TWI633911B - Yoga ball device and power yoga ball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a yoga ball device comprising a power yoga ball machine and a yoga ball that can be loaded into the yoga ball machine. The yoga ball machine has a base, a rotating base and a ball seat. The rotating base can be driven by a driving mechanism to rotate on the base. The ball seat is pivoted on the rotating base. The rotating seat rotates relative to each other. The yoga ball can be placed in or separated from the tee. When the rotating base rotates, the ball seat bypasses the center of rotation of the rotating base. Therefore, the yoga ball device of the present invention uses the yoga ball machine to drive the yoga ball to generate a specific action, and provides fitness and sports effects to the user.

Description

Yoga ball device and power yoga ball machine

The invention relates to sports fitness equipment, in particular, a yoga ball device that uses a power to drive a yoga ball to make a yoga ball perform a specific action, and a power yoga ball machine belonging to the yoga ball device.

In addition to a balanced diet, the sports department is the only way to maintain good health. Various fitness and exercise methods are also widely used to maintain good physical function. Compared with other sports, the ball yoga is a new type of sports and fitness, with yoga balls as fitness equipment. This type of fitness uses the elasticity and rolling of the ball, combined with yoga, muscle extension and floor movements. The body exercises stretching and squeezing on the yoga ball. This type of fitness training trains the body's flexibility, balance, stretching, posture, and has weight-loss, slimming, body shaping, muscle building, core muscles and other fitness effects, and has massage. And the effect of cultivating attention can be said to have a variety of aspects of movement.

There are two types of ball yoga exercises. One is that the yoga ball is placed on a plane, and the yoga ball can be rolled freely. When exercising, the user's body rests on the yoga ball, keeping the static or rolling yoga ball. Another way is to place the yoga ball on a ball seat that can be rotated in place. For example, the new patent of "Rhythm Ball Positioning Structure" in China Bulletin No. 535620 shows that the ball is rotated by the ball seat during fitness. The design of the yoga ball rotates in place and does not roll away.

The movement of the traditional yoga ball is based on the user's own force to rotate or roll the yoga ball, that is, in the conduction of the force, the yoga ball is passively controlled by the user.

Furthermore, when the operator controls the yoga ball, it is limited by the limitation of the body movement, and during the use, the human body (hand or foot) must touch the ground, so the exercise and fitness methods that can be implemented are limited. There is still room for breakthrough in use.

The invention aims to provide a new fitness mode for the ball yoga exercise, and the main purpose thereof is to provide a yoga ball device, which enables the yoga ball to drive the user to exercise.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a yoga ball device that can perform sports or training that cannot be provided by conventional ball yoga exercises.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a yoga ball device comprising a yoga ball machine and a yoga ball placed in the yoga ball machine. The present invention allows the user to use the yoga ball alone.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a power yoga ball machine that forms part of a yoga ball device, with the power of the yoga ball machine driving the yoga ball to produce a specific action.

The yoga ball device provided by the present invention comprises: a yoga ball, and a dynamic yoga ball machine, wherein: the power yoga ball machine comprises: a base; a rotating base pivotally mounted on the base a rotating line is formed on the rotating center of the rotating base; a ball seat is rotatably pivoted on the rotating base and rotatable relative to the rotating base; a driving mechanism is disposed on the base and the rotating base Between the two, the rotating seat can be driven to rotate; the yoga ball can be placed in or separated from the ball seat; when the rotating base rotates, the yoga ball and the ball seat can be bypassed in a fixed direction The plumb line. Therefore, the yoga ball device of the present invention uses the yoga ball machine to drive the yoga ball to generate a specific action, and generates a specific fitness and exercise effect for the user. The user can remove the yoga ball from the yoga ball machine and use the yoga ball alone.

Please refer to the first and second figures. The yoga ball device 10 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a yoga ball 15 and a dynamic yoga ball machine 20 (hereinafter referred to as a yoga ball machine). The yoga ball is made of 15 plastic materials, and its surface can be covered with fabric to provide a comfortable touch, friction and sweat absorption. The yoga ball 15 can be placed in the tee of the yoga ball machine 20 to form the yoga ball device 10 of the present invention. It can also be taken out from the yoga ball machine 20, separated from the yoga ball machine, and used alone.

Referring to the third figure, the yoga ball machine 20 has a base 30, a rotating base 40 pivoted on the base 30, and a ball seat 50 pivotally mounted on the rotating base 40. The rotating base 40 is designed to rotate in situ on the base 30. A driving mechanism 60 is disposed between the base 30 and the rotating base 40 to drive the rotating base to rotate. The ball seat 50 and the rotating base 40 are relatively rotatable. The rotating structure of the rotating base 40 of the present invention, the driving mechanism, and the pivoting structure of the ball seat 50 will be described below. However, the embodiments described herein are preferred embodiments, and the implementation is not limited thereto, and the present embodiment is not limited thereto. Changes and equivalent implementations of the teachings are considered to be within the scope of the invention.

In this embodiment, a circular tenon 32 is protruded from the top surface of the base 30. The bottom surface of the rotating base 40 is provided with a plurality of rolling elements (such as rollers) 34 for rotating the rotating base on the base 30. A plurality of limit rollers 42 on the bottom surface of the rotary base 40 are in contact with the circumferential surface of the circular tenon 32, so that the rotary base 40 is restrained and the center of the tenon 32 is rotated in situ. The other embodiment can also replace the tenon and the limiting roller to achieve the rotation of the rotating base 40 on the base 30. For example, a rotating ring mechanism is disposed between the base 30 and the rotating base 40. The upper ring and the lower ring (or the inner ring and the outer ring) of the mechanism are respectively connected to the top surface of the base 30 and the bottom surface of the rotating base 40, so as to achieve the action of rotating the rotary seat 40 in place.

The driving mechanism 60 has a motor 62 and an annular driving portion, and the annular driving portion is located in a plurality of annular teeth 64 arranged in a circular shape in the embodiment, and the two 62 and 64 are respectively disposed on the base and The rotating seat, for example, the annular tooth 64 is disposed on the bottom surface of the rotating base 40, and the motor 62 is disposed on the base 30, and the driving shaft 63 protrudes from the hole of the base, and the gear 631 of the driving shaft is coupled with The annular teeth 64 are engaged. Accordingly, the present invention drives the rotary base 40 to rotate by the motor 62 by electric power. It can be understood that the motor and the annular tooth 64 can also be interchanged, that is, the annular tooth 64 is disposed on the top surface of the base 30, and the motor 62 is disposed on the rotating base 40, and the driving shaft thereof The 63 series engages and drives the annular teeth 64. In addition, the annular driving portion may also be a gear or a pulley, and the motor is driven by a chain or a belt to drive the annular driving portion to rotate the rotating base.

The ball seat 50 is pivotally mounted on the top end of the rotating base 40 in an inclined state. In this embodiment, a circular chamber 44 is recessed from the top surface of the rotating base 40, and the chamber 44 is obliquely disposed on the top surface of the rotating base. The cylindrical bottom end 52 of the ball seat 50 is fitted into the chamber 44 and is rotatable. The peripheral surface and the bottom wall of the bottom end 52 may be provided with a plurality of rolling elements to reduce friction between the bottom end 52 of the ball seat and the chamber 44.

The upper half of the ball seat 50 is an upwardly extending ball portion 54; an open upward ball socket 55 is formed in the ball portion 54 for receiving the yoga ball 15. The two notches 56 are respectively disposed on the front surface of the front and rear sides of the ball placing portion 54, so that the front and rear sides of the ball socket 55 have a large opening gap for the yoga ball to be exposed before and after the ball seat 50. . Two armrests 58 are formed on both sides of the ball placing portion 54. Since the ball seat 50 is mounted on the inclined chamber 44, the mandrel S formed by the axial direction of the center of rotation of the ball seat 50 is an inclined axis and forms a vertical line C with the base 30. Angle θ. The vertical line C is also located in the axial direction of the center of rotation of the rotating base 40, and is also the central axis of the center of rotation of the rotating base 40.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, when the present invention is actuated, the mandrel S of the tee 50 will rotate about the vertical line C, that is, the mandrel S will change direction. In this embodiment, the ball seat 50 and the base 30 are coupled by a rotatable axial connecting member. The axial connecting member is a universal joint 35 in the present embodiment, and is connected to the base 30 and the ball seat 50. The universal joint 35 is shown at the inner end of the two shafts 36 and 37 as shown in the fourth figure. It is pivotally connected to a transmission block 38 at an angle of 90 degrees. Universal joints are conventional components and are not specifically described. A through hole 46 is defined in the center of the rotating base 40, and the two ends of the rotating base 40 are respectively penetrated to the chamber 44 and the bottom surface of the rotating base. The universal joint 35 is passed through the through hole 46. The free ends of the two shafts 36 and 37 are respectively connected to the bottom end 52 of the ball seat 50 and the base 30. The axial direction of the first shaft 36 is located on the spindle. S, and the axial direction of the second shaft 37 is located on the vertical line C. In the structure of the embodiment, the vertical line C and the mandrel S intersect at the center of rotation of the rotating base 40. In addition to the axial change of the ball seat 50, the universal joint also provides an additional function of preventing the ball seat 50 from coming out of the rotary seat 40.

The yoga ball device 10 provided by the present invention can be used alone or in the yoga ball machine 20. When the yoga ball 15 is used alone, it is used in the same way as a traditional yoga ball. The user's body leans against the yoga ball 15, static exercise muscles, or dynamic rolling yoga balls to stretch and squeeze the limbs. .

When the yoga ball 15 is placed in the ball socket 55 of the ball seat 50, the yoga ball device 10 of the present invention is constructed for the user to perform fitness, and the spindle S of the ball seat 50 passes through the center of the yoga ball 15. It should be noted that the present invention is designed to allow a user to prepare a commercially available yoga ball as the yoga ball of the present invention, and put a general yoga ball into the tee of the yoga ball machine 20 within a suitable size range. 50. The yoga ball device 10 is formed.

When the yoga ball device 10 is performing fitness, the human body rests, squats or lies on the yoga ball 15, and the two handrails 58 of the ball seat 50 can be supported by both hands. Turning on the power and activating the drive mechanism 60, the motor 62 drives the swivel mount 40 to rotate. Since the mandrel S of the ball seat 50 is an inclined axis, when the rotating base 40 rotates, the ball seat 50 and the mandrel S of the yoga ball 15 will rotate around the vertical line C, as indicated by the arrow R in the third figure. The rotation track shown.

In use, since the ball seat 50 and the rotating base 40 rotate relative to each other, when the rotating base 40 rotates, the ball seat 50 maintains the direction by the weight of the human body (that is, keeps facing in a fixed direction, The state in which the angular position is changed and the rotation is not rotated is inclined around the vertical line C. The fifth diagrams (A) to (D) show the operation of the ball seat 50 and the yoga ball 15 which are not rotated and tilted about the vertical line C when the rotary base 40 is rotated one turn. In the direction of the figure, in the fifth figure (A), the spherical seat of the tee 50 and the yoga ball 15 are wound to the front, so the tee and the yoga ball are tilted forward; B), the mandrel S of the tee 50 and the yoga ball 15 are wound to the right side, so the tee and the yoga ball are tilted to the right; similarly, in the fifth figure (C), the tee 50 and The yoga ball 15 is tilted rearward, and in the fifth figure (D), the ball seat and the yoga ball are tilted to the left, so that the mandrel S of the yoga ball 15 bypasses the vertical line C for one week. During use, the user's limb system twists with the yoga ball, but the direction of the face does not change. When the ball seat 50 and the yoga ball 15 are operated around the vertical line C, they are kept in a fixed direction.

In practice, the rotating base 40 can be operated within a specific angular range, for example, reciprocatingly within an angle of 180 degrees, so that the rotating base can be (D) → (A) → (B) in the fifth figure. )→(A)→(D)→(A)→(B)→(A)→(D) The operation state is repeated.

The sixth figure is illustrative, but not limited to, a number of fitness aspects that the yoga ball device 10 can provide. The sixth figure (A) provides the fitness type of pelvic relaxation and balance training; the sixth figure (B) is the fitness type of back muscle training; the sixth figure (C) is the back relaxation and core muscle group stretching. The sixth mode (D) is the posture correction, the spine health fitness mode; the sixth figure (E) is the core training core muscle fitness mode; and the sixth figure (F) is the waist relaxation, leg relaxation Fitness effect. When the yoga ball device 10 is not rotating, that is, when stationary, the user can sit on the yoga ball or hold the body in a specific posture to train the muscular endurance at a specific position. When the yoga ball device 10 is in dynamic operation, the yoga ball machine 20 is powered (electrically) to drive the spindle S of the yoga ball 15 to tilt around the vertical line C. Thus, the yoga ball actively drives the user's whole body or The body part produces a specific movement. Since the present invention uses a yoga ball to drive the user, it can provide a fitness exercise that cannot be completed by the traditional ball yoga exercise, such as the back muscle training of the sixth figure (B) and the core muscle group training of the sixth figure (D). In particular, various fitness methods that allow the body to hang and not touch the ground are the realm that traditional ball yoga can't achieve.

The seventh embodiment is a second preferred embodiment of the yoga ball device 10' provided by the present invention. For the sake of convenience, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The power yoga ball machine 20' of the yoga ball device 10' of the present embodiment also includes a base 30, a rotating base 40 pivoted on the base 30, and a ball seat 50 pivoted on the rotating base 40. The rotating base 40 is pivoted on the top surface of the base 30 by a shaft 41, and is rotated in the same direction as the center of rotation of the shaft 41. This embodiment does not need to provide the tenon 32 and the limit roller of the first preferred embodiment. 42. A drive mechanism 60 drives the rotary base 40 to rotate in place. The yoga ball 15 is placed in the ball socket of the tee 50 and can also be separated from the tee. The bottom end of the ball seat 50 is pivotally connected to the rotating base 40 by a pivot 51, so that the ball seat and the rotating base can rotate relative to each other. The mandrel S of the ball seat 50 is located in the axial direction of the pivot 51 thereof. The bottom end of the ball seat 50 is also pivotally disposed on the rotating base 40. The mandrel S is an inclined axis and rotates with the rotating base 40. The center plumb line C has an included angle. In the present embodiment, the mandrel S of the center of rotation of the tee 50 intersects the vertical line C of the swivel seat 40 at the center of the ball of the yoga ball 15 (when the yoga ball is not subjected to compression deformation).

In use, when the rotating base 40 rotates, the ball seat 50 and the yoga ball 15 are tilted around the vertical line C while maintaining the direction, and the pivot 51 of the ball seat 50 also surrounds the lead. The vertical line C runs. Thereby, the yoga ball 15 of the embodiment is also actively swaying the limb of the user, which can produce the effect of the first preferred embodiment. The third embodiment of the present embodiment and the following embodiments can be provided on the base for the user to grasp or hook with the foot to ensure that the user faces the same direction.

The eighth embodiment is a third preferred embodiment of the yoga ball device 10" provided by the present invention, and the same components are denoted by the same component symbols. The structure of the power yoga ball machine 20" of the present embodiment is similar to the second preferred embodiment. For example, there is a base 30, a rotating base 40, a ball seat 50 and a driving mechanism 60, and the same points are not described herein.

In the present embodiment, the ball seat 50 is pivotally mounted on the rotating base 40 in a normal state without tilting, and is rotatable relative to the rotating base. The mandrel S' of the ball seat 50 is parallel to the vertical line C of the swivel mount 40 and has a level difference from the vertical line C.

In use, the rotating base 40 is rotated, and the ball seat 50 and the yoga ball 15 can be moved around the vertical line in a state in which the direction of the yoga ball 15 is maintained. The apex P of the yoga ball 15 will run around the vertical line C. It can drive the user's limbs to shake and swing to produce a fitness effect.

The yoga ball device of the present invention can provide the use mode of the traditional yoga ball. For example, the yoga ball device is static or not running, the user relies on the yoga ball to train the muscular endurance, or the yoga ball is removed from the yoga ball machine. The design of the invention further enables the yoga ball machine to power the yoga ball to move around the center plumb line of the yoga ball machine, so that the yoga ball can drive the user to generate specific movements all over the body or the body. This type of fitness is traditionally based on the limbs. A sport or training effect that cannot be achieved by rolling a yoga ball.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The objects, technical means and effects of the present invention have been described in detail, and it is understood that the present invention is a novel technology pioneered in the technical field and is in accordance with the requirements of the patent law. The present invention is intended to be illustrative only and not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

10, 10', 10" ‧ ‧ yoga ball device

15‧‧‧ yoga ball

20, 20’, 20” ‧‧‧Power Yoga Ball Machine

30‧‧‧Base

32‧‧‧垣

34‧‧‧ rolling elements

35‧‧‧ universal joint

36‧‧‧First shaft

37‧‧‧Second shaft

38‧‧‧Transport block

40‧‧‧ rotating seat

41‧‧‧Axis

42‧‧‧Limited wheel

44‧‧ ‧ room

46‧‧‧through hole

50‧‧‧ tee

51‧‧‧ pivot

52‧‧‧ bottom

54‧‧‧The ball department

55‧‧‧ ball nest

56‧‧‧ Notch

58‧‧‧Handrail

60‧‧‧ drive mechanism

62‧‧‧Motor

63‧‧‧ drive shaft

631‧‧‧ Gears

64‧‧‧ring teeth

C‧‧‧ plumb line

S, S’‧‧‧ mandrel

P‧‧‧ vertex

Θ‧‧‧ angle

R‧‧‧Rotary track

In order to provide a further understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in the following:

The first figure is a perspective view of the yoga ball device provided by the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, which shows the separation of the yoga ball system from the yoga ball machine.

The second figure is a perspective view of a yoga ball device provided by the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the yoga ball system is placed in a yoga ball machine.

The third figure is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of the second figure.

The fourth figure is a perspective view showing the universal joint of the yoga ball machine of the first preferred embodiment.

The fifth diagrams (A) to (D) show views of the actuation state of the yoga ball apparatus of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention when it is rotated.

The sixth diagrams (A) to (F) illustrate several types of fitness training methods that the yoga ball device of the present invention can provide.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of a yoga ball apparatus according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a yoga ball apparatus according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A yoga ball device comprises: a yoga ball, and a dynamic yoga ball machine; the power yoga ball machine comprises: a base; a rotating base rotatably pivoted on the base, the rotating base is rotated The base rotates in situ; a center of rotation of the rotating base is formed with a vertical line; a ball seat has a ball socket recessed on a top surface thereof, and the bottom end of the ball seat is rotatably pivoted on the rotating base, so that The ball seat and the rotating base are rotatable relative to each other; a driving mechanism is disposed between the base and the rotating base to drive the rotating seat to rotate; the yoga ball can be placed into the ball socket of the ball seat or from the ball seat Separating; when the rotating base rotates, the yoga ball and the ball seat bypass the vertical line in a direction toward a fixed direction; the ball seat is obliquely pivoted on the rotating base, and the center of rotation of the ball seat is formed a mandrel, the mandrel is an inclined axis, forming an angle with a vertical line of the rotating seat; the mandrel of the ball seat and the vertical line of the rotating seat intersect at a center of rotation of the rotating base; The ball seat is inclined around the vertical line. The yoga ball device of claim 1, further comprising: a universal joint having a first shaft and a second shaft pivoted by two phases, the universal joint crossing the rotating base, the first The free end of a shaft is coupled to the ball seat and is located on the spindle of the ball seat; the free end of the second shaft is coupled to the base and is located on the vertical line. A yoga ball device comprises: a yoga ball, and a dynamic yoga ball machine; the power yoga ball machine comprises: a base; a rotating base rotatably pivoted on the base, the rotating base is rotated The base rotates in situ; a center of rotation of the rotating base is formed with a vertical line; a ball seat has a ball socket recessed on a top surface thereof, and the bottom end of the ball seat is rotatably pivoted on the rotating base, so that The ball seat and the rotating base are rotatable relative to each other; a driving mechanism is disposed between the base and the rotating base to drive the rotating seat to rotate; the yoga ball can be placed into the ball socket of the ball seat or from the ball seat Separating; when the rotating base rotates, the yoga ball and the ball seat bypass the vertical line in a direction toward a fixed direction; the ball seat is obliquely pivoted on the rotating base, and the center of rotation of the ball seat is formed a mandrel, the mandrel is an inclined axis, forming an angle with a vertical line of the rotating seat; the mandrel of the ball seat and the vertical line of the rotating seat intersect the center of the yoga ball; when the rotating seat rotates, The ball seat is tilted about the vertical line. The yoga ball device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the upper half of the tee is a ball portion; the ball socket is disposed in the ball portion; and the two notches are respectively disposed at The front surface of the ball placing portion and the rear side; the two armrests are respectively formed on the two sides of the ball placing portion. A dynamic yoga ball machine comprising: a base; a rotating seat pivotally mounted on the base in a rotating manner; a center of rotation of the rotating base is formed with a vertical line; a ball seat having a ball socket on the top surface thereof for inserting a yoga ball, The bottom end of the ball seat is rotatably pivoted on the rotating base and rotatable relative to the rotating base; a driving mechanism is disposed between the base and the rotating base to drive the rotating seat to rotate; When the rotating base rotates, the ball seat circumscribes the vertical line so as to be oriented in a fixed direction; the ball seat is obliquely pivoted on the rotating base, and the rotating center of the ball seat forms a mandrel, and the mandrel is The inclined axis forms an angle with the vertical line of the rotating base; the mandrel of the ball seat and the vertical line of the rotating seat intersect at a center of rotation of the rotating base; when the rotating base rotates, the ball seat is bypassed The plumb line is inclined.