TWI729901B - Balance board structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a balance board structure, which includes a balance board body, more than one elastic unit, more than one telescopic unit, and an operating unit. The balance board body has a first surface and a second surface; the elastic unit is arranged on the second surface and is located at a position where the balance board body maintains balance; the telescopic unit is arranged on the second surface and is located on the The balance plate body maintains a balanced position, the telescopic unit is at least flush with the elastic unit or protrudes from the elastic unit; the operating unit is connected to the telescopic unit. When the operating unit controls the telescopic unit to retract into the elastic unit, the balance plate body is maintained in balance by the elastic unit. At this time, when an external force is applied to the first surface, the elastic unit compresses to store a reset elastic force When the external force disappears, the elastic unit releases the reset elastic potential energy to reset.

Description

Balance board structure

The present invention relates to a balance board structure, in particular, the expansion and contraction of the expansion unit is controlled by an operating unit. When the expansion unit protrudes from the elastic unit, the expansion unit maintains the balance of the balance board body, and when the expansion unit is retracted into the elastic unit, The balance of the balance board body is maintained by the elastic unit.

Normally healthy adults begin to have the initial signs of loss of balance after the age of 60, and the deterioration will be accelerated afterwards. The main reason lies in the deterioration of multiple physiological functions, including the nervous system, skeletal joint system and cardiovascular system, which will cause the deterioration of the "balance" function. The deterioration of the sense of balance will directly affect the daily life of the elderly. If environmental factors (such as poor lighting and slippery floors) are added, the elderly will often fall easily. Among the many fall risk factors, gait instability and balance problems are the most common causes of falls. To prevent falls, whether the body's sense of balance is sensitive enough and whether it can react quickly when a fall is about to fall is very important for the elderly to prevent falls.

The benefits of exercise can not only increase cardiopulmonary function, increase joint flexibility, and increase muscle strength, but also promote balance. There have been many studies showing that exercise can promote the sense of balance in the elderly. Dedicated balance exercise training equipment, such as the Republic of China Patent Publication No. M371566 "A Balance Exerciser", includes a balance board and a roller, wherein the balance board is a board for the user to stand on, and the roller is a cylinder Shaped cylinder, when used, put the roller horizontally and upside down on the ground directly, and place it between the stoppers set at the two ends of the bottom of the balance plate, so that the roller can roll back and forth on the ground, and then place the balance plate on the roller on.

Although the aforementioned announcement number M371566 can train balance, it is difficult for the elderly who are not sensitive to movement to stand on the balance board to maintain balance at first, and there is a risk of unstable standing and falling, which may cause the elderly to fall and be injured.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the balance board structure currently used.

The present invention provides a balance board structure, which includes a balance board body, more than one elastic unit, more than one telescopic unit, and an operating unit. The balance board body has a first surface and a second surface; the elastic unit is arranged on the second surface and is located at a position where the balance board body maintains balance; the telescopic unit is arranged on the second surface and is located on the The balance plate body maintains a balanced position, the telescopic unit is at least flush with the elastic unit or protrudes from the elastic unit; the operating unit is connected to the telescopic unit; when the operating unit controls the telescopic unit to shrink to the elastic unit, The balance plate body is maintained in balance by the elastic unit. At this time, when an external force is applied to the first surface, the elastic unit compresses and stores a return elastic potential energy, and when the external force disappears, the elastic unit releases the return elastic force The position can be reset; a processing unit, the processing unit is arranged on the balance board body, the processing unit is connected to the operating unit and the above-mentioned telescopic unit.

Further, there are a plurality of elastic units arranged on the periphery of the second surface, and the aforementioned elastic units are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the periphery.

Further, the elastic unit is sleeved on the telescopic unit.

Further, the above-mentioned telescopic unit is a pressure cylinder with a cylinder barrel and a piston. By moving the piston, the length of the pressure cylinder can be longer or shorter than the above-mentioned elastic unit.

Furthermore, a path partition on the first surface forms a labyrinth channel, and a sphere is placed in the labyrinth channel for the sphere to move in the labyrinth channel.

Further, there is a display unit, a gyroscope, an accelerometer and a wireless transmission unit, the gyroscope and the accelerometer are connected to the processing unit, and the wireless transmission unit is connected to the display unit, the processing unit and the operation unit.

The above technical features have the following advantages:

1. The present invention can control the telescopic unit through the operating unit. When the telescopic unit protrudes from the elastic unit, the telescopic unit maintains the balance of the balance board body so that the operator can stand firmly on the balance board body while operating the unit When the control telescopic unit is retracted into the elastic unit, the elastic unit maintains the balance of the balance board body, and the operator can exercise the balance by controlling the balance board body.

2. The first surface of the balance board body of the present invention is provided with the path partition to form the labyrinth channel for the sphere to move in the labyrinth channel. The operator can control the angle of the balance board body to make The sphere moves in the labyrinth channel, and the operator can achieve the training effect by going through the labyrinth.

3. The balance board body of the present invention is provided with the gyroscope and the accelerometer, the gyroscope and the accelerometer are connected to the display unit, and the operator can achieve the effect of training by controlling the balance board body and watching the situational interaction of the display unit .

1: balance board body

11: First side

111: Path divider

112: Labyrinth Channel

113: Sphere

12: Second side

2: Telescopic unit

21: Cylinder

22: Piston rod

3: Elastic unit

4: Operation unit

5: Processing unit

6: Gyroscope

7: Acceleration gauge

8: Wireless transmission unit

9: Labyrinth

91: Path divider

92: Labyrinth Pass

93: Sphere

A: Support surface

B: Display unit

d1: first length

d2: second length

d3: third length

F: External force

[The first figure] is a perspective view of the structure of the balance board according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[The second figure] is a perspective view of the other side of the balance board structure of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Third Figure] is a side view of the balance board structure of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Fourth Figure] is an action diagram of the retractable unit of the balance plate structure of the first embodiment of the present invention being retracted from the elastic unit.

[Fifth Figure] is a schematic diagram of the first side of the balance plate structure of the first embodiment of the present invention applying an external force to compress the elastic unit.

[Figure 6] is a perspective view of a labyrinth passage in the balance plate structure of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 7] is a block diagram of the processing unit connected to the gyroscope, accelerometer and wireless transmission unit of the balance board structure of the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 8] is a perspective view of the balance board structure with the gyroscope and the accelerometer connected to the display unit in the third embodiment of the present invention.

Based on the above technical features, the main effects of the balance board structure of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following embodiments.

Please refer to the first and second figures for the first embodiment of the present invention. A balance board structure includes a balance board body 1, four telescopic units 2, four elastic units 3, an operating unit 4, and a processing unit 5. The balance board body 1 has a first surface 11 and a second surface 12. The four telescopic units 2 are pressure cylinders, the four telescopic units 2 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the periphery of the second surface 12, the four telescopic units 2 are connected to a pressure cylinder power unit (not shown), and the four elastic units 3 are arranged on opposite sides of the periphery of the second surface 12. Specifically, the four elastic units 3 are sleeved on the four telescopic units 2. The processing unit 5 is arranged on the first surface 11 of the balance plate body 1, and the processing unit 5 is connected to the operating unit 4 and the pressure cylinder power unit (not shown). The operating unit 4 can also directly control the pressure cylinder A power unit (not shown in the figure) makes the four telescopic unit 2 actuate.

Please refer to the third figure for the first embodiment of the present invention. The telescopic unit 2 has a cylinder 21 and a piston rod 22. The cylinder 21 is fixed on the second surface 12, and the balance plate body 1 is placed on a Support surface A, the piston rod 22 of the telescopic unit 2 protrudes from the elastic unit 3, the telescopic unit 2 has a first length d1, the elastic unit 3 has a second length d2, and the second length d2 is the elastic unit 3 When the uncompressed length, the first length d1 is greater than the second length d2, by making the piston rod 22 abut the supporting surface A, the balance plate body 1 is balanced on the supporting surface A through the telescopic unit 2. Please refer to the fourth figure. When the piston rod 22 of the telescopic unit 2 is retracted, the telescopic unit 2 is retracted by a third length d3. When the third length d3 is less than the second length d2, the telescopic unit 2 2 abuts against the supporting surface A, and the balance plate body 1 is balanced on the supporting surface A through the telescopic unit 2.

It should be noted that the piston rod 22 may also be flush with the elastic unit 3, the balance plate body 1 is balanced on the support surface A through the telescopic unit 2 and the elastic unit 3, and the piston rod 22 and the elastic unit 3 It can be easily seen by touching the supporting surface A, which is not shown in this figure.

For the first embodiment of the present invention, please refer to the first and third to fifth drawings. At first, the telescopic unit 2 is pressed against the supporting surface A, and the first length d1 is greater than the second length d2. The balance board body 1 is balanced on the support surface A through the telescopic unit 2, and the operator can stand on the balance board body 1 stably. When the operator wants to start training, the operator sends instructions to the support surface A through the operating unit 4 The processing unit 5 enables the processing unit 5 to drive the cylinder power unit (not shown in the figure) to control the piston rod 22 away from the supporting surface A to be recessed in the elastic unit 3, and the third length d3 is less than With the second length d2, the elastic unit 3 abuts the supporting surface A, and the balance board body 1 is supported by the elastic unit 3. At this time, the operator can stand on the first surface 11 of the balance board body 1 at any position An external force F is applied to the balance board body 1 (for example, lifting a single foot or tilting the body), so that the four elastic units 3 bear different forces, and respectively compress and store different sizes of reset elastic potential energy, so that the balance board When the body 1 is inclined at an angle and the external force F disappears, the first surface 11 of the balance board body 1 is not pressed down by the external force, so that the elastic unit 3 releases the return elastic potential energy, so that the balance board body 1 is subjected to the above The reset elastic force of the elastic unit 3 can be reset, and the external force F is applied to different positions of the first surface 11 at any time, so that the balance plate body 1 can change the tilt angle at any time to achieve the purpose of balance training. After the training, the operator controls the operating unit 4 to bring the piston rod 22 close to the support surface A. When the piston rod 22 protrudes into the elastic unit 3, the piston rod 22 is pressed against the support surface A. A. The balance board body 1 is balanced on the supporting surface A through the piston rod 22, and the operator can easily get off the balance board body 1. It should be noted that when the telescopic unit 2 protrudes from the elastic unit 3, the telescopic unit 2 maintains the balance of the balance board body 1 so that the operator can stand firmly on the balance board body 1, and when starting training , The telescopic unit 2 is retracted into the elastic unit 3, the elastic unit 3 maintains the balance of the balance board body 1, and the operator can control the balance board body 1 to train the balance.

Please refer to Figure 6, which is the second embodiment of the present invention. The first surface 11 of the balance plate body 1 can be provided with a labyrinth 6, and the labyrinth 6 has a path partition 61 to form a labyrinth channel 62. A ball 63 is inserted into the labyrinth channel 62 for the ball 63 to move in the labyrinth channel 62. The operator stands on the first surface 11 of the balance board body 1, and controls the angle of the balance board body 1 with his feet, so that the ball 63 Move forward, back, left, or right on the maze passage 62, and then control the sphere 63 to move from a point in the maze passage 62 to an end point, so as to train balance and increase the fun of use.

Please refer to the seventh figure, which is the second embodiment of the present invention. A gyroscope 6 and an accelerometer 7 are arranged on the balance board body 1, and a wireless transmission unit 8 is connected to the processing unit 5, where The gyroscope 6, the accelerometer 7 and the wireless transmission unit 8 are integrated in the processing unit 5, and the processing unit 5 connects the operation unit 4 and a display unit B through the wireless transmission unit 8 signals.

Please refer to the seventh and eighth figures, the operator stands on the first side 11 of the balance board body 1 and looks at the scene of the display unit B. The operator controls the balance board body 1 to tilt the angle or balance so that The contextual interaction between the gyroscope 6 and the accelerometer 7 of the processing unit 5 and the display unit B enables the operator to train balance through contextual interaction.

Based on the description of the above-mentioned embodiments, when one can fully understand the operation and use of the present invention and the effects of the present invention, the above-mentioned embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this. , That is, simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the description of the invention are all within the scope of the present invention.

1: balance board body

11: First side

2: Telescopic unit

3: Elastic unit

4: Operation unit

5: Processing unit

Claims (6)

A balance board structure includes: a balance board body with a first surface and a second surface; more than one elastic unit arranged on the second surface and at a position where the balance board body maintains balance; more than one The telescopic unit is arranged on the second surface and is located at a position where the balance plate body maintains balance, the telescopic unit is at least flush with the elastic unit or protrudes from the elastic unit; an operating unit connected to the telescopic unit; When the operating unit controls the telescopic unit to retract into the elastic unit, the elastic unit maintains the balance of the balance plate body. At this time, when an external force is applied to the first surface, the elastic unit compresses to store a reset elastic position. When the external force disappears, the elastic unit releases the reset elastic potential to reset; a processing unit, the processing unit is arranged on the balance board body, and the processing unit is connected to the operating unit and the telescopic unit. The balance board structure according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of elastic units are arranged on the periphery of the second surface, and the elastic units are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the periphery. The balance board structure according to claim 1, wherein the elastic unit is sleeved on the telescopic unit. The balance plate structure according to claim 1, wherein the telescopic unit is a pressure cylinder, the pressure cylinder has a cylinder tube and a piston rod, the cylinder tube is arranged on the second surface, and the piston rod is moved to make The length of the pressure cylinder may be longer or shorter than the above-mentioned elastic unit. The balance board structure according to claim 1, wherein the first surface is provided with a path partition The plate forms a labyrinth channel, and a sphere is placed in the labyrinth channel for the sphere to move in the labyrinth channel. The balance board structure according to claim 5, wherein there is a display unit, a gyroscope, an accelerometer and a wireless transmission unit, the gyroscope and the accelerometer are connected to the processing unit, and the wireless transmission unit is connected to the display unit , The processing unit and the operating unit.

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