US20060252617A1 - Apparatus for instructing biomechanical movements - Google Patents

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US20060252617A1
US20060252617A1 US11/287,365 US28736505A US2006252617A1 US 20060252617 A1 US20060252617 A1 US 20060252617A1 US 28736505 A US28736505 A US 28736505A US 2006252617 A1 US2006252617 A1 US 2006252617A1
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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  • the invention relates to an apparatus for visually instructing biomechanical and ergonomic movements, such as instructions for operating fitness equipments, postures for office workers, and other activities that require proper body postures and manipulation to be performed.
  • a panel with a brief instruction and diagrams are placed on the machine for instructing its user how to operate machine.
  • the panel usually shows one image for a posture or position how a user should be sitting or standing with respect to the fitness equipment, and showing arrows suggesting approximately which part of the machine may be operable during exercise (and, as a result, the user would find out how to use the equipment), and another image for showing which muscle group will be used or affected during the exercise using the machine; however, these instructions are not as intuitive or easily understood by its users. Consequently, it is required to have a qualified instructor or trainer to show the user how to use the machine for different exercises. Even the user finds a way to use it without help, the user may not be using the machine in a proper manner as originally designed for.
  • the present invention addresses these shortcomings by providing a compact and inexpensive apparatus illustrating biomechanical and ergonomic movements visually.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for visually instructing biomechanical and ergonomic movements, such as instructions for fitness equipment, postures for office workers, and other activities that requires proper body posture and manipulation to be performed.
  • the general objective of the present invention is to provide effective memory cues for helping users to correct improper presumptions and maintain appropriate biomechanical and ergonomic movements on how to perform specific exercises effectively and safely.
  • the other objective of the present invention is to provide a way to instruct and educate the users without the need for specific language instructions due to the pictorial property of the present invention.
  • an apparatus for instructing biomechanical movements comprising: a lenticular panel comprising at least two images of the biomechanical movements; wherein each of the images capturing a body posture and at least one muscle group affected by the biomechanical movements; wherein the first of said at least two images capturing a start posture and the last of said at least two images is a finish posture; and wherein said at least two images are overlaid on top of each other for a user to easily identify and implement proper body postures and movement.
  • it provides a method for instructing biomechanical movements to a user, comprising showing at least two images of the biomechanical movements in a sequence, wherein the said at least two images are captured in a lenticular panel, and each of the said at least two images capturing a body posture and at least one muscle group affected by the biomechanical movements; wherein the first of the said at least two images capturing a start posture and the last of the said at least two images capturing a finish posture; and wherein the said at least two images are overlaid on top of each other for a user to easily identify and implement proper body postures and movement.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example of prior art displaying a starting posture image comprising body posture with a thigh exercising equipment and an image including a front and rear view images of a body indicating muscle group used through the exercise;
  • FIG. 2 a illustrates one of the images, a start body posture and position of thigh exercise equipment, captured on a lenticular panel in the preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 b illustrates another image, a finishing body posture and position of the thigh exercise equipment, captured on the lenticular panel in the preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 3 a and 3 b illustrate a perspective exploded view and top view of another embodiment of the present invention, respectively;
  • FIGS. 4 a and 4 b illustrate a perspective exploded view and top view of yet another embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an installation example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example of prior art displaying a starting posture image 1 comprising body posture 10 with an inner and outer thigh exercising equipment 20 and image 2 including a front 11 - f and rear view images 11 - b of a body indicating muscle groups 13 used through the exercise.
  • the starting posture image 1 usually includes arrows 30 to suggest the direction of movements for implying to show how to use the thigh exercise equipment 20 .
  • arrows 30 to suggest the direction of movements for implying to show how to use the thigh exercise equipment 20 .
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a lenticular two dimensional (or 2D) biomechanical exercise diagrams serving as visual instructions and/or educational tools that address the aforementioned issues, capturing, at least, two diagrams or images into a single lenticular panel.
  • the first image captures a starting body posture in relation to the position of the fitness equipment, and the last image captures a finish body posture in relation to the position of the fitness equipment.
  • These images are overlaid on the top of each other to show a sequence of the exercise routine with the fitness equipment by slightly alternating the user's perspectives, manually or automatically.
  • the images also capture and display the targeted muscle groups affected or used by the exercise.
  • the present invention can be used in commercial, governmental or privately owned fitness, sports and/or rehabilitation facilities.
  • FIG. 2 a illustrates one of images, a start body posture and position of the thigh exercise equipment 20 , captured on a lenticular panel 5 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the lenticular panel 5 comprises a lenticular lens panel and a sheet capturing at least two images, including the image of the start body posture in relation to the position of the thigh exercise machine 20 , and the image of the finish body posture in relation to the position of the thigh exercise machine 20 .
  • the sheet is attached below the lenticular lens panel.
  • the thigh exercise equipment 20 is at starting position, showing a user's body image 10 in the starting posture.
  • the legs of the user 16 a are shown in the resting position, and thigh muscle image 15 a is shown naturally stretched and rested.
  • FIG. 2 b illustrates another image, a finishing body posture and position of the thigh exercise equipment 20 , captured on the lenticular panel 5 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the image shows the user body 10 in the finish posture with the thigh exercise equipment 20 also in the finish position.
  • the legs of the user 16 b are shown to be brought up and extended. However, note that care shall be undertaken not to hyper-extend the knee during this exercise; therefore, the image captures such knee position in FIG. 2 b.
  • Image of the thigh muscle 15 b is shown being contracted for illustrating how the thigh muscle is affected through the exercise.
  • FIG. 2 a and one in FIG. 2 b are overlaid on top of each other in such a way so that the viewer can easily identify the differences in positions and/or postures in body 10 positions. Especially, the viewer would easily be able to point out the differences between thigh muscle images 15 a and 15 b and between leg positions 16 a and 16 b, by changing his or her viewing perspective or by shifting his/her point of view slightly back and forth and by comparing the two images.
  • a visual indication such as an arrow(s) may be added to the image for showing the user the direction of the biomechanical movement for preventing any confusion from occurring.
  • This visual effect is to remind and inform the viewers (or users of the thigh exercise equipment) how to both effectively and safely perform this specific exercise, while incorporating the correct biomechanical/ergonomic movement.
  • multi-chromatic images may be affixed onto the lenticular panel 5 .
  • distinctive color usage among body line, the equipment and muscle used for the exercise would help illustrating proper posture and position for the exercise by easing the user to identify the differences in the images.
  • Further enhancing visual details on the images of the muscle used for the exercise the changes in the muscle shape can be shown to the users to remind them which muscle they are actually using and how.
  • three-dimensional visual effect which can be implemented based on an existing lenticular technology by providing the depth in the images, may be utilized for even further enhancing visual image quality.
  • the present invention provides effective memory cues for helping users to correct improper presumptions and maintain appropriate movements on how to perform specific exercises effectively as well as how to operate any corresponding equipment. It is noted that the present invention provides a way to instruct and educate the users without the need for specific language instructions due to the pictorial properties of the invention.
  • an indication means for sequence order may be included with each of the pictures.
  • the lenticular panel 5 comprises three images, number “1”, “2” and “3” may be embedded in a sequence to indicate which image illustrates the start, transition, and finish posture.
  • indication bar diagram may be used for showing the order of sequence.
  • FIGS. 3 a and 3 b illustrate a perspective exploded view and top view, respectively, of another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the lenticular panel 5 capturing a sequence of, at least, two images illustrating instructions for fitness equipment is placed in a housing 50 having a guide rail 51 for slidably attaching the lenticular panel 5 to the housing 50 .
  • a user may manually slide the panel 5 along the guide rail 51 in directions 60 .
  • the lenticular panel 5 may be decomposed into a lenticular lens panel and a sheet composing at least two images, slidably attached to the lenticular lens. By either sliding the lenticular lens panel or the sheet slightly back and forth manually or automatically, it achieves the same result as illustrated in FIGS. 3 a and 3 b.
  • FIGS. 4 a and 4 b illustrate a perspective exploded view and top view, respectively, of yet another embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
  • the lenticular panel 5 has a pair of pivots 52 , located at the middle of two sides of the panel 5 .
  • a housing 50 has a couple of small depressions or holes 53 at the middle of corresponding sides of the panel 5 , so that the panel 5 can be tiltably attached to the housing 50 about the pivots 52 and holes 53 .
  • the location of pivots 52 and holes 53 may not be in the middle, but at one of the ends.
  • the user may manually tilt the panel 5 by pushing one side of the panel to alter the angle of the user's visual perspective to show the whole sequence of the exercise movements.
  • a driving means may be attached inside the housing 50 for automatically and periodically tilting the panel 5 back and forth, thus the user does not have to manually tilt the panel to view the whole sequence.
  • the period or rate of sliding or tilting the panel 5 can be predetermined or adjustable.
  • This speed of the tilting the panel can be predetermined or adjusted in such a way to represent an optimal speed or duration of the exercise sequence, so that the user would obtain the maximum optimal result by following the speed illustrated by the panel 5 .
  • the invention shows the user the optimal speed or rate of biomechanical movements.
  • the rate of the movements can be decided and adjusted based on the experience or muscle strength of the particular user for the particular exercise or biomechanical movement and complexity.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an installation example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the lenticular panel 5 is placed on the pole 21 of exercise equipment, attached on it by a fastening means, such as screws, adhesive, etc. Having the lenticular panel 5 readily viewable within the range of the fitness equipment user's sight enables the strength training process to be less daunting, and allows for the development of a strong kinesthetic awareness of a proper exercise form.
  • the panel 5 may also alleviate the confusion that novice gym users often experience when commencing a fitness program.
  • the lenticular panel 5 provides visual cues for providing an additional reinforcement of proper body postures and movements.
  • the lenticular panel 5 can be utilized in a printed collateral, such as a booklet, pamphlet or poster format. These options allow for a correct technique and motion to be referred to outside the fitness or strength training facility.
  • the invention can be used to facilitate proper ergonomic postures and movements in a variety of work scenarios as an operation manual or manual for specific strength and stretching exercises that can be adapted for the alleviation of repetitive stress injuries.

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