in an emergency situation is formed on the operation unit.

In addition, the seat unit 100 may be vibrated in the vertical direction, and may be mounted to be movable in the front and rear directions in which the lower body exercise unit 300 is disposed. As the seat unit 100 is mounted movably in the front-rear direction as described above, when the patient gets on or off the seat unit 100, it is possible to easily get on and off without interference with the lower body exercise unit 300, and the patient It is possible to easily adjust the distance from the lower body exercise unit 300 according to the length of the legs.

The upper body exercise unit 200 may implement an operation in which the patient's upper body is fixed and the upper body moves up and down or twists left and right.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , the upper body exercise unit 200 includes an upper frame 210 , a lifting cylinder 220 , a lifting member 230 , a rotating motor 240 and an upper body fixing unit 250 . is done

The upper frame 210 is coupled to the seat portion 100, and the inclination angle can be adjusted. As a means for adjusting the inclination angle of the upper frame 210, an electric motor or a hydraulic cylinder may be used. The upper frame 210 has a substantially rectangular space therein, and the lifting member 230 , the rotating motor 240 and the upper body fixing part 250 are installed in the inner space. And the lifting cylinder 220 is installed in the lower portion of the upper frame 210, the upper frame 210 is formed with a flow groove 211 for vertical movement of the upper body fixing part 250. The bearing member 253 of the upper body fixing part 250 is inserted into the flow groove 211 to be movable up and down.

The elevating cylinder 220 is installed in the lower portion of the upper body fixing unit 250 to elevate the elevating member 230 . And a rotating motor 240 is installed on the lifting member 230 . Accordingly, the lifting member 230 and the rotation motor 240 can move up and down inside the upper frame 210 .

The upper body fixing unit 250 may be raised and lowered and rotated inside the upper frame 210 . The upper body fixing unit 250 includes a rotating shaft 251 , a back plate 252 , and a bearing member 253 . The rotating shaft 251 may have a lower end connected to the rotating motor 240 , and an upper end coupled with a bearing member 253 to rotate. The back plate 252 is formed on the rotation shaft 251 so that the patient's back is closely adhered and fixed. And, as shown in Figure 4, the back plate 252 is provided with a fixing means 252-1 capable of stably fixing the upper body of the patient. At this time, the fixing means 252-1 is fixed while surrounding the upper body of the patient. And the fixing means 252-1 has a function of adjusting the strength of wrapping the patient's upper body according to the degree of paralysis of the patient. The bearing member 253 is movably coupled to the flow groove 211 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 3 . And the rotating shaft 251 is rotatably coupled to the bearing member 253 .

Accordingly, the upper body fixing unit 250 can be moved up and down by the elevating cylinder 220 or rotated about the rotation shaft 251 by the rotation motor 240 . When the upper body fixing part 250 moves up and down by the lifting cylinder 220 , the lifting member 230 , the rotary motor 240 , and the upper body fixing part 250 move up and down together. And rotation of the upper body fixing part 250 is made by connecting the upper end of the rotating shaft 251 to the bearing member 253 and the lower end connected to the rotating motor 240 . The upper body of the patient is also raised and rotated along with the lifting and rotating of the upper body fixing unit 250 .

The seat portion 100 and upper body fixing portion 250 as described above are covered with a soft and flexible material so that the patient can comfortably sit and lean, and a cushioning material is inserted therein.

The lower body exercise unit 300 may operate the patient's leg. That is, while the patient sits on the seat unit 100 , the patient's two feet are fixed to the lower body exercise unit 300 to operate the patient's legs. As shown in FIG. 5 , the lower body exercise unit 300 is composed of two first lower body exercise units and two second lower body exercise units, and can operate independently of each other. One leg of the patient is fixed to the first lower body exercise unit, and the other foot of the patient is fixed to the second lower body exercise unit. The structures of the first lower body exercise unit and the second lower body exercise unit are the same, and are installed to be symmetrical to each other so as to fix the patient's feet. The lower body exercise unit 300 may operate the patient's leg by the operation of the lower body exercise unit 300 or may provide only resistance to the patient's movement while the patient directly moves the leg. That is, it is possible to convert the lower body exercise unit 300 between automatic operation and manual operation.

Specifically, the lower body exercise unit 300 includes a rotating plate 310 , a driving roller 320 , a support roller 330 , a driving motor 340 , a pedal 350 , and a connecting rod 360 . As shown in FIG. 6 , an adjustment long hole 311 is formed in the rotating plate 310 . And a plurality of fastening holes 312 are formed on the outer side of the adjustment long hole 311 in the rotating plate 310 . The driving roller 320 and the supporting roller 330 are in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating plate 310 to support the rotating plate (310). At this time, the driving motor 340 rotates the driving roller 320 , and the rotating plate 310 is rotated by the driving roller 320 . For smooth rotation of the rotating plate 310, the rotating plate 310, the driving roller 320, and the supporting roller 330 preferably have a contact surface made of a material having high friction.

The connecting rod 360 connects the pedal 350 and the rotating plate 310 , and the foot of the patient is fixed to the pedal 350 . The pedal 350 rotates eccentrically from the rotation center of the rotating plate 310 . A coupling plate 361 is formed at one end of the connecting rod 360, and a pedal 350 is rotatably coupled to the other end. A fastening bolt hole 362 corresponding to the fastening hole 312 is formed in the coupling plate 361 , and is inserted into the rotating plate 310 . The connecting rod 360 may move along the adjustment long hole 311 to adjust the distance from the center of the rotating plate 310 . After adjusting the position of the connecting rod 360 , a fastening bolt may be inserted into the fastening hole 312 and the fastening bolt hole 362 to fix the position of the connecting rod 360 .

In addition, it may further include a screen (not shown) on which the displayed screen is changed according to the rotation speed of the rotating plate 310 . That is, the screen displayed on the screen may be changed according to the movement speed and amount of movement of the patient by the lower body exercise unit 300 .

In addition, the chair for patient exercise of the present invention may further include an electric stimulator 400 and a limb compression device 500 . Functional electronical stimulation (FES) is attached to the patient's calf or thigh to generate electrical stimulation to the patient. And the limb compression device 500 may press the patient's arm or leg using pneumatic pressure.

Hereinafter, an operation method of the exercise chair of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described.

First, the patient sits on the seat part 100 and leans on the back plate 252 , and the upper body of the patient is fixed to the back plate 252 with the fixing means 252-1 installed on the back plate 252 . Then, both feet of the patient are fixed to the pedal 350 . When the patient's feet are fixed to the pedal 350, the position of the connecting rod 360 may be adjusted according to the patient's physical condition. In addition, the position of the connecting rod 360 may be adjusted according to the operation shape of the lower body. That is, when the operation is increased by increasing the stride length, the connecting rod 360 is moved away from the center of the rotating plate 310 , and when the operation is reduced by reducing the stride length, the connecting rod 360 is moved closer to the center of the rotating plate 310 . move to position

In this state, the seat unit 100 , the upper body exercise unit 200 , and the lower body exercise unit 300 may operate independently or in conjunction with each other.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the rotation plate 310 of the lower body exercise unit 300 rotates, so that the patient's legs take an action as if walking or riding a bicycle. At this time, the seat unit 100 may vibrate up and down in accordance with the operation of the lower body exercise unit 300 . At the same time, the back plate 252 of the upper body exercise unit 200 rotates left and right repeatedly at predetermined intervals in accordance with the operation pattern of the lower body exercise unit 300, so that a whole body exercise such as walking or riding a bicycle is performed. In addition, the vertical vibration period of the seat unit 100 and the rotation period of the back plate 252 may be adjusted according to the rotational speed of the rotating plate 310 .

In addition, the back plate 252 may move up and down by the elevating cylinder 220 . The upper end of the rotating shaft 251 is rotatably coupled to the bearing member 253 , and the bearing member 253 is vertically movably inserted into the flow groove 211 , so that the back plate 252 is rotated around the rotating shaft 251 . Rotation and vertical movement can be made at the same time. The back plate 252 descends when the seat unit 100 rises for an effective bowel movement (continence effect) of the patient, and the back plate 252 may rise when the seat unit 100 descends.

The exercise chair according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

100: seat portion, 110: vibration cylinder,
200: upper body exercise unit, 210: upper frame,
211: floating groove, 220: elevating cylinder,
230: elevating member, 240: rotating motor,
250: upper body fixing part, 251: rotating shaft,
252: back plate, 253: bearing member,
300: lower body exercise unit, 310: rotating plate,
311: adjustment long hole, 312: fastening hole,
320: drive roller, 330: support roller,
340: drive motor, 350: pedal,
360: connecting rod, 361: coupling plate,
362: fastening bolt hole,
400: electric stimulator, 500: limb pressure relief device,

Claims (11)

a lower body exercise unit capable of operating the patient's legs;
a seat part on which the patient can sit and generating vibration according to the motion of the patient by the lower body exercise part; and
A chair for exercise, characterized in that the upper body of the patient is fixed and the upper body is moved up and down or is made of an upper body exercise unit that twists left and right. The method according to claim 1,
The upper body exercise unit,
an upper frame with adjustable inclination angle;
an elevating cylinder installed in the lower part of the upper frame;
an elevating member positioned inside the upper frame and elevating by the elevating cylinder;
a rotating motor installed on the elevating member;
Exercising chair, characterized in that it is located inside the upper frame and consists of an upper body fixing part rotated by the rotary motor. 3. The method according to claim 2,
The upper body fixing part,
a rotating shaft connected to the rotating motor to rotate;
a back plate formed on the rotation shaft to closely adhere and fix the patient's back;
and a bearing member to which the rotation shaft is rotatably coupled and vertically movable to an upper portion of the upper frame. 4. The method according to claim 3,
and a fixing means mounted on the back plate to stably fix the patient's upper body. 5. The method according to claim 4,
The fixing means is fixed while wrapping the upper body of the patient,
The fixing means is an exercise chair, characterized in that it is possible to adjust the strength surrounding the patient's upper body. The method according to claim 1,
The lower body exercise unit,
A rotating plate on which a control long hole is formed, and
a driving roller for rotating the rotating plate in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the rotating plate;
A support roller for supporting the rotating plate in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the rotating plate;
a driving motor for rotating the driving roller;
a pedal on which the patient's foot is fixed;
and a connecting rod to which the pedal is rotatably coupled and moves along the adjustment long hole to adjust the distance from the center of the rotating plate. 7. The method of claim 6,
A plurality of fastening holes are formed on the outer side of the control long hole in the rotary plate,
A coupling plate inserted into the rotating plate is formed on the connecting rod, and a fastening bolt hole corresponding to the fastening hole is formed in the coupling plate. 7. The method of claim 6,
The lower body exercise unit is divided into a first lower body exercise unit to which one leg of the patient is fixed and a second lower body exercise unit to which the other foot of the patient is fixed, and the chair for exercise, characterized in that it can independently exercise both legs of the patient. 7. The method of claim 6,
Exercise chair, characterized in that it further comprises a screen that is displayed according to the rotational speed of the rotating plate is changed. The method according to claim 1,
Exercise chair, characterized in that it further comprises an electric stimulator (FES) for generating electrical stimulation to the patient or a limb compression device for pressing the patient's body. The method according to claim 1,
The seat portion is an exercise chair, characterized in that it is movable in the front and rear directions in which the lower body exercise portion is disposed.

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