KR890000002B1 - Exercising apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The exercising appts. has pieces engaged by a body portion of an exercising person, the pieces being mounted to allow movement and having devices applying resistance to musculature force. These cause the exercising person to perform positive and negative work, and stretching and prestretching of muscles. An open loop system, operatively coupled with the engagement pieces, monitors physical effort and correlates this effort with a programmed standard. A display is provided representing this correlation. The open loop system pref. includes generators of signals representing the magnitude of force exerted and the position of the body engaging pieces.

Description

Whole body exercise device and method

1 is a perspective view of the leg stretching device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the FIG. 1 device with the cover removed to illustrate the actuating member. FIG.

3 is a front view of the device of FIG. 2;

4 is a perspective view of a display device mounted to the device of FIGS.

5 is a graph of one form of data display available from the FIG. 1-3 apparatus according to the present invention.

6 is a schematic diagram of interconnections among devices used in accordance with the method of the present invention.

7 is a simple flowchart illustrating certain steps in the method of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view of a second form of the exercise device according to the invention.

9 is a side view of the FIG. 8 exercising apparatus with the lid removed to show the actuating member.

10 is a front view of the exercise apparatus of FIG.

11 and 12 are enlarged perspective views of the sprocket and locking lever of the device of FIGS. 8-10.

The present invention relates to a whole body exercising apparatus and a whole body exercising method.

Planned programs for exercise have long been used by people who train for various types of athletics or who are treated to recover from illness and injury. Nowadays, many such planning programs are used for the exercise, which use the auxiliary device of various devices or machines. Such exercise devices and methods of exercise have been developed from concepts and studies relating to physiology, physiological development, and function.

One type of exercise device and exercise that has been used quite successfully among these devices is described in US Pat. No. 3,858,873 to John. The term full range exercise, hereinafter, refers to positive work, negative work, rotational movement, stretching, prestretching, balanced direct resistance to automatic change, It refers to the exercise of resistance at the position of total muscle contraction and unlimited speed of movement.

However, the whole body movement mentioned here does not require all movements. In particular, some movements are complex movements because of the closed position and non-rotational movements, which cannot obtain the characteristics of the whole body movement as described above. For example, such exercise may be obtained through use in the apparatus described in US Pat. No. 3,905,599 to Mazman. The general field of such exercise, and related apparatus and exercise methods, is referred to herein as "exercise physiology". The field of exercise physiology is the field of kinesiology, in particular, medical research in athletics. Although it is possible to develop exercise programs that are applied to exercise methods and apparatus as described above more uniquely than the conventional one, the fields of exercise physiology and sports medicine are still insufficient. The main difficulty in running an exercise program correctly was that it was extremely difficult to detect, present and record physiological achievement.

It is an object of the present invention to improve accuracy and precision in detecting, presenting and recording physiological achievements. In realizing the object of the present invention, an exercise device having means coupled to a body part of an exerciser operating the device detects the physical exercise exerted by the exerciser and interconnects the detected exercise amount to a programmed criterion. It is improved by providing an open loop system. The open loop system displays the correlation between the programmed criterion and the amount of exercise detected and detected in a way that represents the physiological achievement of the exerciser.

Another object of the present invention is to add resistance to the muscle tissue causing the exercise of the body parts of the exerciser means for the muscle tissue to exercise and passive movement during exercise, and the magnitude of the force exerted in response to the exertion of the force SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An exercise device comprising a means for signaling a position of movement by force is provided, wherein the detection and display means operatively connected to the exercise window is adapted to receive a signal and to activate the device during exercise of the body part. Display information about what happened.

Another object of the present invention is to accurately and precisely record the state of exercise according to the state of exercise by the force exerted during exercise, the body position by the exerted force, the speed of exercise during exerting force, and the degree of exertion of the force. It is to make it possible. By recording this information during exercise, first and foremost, achievement can be systematically analyzed and developed to achieve desired efficiency and effectiveness.

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

As can be seen in the drawings of the specific operating embodiments of the device of the present invention and in the above description of the specification, the exercise device and the exercise method according to the present invention may be variously changed from the specific forms described later while obtaining a predetermined result of the present invention. have. Accordingly, the following description may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, and thus are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 to 3, the exercise device of the present invention in the form of the leg stretcher 20 is shown. In the present embodiment, the device 20 is a whole body exercise device having a means for engaging with the body part of an athlete operating the device. By actuation of the provided device and body engaging means, the body engaging means rotates about an axis coaxial with the axis of rotation of the engaged body part of the exerciser, which can be automatically changed over the entire range of motion of the combined body part and is balanced. Direct resistance can be applied to the muscle tissue causing the exercise. Infinite speed of movement is provided to resist the movement of the athlete's muscles to stretch and shrivel in active and passive movement, resulting in combined rotational movement of the body parts, in the illustrated embodiment, the leg stretch 20 It has a first and second roll fold (21, 22) coupled to the left and right legs of, respectively. Each of the first and second roll members 21 and 22 is arranged to rotate about an axis by the arm members 24 and 25. In use, the axis of rotation of the arm members 24, 25 and the roll members 21, 22 moving with it is substantially coaxial with the axis of rotation at the knees of the person operating the device 20.

In the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1-3, a means is operatively coupled with the first and second roll members to apply the resistance of the type described above over the full range of motion of the lower leg portion of the exerciser. In particular, each arm member 24, 25 is connected with a stub shaft extending through the axial frame structure of the device 20 near its axis of rotation. Each shaft is equipped with a sprocket 29.30 for guiding the chain 31. In the closed loop type chain 31, upward movement of the roll member 21 causes downward movement of the roll member 22, and downward movement of the roll member 22 causes upward movement of the roll member 21. It is disposed so as to pass through the rear sprocket, such as the sprockets (32, 34) provided in the rear support member (35). Active movement leveled by one lower leg (e.g., the left lower leg of the athlete) provides resistance to cause passive movement performed by the other body part (e.g., right leg) through the chain 31. Thus, in the apparatus 20 shown in FIGS. 1-3, all the resistance is provided by the exerciser. In addition, the speed of the exercise is also controlled by the exerciser. Thus, since no force is generated by the device 20 itself, the device 20 is very safe and allows the user to adjust in that the exerciser must consciously generate the force and speed required for the exercise. This feature relates to other features of the present invention described in more detail below.

In using the device of FIGS. 1-3, the athlete sits on a pedestal 36 mounted to the frame of the device 20 and leans against the backrest 38. The leg of the user dangling in the forward direction of the pedestal 36 is positioned to be substantially coaxial with the rotational axis of the knee joint and the roll members 21, 22. With such a position, the user can easily look at the display device 40 which will be described later in detail.

According to an important feature of the present invention, information is provided that detects physical exertion exerted by an exerciser operating the device, correlates the detected exertion with a programmed criterion, and correlates such detected exertion with a programmed criterion. An open loop means is operably provided with the body engaging means of the device 20 for display by the display device 40.

The device 20 of the invention incorporates an open loop means.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art of servomechanism, closed loops feed back any signal derived from the operation of the device to the device. As a specific example of an exercise device, such a closed loop may include a surge tool for exerting a force on the exerciser. These surge devices carry a fundamental risk of injury in the light of the fact that they may be unstable or cause significant injury to the athlete. However, there is no such risk in the device 20 of the present invention. In the device 20 of the present invention, the closing of the open loop is controlled throughout the force exerted as described above, and the behavior of the exerciser to control the speed of movement and successive movements and the amount of physical exertion exerted. Is caused by. In the form shown, in particular, the only source of force exerted is the exerciser. However, it can be seen that weight instruments (eg dumbbells, weightlifting) can have the same characteristics even when used as part or all of the force stimulating means, the use of which should be considered in light of the operation of the apparatus to be described in detail later. Has additional setting factors to do.

In the apparatus of FIGS. 1-3, the open loop device is operatively coupled with the roll members 21 and 22 to signal the magnitude of the force exerted in response to the action of the force between the body parts engaged with the body engaging means. It includes the means. The force response and signaling means preferably comprise a loud cell (pressure measuring device) which is inserted into the chain 31 as its connection to generate a suitable analog electrical signal. One form of loudspeaker used in the apparatus 20 of FIGS. 1-3 is an electrical resistance strain gauge whose resistance varies with the force exerted there. Means are operatively associated with the roll members 21, 22 to respond to their movement and signal their position. The position response and signaling means are preferably in the form of a pair of potentiometers that are aligned in line with the axis defining the rotation axis of the roll members 21 and 22 by supporting the sprockets 29 and 30 in front of the upper end. The potentiometer used here signals the position of the arm members 24 and 25 and the roll rule members 21 and 22 by the change of a resistance value.

By interconnecting the arm members 24 and 25 as described above by a chain 31 comprising a row cell, the movement of the two arm members and the roll members supported by them can use a single position signaling means. It is desirable to provide two position signaling means as described above. Using two signaling means can reduce the occurrence of errors due to such things as chain elongation.

The loudcell and positional signaling potentiometer are operatively connected to and provide a signal to the detection and display device in the housing 40 which allows the user of the device 20 to see the display of information as described above. . The display visible to the user of device 20 is shown in FIG. 4, which displays analog and digital information. The display device is operated under the control of the digital processor means connected to operate with the above-described analog signal means. The digital processor means preferably comprises a microcomputer or processor which forms an integral part of the apparatus 20. The digital processor means includes memory program means for obtaining an instruction relating to at least one of a standard magnitude of force to be exerted by the exerciser and a standard repetition rate of the regular force and the periodic repetition of the periodic exercise.

The use of a microprocessor or microcomputer as a component of the device 20 is a range of significant advantages over the device of the present invention, particularly in places such as laboratories, health clubs or spas where many types of machines can be installed. Do. A device 20 having a microprocessor or microcomputer as a component thereof is an "intelligent machine. That is, the device can identify a specific user by manually inputting a code or an encoded card. It is possible to communicate with a central computing device that detects a plurality of devices to search for a specific workout to be performed by a particular user from a memory that forms part of or forms part of the central computing device. As a result, the force exerted by the exerciser and the position from the applied force are still detected and the information obtained as a result of the detection is processed. You can see the display that displays and the interrelationships of your programmed exercise.

In a particular form of display shown in FIG. 4, a number of generally horizontal lines are shown by reference numerals 41, 43-46. The line 41 is represented by a signal in the form of a light beam which gradually extends from one side of the display device to the other side at a constant speed. Such an indication may be generated by continuously signaling a series of light emitting diodes. Other display lines 43-46 also have similar devices that may be signaled continuously to provide an analog representation of the gradually extending light beam. The display to be generated on the other display lines 43-46 will move from one side of the display device to the other side according to the exercise speed of the exerciser in response to the exercise amount exerted by the exerciser. The signal will also move up and down the lines 43-46 in response to changes in the applied force. That is, the movement performed at the indicated speed at a low level of force will only be indicated by line 44. The amount of exercise, including the exercise of the level of change of motion, will begin to appear on the lowermost line 43, move upward through the lines 44, 45 to the line 46 and then return towards the lower side 43. As will be described in detail below, the selected profiles for the amount of exercise to be exercised by the exerciser and the pace of the exercise are extended along the line 41 by a user response tracking or progressively extending line when the program exercise is performed. It may be adjusted according to the signaled force and position to proceed along a single predetermined line, such as line 44, in response to the progressive progression of the signal. When the leg stretcher 20 is used, an indication signal for each of the display faces occupied by the lines 41, 43-46 is used to indicate the position of the body parts that are combined for active exercise with a certain efficiency. Can be.

Exercises designed to use the leg stretcher 20 include a predetermined number of repetitions of the exercise cycle. As the repetition occurs, the digital display shows a numerical display of the number of repetitions already performed. For the repetitions programmed by the exercise method, the average force exerted and the average interval of time required for the repetition are displayed as values and added to the score. do. Where the recording device or printer is connected to a central computing device, the derived information may be displayed in graphical form. One form of graph display is shown in FIG. 5, where the graph is shown as the average of the repetitions by the left and right legs for an athlete using a leg stretcher.

The invention includes the operation of a device having a microprocessor device (MPU) which forms part of each device, or by a stored program in cooperation with a microprocessor device (MPU) and a central computing phase (CPU). To make it work. For example, when operation is under the control of a microprocessor device, the standard magnitude of the force to be exerted by the exerciser, the standard speed of exerting force, and the standard number of repetitions of the force exerted periodically are determined by the exerciser. Prior to use, it may be entered directly into the MPU, or may be entered into the MPU by a punctured card or magnetic recording card, which may be inserted into the reader of the device 20. When the operation is run according to the CPU, the CPU and a large amount of memory make it work according to some procedure, where each procedure checks the CPU on its own and the CPU loads the necessary instructions on the CPU.

As described above, the components involved in the operation are shown in FIG. 6, where the analog signaling device coupled to the exercise device is represented by an MPU display and a CPU.

When the CPU is used in connection with an exercise device, a feature of the "intellectual device" exercise device according to the present invention is that it connects to a number of individual exercise devices from only one CPU. This means that at least 32 types of exercise devices may be used along the general lines described with respect to leg extension 20. Thus, a single CPU may detect, process and display information derived from multiple exercise devices. The CPU may also instruct the whole body movement of each device using the device so installed.

A simple flowchart of cooperation between the CPU and the MPU is shown in FIG. As can be seen from the figure, information is transferred between the MPU and CPU upon completing each body part movement in a particular direction. In other words, repetition is regarded as the full cycle of force exertion. Half repetition indicates that in the case of leg extension device 20, one body part performs active exercise and the other body part displays half of the period of exertion during the passive exercise. As described briefly above, the present invention is used in many other exercise devices in addition to the above-described leg extension device 20. To illustrate another type of device, a hip-backexercise apparatus is shown in FIGS. 8-12. When using the hip-back exercise device 60, it is assumed that the athlete is in a straight lying position in line with the axis of rotation of the pair of roll members 61 and 62. The hip-back exercise device 60 shown in FIGS. 8-10 is equipped with a display device 40 used for the leg extension device shown in FIGS. 1-3.

The hip-back exercise device 60 is manufactured and operated in a manner comparable to the leg stretcher 20 of FIGS. 1-3. The buttock-back movement device 60 is a chain guided against a pair of sprockets 68 and 69 such that the arm members 64 and 65 on which the roll members 61 and 62 are mounted move in opposite directions of the adjusted movement. It includes (71).

The hip-back motion device 60 may comprise a device such as a force measuring device or a tension meter according to the invention. In particular, first and second locking levers 74 and 75 are provided, which can be operated by the user of the machine so as not to rotate one of the sprockets 68 and 69. As can be seen in FIGS. 11 and 12, the locking of the sprocket 69, which prevents it from rotating, occurs by inserting the teeth or panel 78 into the teeth of the sprocket.

In using a device according to the invention, such as a force measuring device or a tension meter, each arm 64, 63 is moved to the position where the force measurement is to be made, and the sprockets on the opposite side of the device are operated by means of an appropriate lever. Locked. Thus, when the force exerted by the left leg is measured by determining the force exerted on one of the roll buds 61, the locking lever 74 on the opposite side of the device 60 will turn the remote sprocket 68 on. It works to lock. When this happens, the low cell 70 is located on the tight side of the closed loop of the chain 71. Thus, the force exerted by the user of the device 60 is generated statically and the body part exerting the force is subject to resistance to movement in the direction in which the force is exerted so that the force measurement is obtained from the range of its position. Can lose.

As described above, the exercise device described with reference to two specific embodiments can be used for accurate determination of the amount of exercise developed during exercise. By using such a device as described above, the purpose of the exercise method can be set on the basis of the knowledge of the individual's ability, i. Finally, if the individual's starting ability and desired goal are properly displayed from the information detected and processed by the device described above, the user's athletic force may be indicated by the display device 40 to optimize the achievement of the set purpose. .

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in the drawings and specification, it is not intended to limit the invention thereby, as is general and commercially available.

Claims (18)

An exercise device adapted to provide an exercise to a user and to record the amount of exercise performed, wherein the first body coupling means is coupled to the first body portion of the user to operate together, and the second body coupling means is coupled to the second body of the user. It is coupled to the body part and is operated together, and the interconnecting means connects the first and second body coupling means so as to transmit power so that only the first and the second body coupling water become predetermined joint operations with each other. The connecting means is such that the active movement provided by the body coupling means is transmitted to the passive movement applied to the other body coupling means, and no other force or resistance is applied to the body coupling means, and all the forces and resistances are merely used by the user. Is generated by the power supply and can be changed instantaneously. The output signal is proportional to the magnitude of the force applied to the body coupling means, and only the number of position sensing units is coupled to the mutual connection means to generate an output signal proportional to the position of the body coupling means. In response to the force sensing means and the position sensing means, an output signal is generated to represent a change in force and position proportional to the movement effect generated by the user, and the display means generates an output signal in response to the process means. Exercise equipment intended to be produced with a recognizable display. An exercise device configured to provide a user with an exercise and to record the amount of exercise performed, wherein the first body coupling means is coupled to the L body part of the user to be operated together, and the second body coupling means is coupled to the second body of the user. It is coupled to the body part and is operated together, and the mutual connection means connects the first and second body coupling means so as to transmit power so that the first and second body coupling means can be co-operated with each other. The connecting means is such that the active movement provided by the body coupling means is transmitted to the passive movement applied to the other body coupling means, and no other force or resistance is applied to the body coupling means, and all the forces and resistances are touched. It is generated by the user and can be changed instantaneously. The force sensing means is operated in conjunction with the interconnecting means. The output signal is proportional to the magnitude of the force applied to the body coupling means, and coupled to the position sensing means abnormal call connection means to generate the output signal proportional to the position of the body coupling means. In response to the force sensing means and the position sensing means an output signal is generated to indicate a change in force and position proportional to the exercise effect generated by the user, and optionally programmed standard generating means is performed by the exerciser. And providing an output signal in proportion to the desired amount of exercise to be performed, wherein the display means is adapted to generate a display recognizable to the process means output signal and the standard output signal. The method of claim 2, wherein the connecting means comprises a rotation means connected to the first and second body coupling means, and has the same rotation axis as the rotation axis of the body coupling portion corresponding to the rotational movement with respect to the coupling portion of the user Exercise equipment. The exercise device according to claim 3, wherein the rotating means is coaxial with a body engaging portion of the user. 3. An exercise device according to claim 2, wherein said connecting means comprises non-extensible means for connecting the first and second body coupling means. The method of claim 2, wherein the connecting means comprises a first rotating means and a second rotating means adapted to rotate together with the first body coupling site and the second body coupling site, and as one rotating means rotates And a connecting means for connecting the first and second rotating means to rotate the other rotating means. 3. An exercise device according to claim 2, wherein the actuation on the first body coupling means in one direction operates the second body coupling means in the opposite direction. 3. An exercise device according to claim 2, wherein the force sensing means comprises an electromechanical strain gauge for providing an electrical output signal. The exercise window according to claim 2, wherein only the position sensing number generates an electrical output signal. 3. The exercise device of claim 2 wherein the processing means comprises a programmed microprocessor. The exercise device according to claim 2, wherein the display means includes a plurality of light emitting diodes that are regularly aligned such that each light emitting diode responds to a selected signal from the process means. An exercise device according to claim 2, wherein the display means comprises a cathode ray tube. In an exercise device that provides an effective exercise of muscles to a user and records the effect performed, only the first body coupling means and the second body coupling means are combined with the user's first body portion and the second body portion to create an arc path. The first means for coupling is coaxially installed with the first body coupling site, the first body coupling means is moved by a predetermined angle, and the first and second body coupling means The interconnecting means connects the first and second body coupling means so as to be cooperative, and the interconnecting means is a passive means in which the active movement provided by the one body coupling means is applied to the other body coupling means. It includes two directional force transmission means to be transmitted to the movement, and no other force or resistance is applied to the body coupling means. The dimension stage is coupled to the interconnecting means to generate an output signal proportional to the magnitude of the force applied to the body coupling means, and the position sensing means is coupled to the rotating means to proportionately proportional to the position of the body coupling means. The output means is configured to generate an output signal, and the process means is provided in response to the force sensing means and the position sensing means to provide an electrical output signal representing a change in force and position proportional to the movement effect generated by the user. And a display device capable of generating an output signal recognizable in response to the process means. 14. An exercise device according to claim 13, wherein each rotating means comprises a chain sprocket. 14. An exercise device according to claim 13, wherein the two-way force transmission means comprises a closed loop chain. 16. An exercise device according to claim 15, wherein the one body engaging means includes a locking pawl for preventing the operation of all of the body engaging means. In an exercise method that provides a range of exercise to the user and records the effect of the exercise performed, and in a device having a first and second body coupling means in which the force transmission paths are interconnected, active muscle force is applied to only the first body coupling number. Operatively applied, and at the same time a passive force is applied to the second body coupling means and operated, and the force applied to the first body coupling means is transferred to the second body coupling means or vice versa, the body coupling means of the opposite position where the force is applied. It is designed to prevent any other force from acting by imparting resistance to it, to generate a signal by detecting the operation of the body coupling means, and to provide an output signal indicating a force signal and a position signal in proportion to the exercise effect by the user. And process the position signal and display a recognizable image representing the effect of the movement performed, the force signal and output Undongbeop that is different from the one generated in response to the output signals generated from the arc process. Provide the user with a range of exercises and record the effects of the exercises performed. In a method of exercise performed in a device having first and second body coupling means interconnected by force transmission paths, active muscle force is applied to the first body coupling means and operated, while passive force is applied to the second body coupling means. And the force applied to the first body coupling means is transmitted to the second body coupling means or vice versa to impart resistance to the body coupling means in the opposite position to which the force is applied so that no other force is applied. A source that can process and selectively program the force and position signals to provide an output signal indicative of the force and position signals in proportion to the effect of motion by the user. source) provides a pacing signal proportional to the amount of exercise desired by the user, and the pacing signal and the amount of exercise Possibly recognize the display image that represents, and the phase of the performed work undongbeop adapted to generate in response to an output signal from the processing of the force signal and the output signal.

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