TW201800125A - Exercise apparatus with variable-temperature handlebars characterized by controlling the temperature changing zones to make user's hands feel cool or warm so as to regulate the user's body temperature - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an exercise apparatus comprising an exercising mechanism and a handlebar set. The exercising mechanism can provide the user to do an exercise. The handlebar set has grip parts which can provide the user with a grip while doing an exercise and can be engageable or movable. The present invention is characterized in that the surface of each grip part is equipped with a temperature changing zone which provides a touch for user's hand. The temperature of the temperature changing zone can be controlled to raise to a suitable temperature, e.g. 38 DEG C to 50 DEG C, which can enable the user's hand to obtain warm feeling. Furthermore, the temperature of the temperature changing zone can be controlled to lower to a suitable temperature, e.g. 20 DEG C to 36 DEG C, which can enable the user's hand to obtain cool feeling. The temperature of the temperature changing zone can be directly responded to the instruction of the user to do a corresponding change and also can be automatically changed according to the exercise situation.

Description

Sports equipment with temperature-variable grip

The present invention relates to sports equipment, and more particularly, to various sports equipment having grips.

Today, almost all kinds of sports equipment such as treadmills, indoor bicycles, elliptical machines, stair machines, rowing machines, weight training machines, etc., almost have grips that can be grasped by users during exercise. The aforementioned grips are based on their types and The main functions can be roughly divided into the following four categories: one is fixed, which can be used to hold the body to stabilize the body and avoid falling, such as the treadmill, the grip on the front or both sides of the stair machine; the second, fixed, can be used for People grasp to stabilize the upper body and facilitate the lower body to exert force, such as the grips on the front of upright bikes, the grips on both sides of recumbent bike seats, and various types of legs that must use leg movements. The grip of the weight training machine; Third, the movable type, which can be selectively grasped for additional movement during exercise, such as the grips that most elliptical machines currently can swing back and forth; Fourth, the movable type, which must be grasped during exercise To perform main sports, such as the grip of rowing machines, grips of various weight training machines that must use hand movements. Some sports equipment may have two or more sets of grips at the same time. For example, reclining bicycles usually have two sets of fixed grips (located on the front of the bicycle and on the sides of the seat), while elliptical machines may have a set of Fixed grip and a set of movable grips.

In the conventional technology, in addition to the grip of sports equipment for the main function of lifting, in some cases, a heart rate sensing device may be provided at the position for gripping, and / or at the position corresponding to the thumb The control button is set to have the auxiliary function of sensing the user's heartbeat frequency and / or allowing the user to input instructions. In addition, the grip of the conventional sports equipment rarely sees other functions.

On the other hand, although most sports equipment is used indoors, it will not be in the extremely hot environment that outdoor sports may face. However, due to the intensity and duration of the human body during exercise, the body temperature may be higher than usual. Out 1 to 2 degrees or more, so, Even if used indoors, the users of the aforementioned sports equipment may be in a high temperature or overheated state after a period of exercise, and if the body continues to heat without good heat dissipation, especially when the indoor temperature, humidity is high, air is not flowing, Inappropriate clothing that prevents the skin from dissipating heat may cause the user to feel hot and uncomfortable during or after exercise, or even cause thermal cramps or thermal exhaustion. The console of some sports equipment is equipped with a small fan that can blow air towards the user, which is essentially used to help the user's skin to dissipate heat and prevent the user's body temperature from continuously rising.

On the other hand, it is generally known that it is best to perform warm-up exercises before relatively intense formal exercise, so that the body gradually enters a state suitable for high-intensity exercise, including a proper increase in body temperature, heartbeat, and blood circulation Accelerate, increase the oxygen content of muscle tissue, etc. to improve sports performance and avoid sports injuries. In contrast, cool-down exercises must be performed after formal exercise to allow the body to gradually return to its usual state to avoid accumulation of metabolites. In muscle tissue, causing soreness and even injury. Generally, when a user uses a specific sports equipment to perform a specific exercise, warm-up exercise is to perform a low-intensity exercise directly on the sports equipment for a period of time, or gradually increase the intensity of the exercise, and the relaxation exercise is also performed on the sports equipment for a period of time. Low-intensity exercise, or gradually reduce exercise intensity. Users can follow a preset exercise program with warm-up and relaxation periods, and can manually adjust the difficulty of the exercise (such as adjusting the speed of the jogging belt on a treadmill) or control the speed of the exercise (such as slowing down on a bicycle) Rotation speed) to perform relatively soothing warm-up exercises and relaxation exercises in a period of time after starting the exercise and a period of time before ending the exercise. The problem is that when the total length of exercise is not long, the time taken by the warm-up exercise and the relaxation exercise is also relatively short, resulting in the effect of warm-up and relaxation is not implemented. For example, because the warm-up exercise time is too short The user's core temperature and muscle temperature have not begun to rise appropriately before starting high-intensity exercise, which is likely to hurt muscles, tendons or joints, or because the time to ease the exercise is too short, when the exercise time ends, the user's muscles And the heart is still in a high temperature and hyperactive state. In addition, some people may not be able to increase their body temperature during the warm-up phase or may not be able to decrease their body temperature during the relaxation phase because of physical factors.

In addition, during the formal exercise phase, the exercise intensity of the user should preferably be kept within a suitable range suitable for his age and physical condition, in order to obtain the best exercise effect, and avoid danger caused by excessive exercise. Some sports equipment can sense the heartbeat frequency of the user during exercise and display it on the console immediately as a reference or corresponding indicator of exercise intensity, that is, when the heartbeat frequency is lower than the ideal heart rate range (usually determined by age), On behalf of When the exercise intensity is too low, the expected exercise effect may not be achieved. The user should increase the exercise intensity. On the contrary, when the heartbeat frequency is higher than the ideal heart rate range, it means that the exercise intensity at that time is too high, which may cause the heart to bear an improper load. Exercise intensity should be reduced. Some sports equipment will estimate the user's metabolic equivalent (MET) based on the resistance and / or speed of the exercise and display it on the console immediately as a reference or corresponding indicator of exercise intensity. In the conventional technology, under certain operating modes of certain sports equipment, when the user's heartbeat frequency or metabolic equivalent is detected to be too low / too high, it will automatically increase / decrease the difficulty of the movement mechanism, such as a treadmill Automatically speed up / slow down the speed of its running belt, and the bicycle automatically increases / decreases the resistance of its pedals, so that the user's exercise intensity will increase / decrease accordingly, so as to guide the user to exercise with an appropriate exercise intensity.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a sports equipment, wherein the grip can allow the user's hand to obtain a warm or cold feeling according to the situation, thereby adjusting the user's body temperature and allowing the user to perform and complete in a better state. motion.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sports equipment, which can make it easier for a user to raise their body temperature during the warm-up phase of exercise, and assist them to achieve a warm-up effect.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sports equipment, which can make it easier for a user to lower his body temperature during the relaxation phase of the exercise, and assist him to achieve a relaxation effect.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a sports equipment that can induce the user to increase the exercise intensity when it is determined that the user's exercise intensity is too low during the user's exercise, and induce the user when the exercise intensity is determined to be too high. Reduce exercise intensity to help users get better exercise results and avoid danger caused by excessive exercise.

In order to achieve the foregoing main objectives, the sports equipment provided by the present invention includes: a sports mechanism through which a user can perform a specific exercise, a grip group that allows the user to grip while performing the aforementioned exercise, and a useable device An input device for inputting instructions, a display device for displaying information to a user, and a control unit (such as a programmed control circuit) electrically connected to the input device and the display device. The control unit can receive and process The instruction input by the input device and the information displayed by the display device are controlled; characterized in that the surface of the grip portion (hereinafter referred to as the grip portion) of the grip group is provided with at least one temperature-varying zone; and at least one temperature change The device can change the temperature in the temperature change zone; the control unit can control the temperature change device to increase or decrease the temperature in the temperature change zone, and the control unit can control the temperature The temperature in the aforementioned temperature-changing zone is increased to a temperature-sensing temperature range (usually higher than 38 degrees Celsius, for example, an appropriate temperature between 38 and 50 degrees Celsius), which can make the hands of users touching the temperature-changing zone feel higher than their body temperature. It can also be controlled to reduce the temperature in the aforementioned temperature-changing zone to a temperature range that allows users' hands touching the temperature-changing zone to feel lower than their body temperature (usually lower than 36 degrees Celsius, for example, an appropriate temperature between 20 and 36 degrees Celsius). ). According to this, according to different conditions, the user can obtain a warm feeling or a cool feeling when gripping the gripping portion, and promptly raise or lower his body temperature, and can perform and complete exercise in a better state.

Among them, the aforementioned control unit may control the temperature of the aforementioned temperature-variation area according to an instruction on the temperature requirement (for example, required temperature increase, required temperature decrease, required temperature becomes a specific value, etc.) input by the user through the aforementioned input device. Changes in the foregoing requirements; the aforementioned control unit may also control the temperature change device according to the user's status of the exercise (including the progress phase of the exercise, exercise performance, the user's own physiological condition, etc.), so that the temperature in the temperature change zone is in use Automatically raises or lowers during exercise.

In order to achieve one of the objectives of the disclosure, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned control unit can control the temperature of the aforementioned temperature-varying zone to increase during the warm-up phase of the user's movement, thereby prompting the user who grips the gripping portion Your body temperature rises appropriately to help it achieve a warm-up effect.

In order to achieve one of the objectives of the disclosure, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit can control the temperature of the temperature-variable region to decrease during the relaxation phase of the user's movement, so as to promote the body temperature of the user who grips the gripping portion. Reduce it appropriately to help it achieve a mitigation effect.

In order to achieve one of the disclosed objectives, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned sports equipment further includes at least one physiological sensing device (for example, a sensor Heart rate sensing device); the control unit may determine the exercise intensity of the user when performing the exercise based on the values of the physiological parameters measured by the physiological sensing device, and may (for example, based on the user's heartbeat frequency lower than one (Preset range) when it is determined that the user's exercise intensity is too low, and the temperature in the temperature-changing zone has not reached a temperature upper limit value, the temperature in the temperature-changing zone is controlled to increase to promote the body temperature of the user who grips the gripping portion Properly increase to induce the exercise intensity to increase; on the contrary, the aforementioned control unit judges that the user's exercise intensity is too high (for example, based on the user's heartbeat frequency being higher than a preset range), and that the temperature in the temperature-changing zone has not reached a When the temperature is lower, the temperature in the temperature-changing zone is controlled to decrease, so that the body temperature of the user who grips the gripping portion is appropriately reduced, and the body is induced to weaken. Dynamic strength.

In order to achieve one of the objectives of the disclosure, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sports equipment further includes a speed sensing device, and the speed sensing device can sense the movement speed of the movement mechanism for the user to perform the movement. ; The control unit will control the temperature of the temperature-changing zone when the value of the speed of movement is lower than a preset range (representing that the user's exercise intensity is too low) and the temperature of the temperature-changing zone has not reached a temperature upper limit value; The increase causes the body temperature of the user who grips the gripping portion to rise appropriately and induces it to increase the intensity of exercise; otherwise, the control unit will increase the value of the exercise speed above the preset range (representing the user's exercise intensity) Too high), and when the temperature in the temperature-changing zone has not reached a preset lower temperature limit value, the temperature in the temperature-changing zone is controlled to reduce the body temperature of the user who grips the gripping portion to be appropriately reduced, and induces to weaken the exercise intensity .

Alternatively, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sports equipment further includes a difficulty changing device, and the difficulty changing device can change the difficulty of the sports mechanism for the user to perform the exercise; the control unit can be based on the difficulty And the value of the exercise speed to calculate the exercise intensity when the user performs the exercise, and when the exercise intensity is too low and the temperature in the temperature change zone has not reached the upper temperature limit, the temperature in the temperature change zone is increased, Promote the body temperature of the user gripping the gripping portion to be appropriately increased, and induce the exercise intensity to increase; otherwise, the control unit will control the exercise intensity when the exercise intensity is too high and the temperature in the temperature change zone has not reached the lower temperature limit value. The decrease in temperature in the temperature-changing zone causes the body temperature of a user who grips the gripping portion to be appropriately reduced, and induces them to weaken exercise intensity.

For example, when applied to a treadmill, when the speed of the running belt is too slow / too fast, the temperature in the variable temperature zone is controlled to increase / decrease; when applied to a bicycle, such as when the pedal resistance is moderate but the pedal speed is slow / fast, or when The pedal speed is moderate but the pedal resistance is weak / strong, that is, the temperature change zone is controlled to increase / decrease.

10‧‧‧ Sports Equipment

20‧‧‧frame

25‧‧‧Seat Set

30‧‧‧ Sports Agency

32‧‧‧ Difficulty changing device

34‧‧‧speed sensing device

40‧‧‧Grip Set

42‧‧‧The first gripping section

44‧‧‧Second gripping section

50‧‧‧console

52‧‧‧Input device

54‧‧‧Display device

60‧‧‧Control unit

70‧‧‧Heart rate sensor

72‧‧‧ metal sheet

80‧‧‧Variable temperature zone

82‧‧‧Temperature changing device

84‧‧‧Temperature sensing device

90‧‧‧ temperature sensing device

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a sports equipment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a grip set and related electronic functions in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a functional block diagram of a sports equipment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The invention may be applied to various sports equipment with grips, such as treadmills, treadmills, indoor bicycles (including upright bikes and recumbent bikes), and elliptical machines ), Stair machine, stepper machine, rower machine, weight training machine and other common sports equipment, and other types are more special or relatively rare, but the field of use Basically the same sports equipment, such as the so-called "slide machine", "space walker", "riding machine", etc., or "TreadClimber", "Adaptive Motion Trainer", "Arc Trainer", etc. Similar equipment. Of course, the above is only a list of some typical sports equipment, and the present invention may also be applied to other types of sports equipment that are not listed. In addition, in addition to cardiopulmonary function and weight training sports equipment, the present invention may also be applied to passive sports equipment that does not require the user's active effort, such as a rehabilitation indoor bicycle with a motor-driven pedal.

The lift sports equipment each has a movement mechanism through which the user can perform a specific exercise. For example, a treadmill / walker has a walking belt mechanism for running or walking, an indoor bicycle and an elliptical machine have a treading mechanism. The pedal mechanism for movement, the stair machine has a stair mechanism for stair climbing, etc., and the like. The movement mechanism of various sports equipment belongs to the prior art, and its specific composition is not substantially related to the creative content of the present invention, so it will not be listed and detailed in this specification.

The sports equipment to which the present invention is applied each has at least one grip group that can be grasped by a user during exercise, for example, a fixed grip on the front or two sides of a treadmill / walker, a front or two sides of a stair machine Fixed grips, etc., for users to hold when running, walking or climbing stairs, to stabilize the body and avoid falling; fixed grips and reclining bicycle seats at the front of upright and reclining bicycles Fixed grips on both sides, fixed grips on the front of the elliptical machine, fixed grips of various weight training machines that must use leg movements (such as "Leg Press", "Leg Extension"), etc. are available for users Grip when performing various leg movements to stabilize the upper body and facilitate force exertion on the lower body; the movable grip at the front of the elliptical machine allows users to selectively grasp when performing leg-turning exercises, making the hands Accompanied by additional push-pull movements (Note: this grip group can be considered as part of the movement mechanism); rowing grips of rowing machines, various weight training machines that must use hand movements (such as "Chest Press", "S "houlder Press") can be used to grip the user when performing rowing or various hand movements, enabling the aforementioned movements (Note: this grip group is part of the movement mechanism). Sports equipment to which the present invention is applicable may be simultaneously It has two or more sets of grips with the same or different functions. For example, a reclining bicycle has two sets of fixed grips (located on the front of the bicycle and two sides of the seat). The elliptical machine has a set of fixed grips and A set of movable grips. The basic structure, arrangement position, and main functions of the grip groups of various sports equipment belong to the prior art, and they can be generally applied to the sports equipment of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows the appearance of a sports equipment (10) according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It mainly has a frame (20), a sports mechanism (30) for users to perform specific sports, and a user A grip set (40) for gripping during the aforementioned exercise, and a console (50) as a human-machine interface. This example uses an upright bicycle as an example of sports equipment. Corresponding to this, the sports mechanism (30) refers to a pedal mechanism that allows users sitting on the seat group (25) to perform stepping motions. The grip group (40) is relatively fixed above the front of the seat group (25) (Note: the position of the grip group (40) and the seat group (25) can be adjusted, but it is fixed during movement), allowing users to During the stepping movement, both hands can be stretched forward to grasp the grip group (40), thereby stabilizing the upper body and facilitating the stepping movement of both feet.

Please refer to FIG. 2. In the preferred embodiment, the grip group (40) is generally U-shaped and has a pair of left-right symmetrical first gripping portions (42) and a pair of left-right symmetrical first gripping portions (42). Two gripping portions (44), wherein the first pair of first gripping portions (42) are formed on the two sides of the U-shaped section, and are positioned relatively outward and forward, so that the user's hands can be punched with eyes The two gripping portions (44) are formed in the middle section of the U-shape, and are positioned relatively inward and rearward, so that the user's hands can be punched with fists and eyes. Grasp the relative ways separately. During the exercise, the user can choose to grip the first gripping portion (42) or the second gripping portion (44) at any time as needed, and of course, can choose not to grip.

The console (50) has at least one input device (52), such as various keys, touch devices, and the like, and at least one display device (54) for displaying information to the user, such as Various LCD and LED devices. The console (50) has a control unit (60) (see FIG. 3) electrically connected to the input device (52) and the display device (54), which can receive and process instructions input through the input device (52). And controlling the information displayed by the display device (54). In the present invention, the aforementioned control unit (60) refers to related hardware and software / firmware assemblies capable of processing electrical signals in a predetermined manner, for example, a microcontroller (MCU) with a built-in specific program is used as a circuit core. Stylized control circuit. The aforementioned input device (52), display device (54) and control unit (60) belong to the previous Technology, its specific composition is not substantially related to the creative content of the present invention, so it will not be described in detail in this specification.

As shown in FIG. 3, the aforementioned sports equipment (10) also has a difficulty changing device (32), which can change the difficulty level of the aforementioned sports mechanism (30) for users to exercise. The aforementioned control unit (60) is electrically connected to the aforementioned difficulty changing device (32), and the control unit (60) can be based on an instruction on the degree of difficulty required by the user via the input device (52) (e.g., requesting an increase in difficulty, requesting a decrease in difficulty) (Requires difficulty to become a specific level, etc.) Real-time control of the difficulty change device (32), or sequential control of the difficulty change device (32) according to a motion program containing time settings and difficulty settings to change the user's borrowing of the aforementioned sports mechanism (30 ) How easy it is to exercise. The control unit (60) can also control the display device (54) to display information about the difficulty of the exercise.

In the case of indoor bicycles, the aforementioned difficulty change device (32) is usually a resistance device that can apply a predetermined resistance to a motion mechanism (pedal mechanism) (30), such as the eddy current brake (ECB) commonly used in practice. The higher / lower, the higher or lower the difficulty or intensity of the stepping exercise. In other sports equipment, such as an elliptical machine, the difficulty change device is usually a resistance device that can apply a predetermined resistance to the pedal mechanism; for another example, the difficulty change device of a treadmill / walker is usually a drive belt that can drive the belt at a predetermined speed. The driving device of the rotation, when the speed of the running belt is faster / slower, the difficulty or intensity of running or walking becomes higher / lower. In addition, the difficulty changing device of some treadmills / walkers may also include A second driving device that can drive the treadmill to change the elevation angle. When the elevation angle of the treadmill is larger / smaller, the difficulty or intensity of the running or walking exercise is higher / lower; for example, the difficulty changing device of a stair machine is usually A resistance device that can apply predetermined resistance to the ladder mechanism. When the resistance is larger / smaller, the slower / faster the ladder slides down, the lower or higher the difficulty or intensity of climbing the stairs; etc., etc. foot. The difficulty change device of various sports equipment belongs to the prior art, and its specific composition is not substantially related to the creative content of the present invention, so it will not be listed and detailed in this specification.

As shown in FIG. 3, the aforementioned sports equipment (10) also has a speed sensing device (34), which can sense the movement speed of the aforementioned movement mechanism (30) for the user to exercise. The control unit (60) is electrically connected to the speed sensing device (34). The control unit (60) can obtain the value of the movement speed sensed by the speed sensing device (34), and control the display device (54). Display information about the speed of movement, such as extrapolating a few kilometers per hour (such as treadmills, bicycles) or several reciprocating movements per minute (such as steppers, rowing machines).

In the case of indoor bicycles, the aforementioned speed sensing device (34) is usually a rotational speed sensing device that can sense the rotational speed of a pedal mechanism or a component that rotates in conjunction with the pedal mechanism (such as a flywheel or a belt drive wheel). For example, it is common in practice The grating disk used with the light sensor, the faster / slower the measured rotation speed, the faster / slower the user performs the pedaling motion. In other sports equipment, for example, the speed sensing device of a treadmill / walker, elliptical machine, stair machine, etc. is also usually a rotation speed sensing device, which can sense the rotation speed of a component rotating in conjunction with a sports mechanism, such as Rotational speed of treadmill rollers, flywheels, belt drive wheels or drive motors of treadmills / walkers, rotational speed of crank mechanism, flywheels or belt drive wheels of elliptical machines, sprocket wheels, flywheels or belt drive wheels of stair machines Etc .; for another example, the speed sensing device of a stepper, rowing machine, weight training machine usually senses the reciprocating actions (such as the stepping down of the stepper and returning up, the grip of the rowing machine Frequency of pulling backwards and forwards); and so on. The speed sensing device of various sports equipment belongs to the prior art, and its specific composition is not substantially related to the creative content of the present invention, so it will not be listed and detailed in this specification.

Please refer to FIG. 2. The aforementioned sports equipment (10) has a heart rate sensing device (70) capable of sensing a user's heartbeat frequency. The heart rate sensing device (70) includes a pair of second gripping portions (40) provided in the grip group (40). A total of four long metal pieces (72) on 44), two of which are juxtaposed on the top surface of the second gripping portion (44) on the left side, and the other two are juxtaposed on the top surface of the second gripping portion (44) on the right side, Each metal piece (72) extends along the length direction (corresponding to the left and right axial directions) of the second gripping portion (44), and the extension length is greater than the width of the palm of an average person. When a user's hands naturally grip the aforementioned pair of first When the two gripping portions (44), the palms and / or the inside of the fingers can contact the four metal pieces (72). The aforementioned heart rate sensing device (70) further includes a sensing circuit (not shown) provided inside the grip group (40) and electrically connected to the metal sheets (72), which can pass through the aforementioned metal sheet (72) ) Sensing the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal and / or electromyography (EMG) signal of the user's hand to detect the occurrence of the user's heartbeat and measure its frequency. Such a heart rate sensing device that senses the heartbeat frequency through a metal sheet is a well-known technology commonly used in the field of sports equipment, and its explanation is omitted here. Depending on the type and design choice, the number, shape, size, and distribution of the aforementioned metal pieces may be different from those shown in Figure 2. For example, in other embodiments (there is no corresponding drawing), each may be gripped. The part has two metal pieces located on two opposite sides of the cylindrical surface, or most of the surface of each gripping portion is a metal piece. The control unit (60) is electrically connected to the heart rate sensing device (70). The control unit (60) can obtain the value of the heartbeat frequency sensed by the heart rate sensing device (70), and control the display of the display device (54). Information about heartbeat frequency.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. The aforementioned sports equipment (10) also has at least one temperature changing device (82), such as various electric heating devices capable of converting electrical energy into heat, applying thermoelectric materials or so-called Thermoelectric chip cooler / heater, heat pump, radiant heater, convection heater, fan heater, immersion heater, electromagnetic Heaters, water-cooled refrigerators, etc., the aforementioned temperature changing device (82) is thermally connected to the metal pieces (72), and can change the temperature of each metal piece (72), including heating and cooling. That is to say, in the preferred embodiment, the metal pieces (73) on the second gripping portion (44) are used to sense the user's heartbeat frequency, and the surface of each metal piece (73) is also A temperature change zone (80) is formed that can be actively heated or cooled (as opposed to being passively heated or cooled due to the influence of ambient air temperature). When the user chooses to grip the second gripping portion (44), since the palm of the hand and / or the inside of the finger can contact the metal sheet (72), the hand can feel the temperature of the temperature changing zone (80), and , When there is a temperature difference between the body temperature of the hand and the temperature of the temperature change zone (80), heat conduction will occur.

The control unit (60) is electrically connected to the temperature change device (82), and the control unit (60) can control the temperature change device (82) to increase or decrease the temperature of the temperature change area (80). Further, The control unit (60) can control the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) to rise to a temperature-sensing temperature range, and can also control the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) to decrease to a cool-temperature range. Among them, the aforementioned temperature-sensing temperature range is higher than 38 degrees Celsius, for example, an appropriate temperature between 38 and 50 degrees Celsius can make a user's hand feel higher than his body temperature. In contrast, the aforementioned cool feeling temperature range is lower than 36 degrees Celsius, for example, an appropriate temperature between 20 and 36 degrees Celsius can make the user's hand feel lower than his body temperature. Of course, the temperature in the temperature change zone (80) may also pass or be maintained between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius. In order to accurately control the actual temperature of the temperature change zone (80), at least one temperature sensing device (84) capable of sensing the temperature of the metal piece (72) is provided on the inner side of the metal piece (72). A temperature sensing device (84) is arranged between the parallel two metal pieces (72) on each side. The control unit (60) is electrically connected to the temperature sensing device (84), and the control unit (60) can obtain the temperature. The value of the temperature sensed by the sensing device (84) is used as a feedback for controlling the temperature change device (82). Basically, the control unit (60) controls the temperature of all temperature-variable regions (80) to be consistent.

The control unit (60) can control the aforementioned display device (54) to display information about the current temperature of the temperature change zone (80), such as a specific temperature value. In addition, at a suitable position on the aforementioned grip group (40), for example, beside the temperature change zone (80), at least one light signal device (not shown in the figure) can be provided; the control unit (60) can control the light signal device, So that the signal device displays the current temperature corresponding to the temperature change zone (80) Degree signal information, for example, when the temperature in the temperature-variable area (80) corresponds to the aforementioned temperature-sensing temperature range, the aforementioned signal-signal device presents a temperature-sensitive light (such as a red light), and when the temperature in the temperature-variable area (80) corresponds to the foregoing Cool temperature range. The aforementioned light signal device displays a cool light (such as a blue light) for quick identification by the user. Similar signalling devices may also be provided on the aforementioned console (50) as part of the display device (54).

The aforementioned input device (52) allows the user to input an instruction on temperature requirements, such as required temperature rise, required temperature decrease, required temperature to become a specific value, etc .; the aforementioned control unit (60) will control according to the aforementioned instruction on temperature requirements The temperature changing device (82) changes the temperature of the temperature changing region (80) according to the requirements. For example, the input device (52) may provide buttons such as "warm button", "cool button", "heating button", and "cool button". The user presses the "warm button" to change the temperature range (80) Temperature becomes a specific temperature in the aforementioned temperature range, such as 44 degrees Celsius or other preset value; pressing the "cooling button" can make the temperature in the variable temperature zone (80) become a specific temperature in the aforementioned temperature range, such as 26 degrees Celsius or other preset value; each press of the "temperature increase button" can increase the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) by 0.5 or 1 degree Celsius until the upper limit of the temperature is reached; each time the "temperature decrease button" presses the temperature change zone ( 80) The temperature decreases by 0.5 or 1 degree Celsius until the lower temperature limit is reached. Similar keys may also be provided at appropriate positions on the aforementioned grip group (40), such as the corresponding thumb position on the second gripping portion (44).

Thereby, the user can directly designate or adjust the temperature of the temperature-changing area (80) as required, and grasp both hands (or one hand) on the second gripping portion (44), and touch the temperature-changing area through the hand. (80) to obtain the required warm or cold sensation, so that the body temperature is appropriately adjusted, or at least it feels comfortable, and the exercise can be performed and completed in a better state. For example, when the temperature is high, the room is sweltering, the body continues to heat but does not dissipate heat well, or the user wants to obtain a cool feeling for any reason, the user can adjust the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) to an appropriate temperature in the aforementioned cool temperature range, The hand gripping the second gripping portion (44) obtains a cool sensation, prompts the body temperature to be appropriately reduced (or prevents it from continuously rising), thereby avoiding or alleviating heat and discomfort during exercise, and preventing various thermal injuries from occurring. Conversely, when the temperature is low, the hands and feet are cold, or if you want to obtain a warm feeling for any reason, the user can adjust the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) to an appropriate temperature in the aforementioned temperature-sensing temperature range to make it grasp the second The grip of the grasping part (44) obtains a warm feeling, which promotes a proper increase in body temperature and keeps the body warm for exercise.

In the preferred embodiment, the aforementioned sports equipment (10) further has an air temperature sensing device (90), which can sense the temperature of the environment in which the sports equipment (10) is located. The aforementioned control unit (60) and the aforementioned gas The temperature sensing device (90) is electrically connected, the control unit (60) can obtain the value of the air temperature sensed by the air temperature sensing device (90), and control the display device (52) to display information about the air temperature. In an operating mode, the control unit (60) controls the temperature of the (80) in the temperature change zone to be lowered when the value of the air temperature is higher than a preset high temperature value (usually lowered to the cool temperature range); When the value of the air temperature is lower than a preset low temperature value, the control unit (60) controls the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) to rise (usually to the temperature-sensing temperature range). It is also possible that the higher the temperature, the lower the temperature in the temperature-changing area; the lower the temperature, the higher the temperature in the variable-temperature area. Thereby, the aforementioned sports equipment (10) can automatically adjust the temperature of the temperature-variable area (80) on the second gripping portion (44) to a temperature that makes the user feel comfortable when gripping, according to the temperature of the environment.

In addition, the control unit (60) may also control the temperature change device (82) according to the condition of the user's exercise, so that the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) is automatically increased or decreased during the user's exercise. The following examples illustrate several possible control modes, their purpose, and effectiveness.

One control mode is that the control unit (60) controls the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) to increase during the warm-up phase of the user's exercise, and / or controls the temperature change zone (80) during the relaxation phase of the user's exercise. The temperature decreases. For example: the control unit (60) may control the aforementioned difficulty changing device (32) in a time sequence according to a motion program containing time settings and difficulty settings, so that the user can perform the exercise following the time settings and difficulty settings; The total length of exercise time, the predetermined length of the front end of the total exercise time is defined as a warm-up period, and the difficulty of the exercise is relatively low or increasing from low to high. The predetermined length of the rear end of the total exercise time is defined as a relaxation period. The difficulty of the exercise is relatively low or decreasing from high to low; the control unit (60) will control the temperature of the variable temperature zone (80) to increase at least part of the aforementioned warm-up period (usually it will increase from the original temperature to the aforementioned temperature) Temperature range), and at least part of the aforementioned relaxation period is controlled to reduce the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) (but not necessarily from the original temperature to the aforementioned cool temperature range). According to this, according to personal conditions, the user can choose to grasp the second gripping portion (44) during the warm-up phase of the exercise. As the temperature of the temperature-varying area (80) rises at this time, the user's body temperature easily follows the temperature of the hand The rise can help to achieve warm-up effect. In addition, the user can choose to grasp the second grasping portion (44) during the relaxation phase of the movement. At this time, the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) decreases, and the user's body temperature is easy to follow The lowering of hand temperature helps to achieve a soothing effect.

Another control mode is that during at least part of the user's exercise (for example, after the warm-up period and before the relaxation of the formal exercise phase), if the user grasps the second grasping portion (44), the user is touched by the aforementioned heart rate sensing device. (70) Sensing its heartbeat frequency, the control unit (60) will lower the value of the aforementioned heartbeat frequency below a preset range (for example, the ideal heart rate range according to the user's age, or the user according to his physical condition or sports goal Set heart rate range), and when the temperature in the temperature change zone (80) has not reached a temperature upper limit value, the temperature in the temperature change zone (80) is controlled to increase; otherwise, the control unit (60) When the temperature is higher than the preset range, and the temperature of the temperature change area (80) has not reached a lower temperature limit, the temperature of the temperature change area (80) is controlled to decrease. In this way, because the heartbeat frequency of the user during exercise basically reflects the intensity of the exercise at that time, that is, in this control mode, the control unit (60) will control when the user's exercise intensity is too low / high. Increase / decrease the temperature of the temperature-variable area (80), and promote the body temperature of the user who grasps the second grasping portion (44) to increase / decrease appropriately, and induce the user to increase / decrease the exercise intensity, thereby guiding the user to Appropriate exercise intensity to exercise, to help them get better exercise results, and to avoid excessive exercise leading to danger.

Regarding the control mode described in the previous paragraph, if described from the above point of view, the aforementioned sports equipment (10) includes at least one physiological sensing device (of which the heart rate sensing device (70) belongs), and the aforementioned physiological sensing device can sense a user At least one physiological parameter (of which the heartbeat frequency belongs), and the control unit (60) controls the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) to increase or decrease according to the numerical value of the physiological parameter. Basically, when judged based on the physiological parameter When the user's exercise intensity is too low, the temperature of the variable temperature region (80) is controlled to increase. Conversely, when the user's exercise intensity is determined to be too low based on the aforementioned physiological parameters, the temperature of the variable temperature region (80) is controlled to increase. high. Among them, physiological parameters that can reflect human exercise intensity or assist in judging exercise intensity include at least: heartbeat frequency, breathing frequency, blood pressure, blood oxygen concentration, body temperature, ECG signal, and myoelectric signal. In practice, devices (including heart rate sensing devices) for sensing the user's physiological parameters do not necessarily need to contact the user through the surface of the grip group. For example, in the conventional technology, multiple sensing devices can be worn on the user The relevant signals are transmitted to the control unit through wireless transmission technology on the chest, wrist or ear; the physiological sensing and sensing device used to be placed on the user can also be regarded as a part of the sports equipment of the present invention.

Another control mode is that, at least part of the time during which the user performs the exercise, the control unit (60) can exercise the degree of ease of movement (in this example, the resistance of the pedal mechanism) determined by the difficulty change device (32), and the foregoing The value of the movement speed (in this example, the speed of the pedal mechanism) of the movement mechanism (30) sensed by the speed sensing device (34), and the current exercise intensity of the user is calculated. For example, the conventional method for estimating the user's metabolic equivalent (MET) by using indoor bicycles can be used as the corresponding index of exercise intensity; the control unit (60) will lower the aforementioned exercise intensity / metabolized equivalent to a preset value Range, and when the temperature in the temperature change zone (80) is lower than a temperature upper limit value, the temperature in the temperature change zone (80) is controlled to increase; otherwise, the control unit (60) will be above the aforementioned exercise intensity / metabolic equivalent The preset range, and when the temperature in the temperature change region (80) is higher than a lower temperature limit, the temperature in the temperature change region (80) is controlled to decrease. Specifically, for example, when the pedal resistance is moderate but the pedal speed is slow / fast, or when the pedal speed is moderate but the pedal resistance is weak / strong, so that the metabolic equivalent of exercise is too low / too high, the temperature of the variable temperature zone is controlled to rise / Cool down. This control mode can also guide the user to exercise with appropriate exercise intensity.

Compared with the control mode described in the previous paragraph, another simpler control mode is that, at least part of the time during which the user is performing the movement, the control unit (60) will lower the aforementioned movement speed value below a preset range (representing The user's exercise intensity is too low), and when the temperature in the temperature change zone (80) is lower than a temperature upper limit, the temperature of the temperature change zone (80) is controlled to increase; otherwise, the control unit (60) When the speed value is higher than the aforementioned preset range (representing that the user's exercise intensity is too high), and when the temperature in the temperature changing area (80) is higher than a temperature lower limit value, the temperature in the temperature changing area (80) is controlled to decrease. Compared to indoor bicycles, this control mode is more suitable for treadmills / steppers and stairs, because in treadmills / steppers and stairs, the movement mechanism (that is, the walking belt mechanism or step mechanism) The speed of motion directly reflects the difficulty of the motion mechanism and the intensity of the user's motion.

Please refer to Figure 2 again. As mentioned above, the above-mentioned preferred embodiment uses the metal piece (72) of the heart rate sensing device (70) as the temperature changing area (80), so that the appearance of the grip group (40) is simpler and more practical It has high sensitivity, for example, it can provide a warm / cold feeling of the hand while sensing the heartbeat frequency. However, the sports equipment of the present invention does not limit the gripping portion of the grip group to have a heart rate sensing function, and even without a heart rate sensing device, the sports equipment of the present invention can also provide a similar metal on the gripping portion of the grip group The film is designed as the aforementioned temperature-varying zone. Furthermore, even if the sports equipment of the present invention has a heart rate sensing device, it is not necessary to use the metal piece as a temperature change area. In other words, the temperature change area may be located outside the metal piece used to sense the heart rate. The grip group (40) is taken as an example. The metal piece for sensing the heart rate is set on the top surface of the second gripping part (44), and the temperature changing area for providing a warm / cold feeling can be changed to the second grip The bottom surface of the grip portion (44) is changed to be provided on the first grip portion (42).

The present invention is not limited to using the surface of the metal sheet as the temperature change region. For example, in one embodiment (there is no corresponding drawing), the inside of the gripping portion is a metal pipe body, and the outer periphery of the metal pipe body is covered with a plastic layer. The user touches the plastic layer when being gripped; the metal pipe body is directly heated or cooled by the temperature change device, and its temperature is transmitted to the plastic layer; in this example, the surface of the plastic layer becomes a temperature change zone. In addition, in one embodiment (there is no corresponding drawing), the surface of the gripping portion is provided with a large number of holes, and the air heated or cooled by the temperature changing device can be blown out from the inside, so that the user's hand can get a warm or cool feeling ; In this example, the area with the aforementioned holes becomes the temperature-varying area.

Depending on the type of sports equipment, the sports equipment to which the present invention is applicable may have one, two, or more grip groups, each grip group may be fixed or movable; each grip group may have at least one grip Each gripping part may be used for a specific or arbitrary one-handed grip, or it may be used for simultaneous gripping with both hands; each gripping part may be provided with one, two, or more temperature-varying zones, or there may be no temperature-varying zones. ; Each temperature-changing area may occupy a small part, a large part or the whole of the surface of the gripping part in various shapes. However, in any case, the grip set in the sports equipment of the present invention must provide at least one gripping method for the user as a whole, so that both hands can simultaneously touch the aforementioned temperature-varying zone, and at the same time can obtain a warm feeling or a cool feeling.

In the present invention, it is possible that a single temperature change device can raise the temperature in the temperature-changing region to the temperature-sensing temperature range, or lower the temperature in the temperature-changing region to the cool-temperature temperature range. For example, each of the foregoing temperature changing devices includes at least one thermoelectric material or a semiconductor element (commonly referred to as a thermoelectric chip) having a thermoelectric material, which can perform a heating or cooling function based on a thermoelectric effect to make the temperature in the temperature changing region Raise to a range of, for example, 38 to 50 degrees Celsius, or decrease to a range of, for example, 20 to 36 degrees. A heat pump may have both heating and cooling functions. Regarding the application of thermoelectric materials or heat pumps as refrigeration heaters, which are conventional techniques, explanations of the principles are omitted here.

Alternatively, in the present invention, it is possible to raise the temperature in the temperature-changing area to the aforementioned temperature-sensing temperature range with a first temperature-changing device having a heating function, and to increase the temperature in the temperature-changing area with a second temperature-changing device having a cooling function. Reduce to the aforementioned cool temperature range.

40‧‧‧Grip Set

42‧‧‧The first gripping section

44‧‧‧Second gripping section

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Claims (10)

A sports equipment includes: a movement mechanism through which a user can perform a movement; a grip group having at least one gripping portion that allows the user to grip while performing the movement; an input device, It can be used by the user to input instructions; a display device to display information to the user; a control unit can receive and process instructions input through the input device and control the information displayed by the display device; its characteristics are: At least one surface of at least one gripping part is provided with at least one temperature changing area; at least one temperature changing device can change the temperature of the temperature changing area; the control unit can control the temperature changing device to increase the temperature of the temperature changing area or In addition, the control unit can control the temperature of the temperature change zone to rise to a temperature-sensing temperature range higher than 38 degrees Celsius, and can also control the temperature of the temperature change zone to decrease to a cool-sensing temperature lower than 36 degrees Celsius. range. For example, the sports equipment of claim 1, wherein the control unit can control the temperature change device according to the condition of the user performing the exercise, so that the temperature in the temperature change zone is automatically increased or decreased during the user performs the exercise . For example, the sports equipment according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the temperature of the temperature change zone to increase during the warm-up phase of the user performing the exercise. For example, the sports equipment of claim 3, wherein the sports equipment further includes a difficulty changing device, which can change the difficulty of the sports mechanism for the user to perform the exercise; the control unit may be set according to a time setting. And difficulty setting motion program to control the difficulty change device in a sequential manner, so that the user can perform the aforementioned exercise in accordance with the time setting and difficulty setting; the exercise program is set with the total exercise time, and the predetermined length of the front end of the total exercise time is defined as A warm-up period; the control unit controls the temperature of the temperature-changing zone to increase at least part of the warm-up period. For example, the sports equipment of claim 4, wherein the predetermined length of the rear end of the total exercise time is defined as a relaxation period; the control unit will control the activation period at least part of the relaxation period before The temperature in the temperature-varying zone decreases. For example, the sports equipment according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the temperature of the temperature change zone to be reduced during the relaxation phase of the exercise performed by the user. The sports equipment according to claim 2, wherein the sports equipment further comprises at least one physiological sensing device, and the physiological sensing device can sense at least one physiological parameter of the user; Part of the time, the aforementioned control unit may control the temperature of the aforementioned temperature change zone to increase or decrease according to the numerical value of the aforementioned physiological parameter. According to the sports equipment of claim 7, wherein the at least one physiological sensing device includes a heart rate sensing device, the heart rate sensing device can sense the heart rate of the user, and the control unit can obtain the sensing result from the heart rate sensing device. The measured value of the heartbeat frequency; at least part of the time during which the user performs the exercise, the control unit will lower the value of the heartbeat frequency below a preset range and the temperature of the variable temperature zone below a temperature upper limit value When the temperature of the temperature changing region is controlled to increase, and the control unit may control the temperature changing region when the value of the heartbeat frequency is higher than the preset range and the temperature of the temperature changing region is higher than a lower temperature limit. The temperature decreases. For example, the sports equipment of claim 2, wherein the sports equipment further includes a difficulty change device and a speed sensing device. The difficulty change device can change the degree of difficulty of the sports mechanism for the user to perform the exercise. The detecting device can sense the movement speed of the movement mechanism for the user to perform the exercise; the control unit can control the difficulty changing device to change the degree of difficulty when the user performs the exercise, and can obtain the speed sensing device The sensed value of the exercise speed, and further, the control unit can calculate the exercise intensity when the user performs the exercise according to the difficulty level and the value of the exercise speed; at least part of the time during which the user performs the exercise The control unit may control the temperature of the temperature change zone to increase when the exercise intensity is lower than a preset range and the temperature of the temperature change zone is lower than a temperature upper limit value; Above the preset range and the aforementioned temperature change zone When the temperature is higher than a lower temperature limit value, the temperature in the aforementioned temperature change region is controlled to decrease. For example, the sports equipment of claim 2, wherein the sports equipment further includes a speed sensing device, and the speed sensing device can sense the movement speed of the movement mechanism for the user to perform the exercise; the control unit can obtain the foregoing The foregoing sensed by the speed sensing device Movement speed value; at least part of the time during which the user performs the movement, the control unit will control when the movement speed value is lower than a preset range and the temperature in the variable temperature zone is lower than a temperature upper limit value. Increase the temperature in the temperature change zone, and the control unit controls the temperature in the temperature change zone to decrease when the value of the movement speed is higher than the preset range and the temperature in the temperature change zone is higher than a lower temperature limit .