US20100125031A1 - Training device for training a body part of a user - Google Patents

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US20100125031A1
US20100125031A1 US12/641,126 US64112609A US2010125031A1 US 20100125031 A1 US20100125031 A1 US 20100125031A1 US 64112609 A US64112609 A US 64112609A US 2010125031 A1 US2010125031 A1 US 2010125031A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/02—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using resilient force-resisters
    • A63B21/023—Wound springs
    • A63B21/025—Spiral springs with turns lying substantially in plane surfaces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
    • A61H1/005—Moveable platforms, e.g. vibrating or oscillating platforms for standing, sitting, laying or leaning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/00058—Mechanical means for varying the resistance
    • A63B21/00069—Setting or adjusting the resistance level; Compensating for a preload prior to use, e.g. changing length of resistance or adjusting a valve
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/00196—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using pulsed counterforce, e.g. vibrating resistance means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/15—Arrangements for force transmissions
    • A63B21/151—Using flexible elements for reciprocating movements, e.g. ropes or chains
    • A63B21/153—Using flexible elements for reciprocating movements, e.g. ropes or chains wound-up and unwound during exercise, e.g. from a reel
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B21/15—Arrangements for force transmissions
    • A63B21/157—Ratchet-wheel links; Overrunning clutches; One-way clutches
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/008—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using hydraulic or pneumatic force-resisters

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  • the present invention relates generally to a training device for training a body part of a user, and more particularly to a vibrating device for generating a vibration and an associated pretensioning device for generating a pre-tension in a muscle of the body part.
  • vibrating training devices may include tensioning devices.
  • tension devices generally comprise a reeling means, a flexible coupling member operably connected to the reeling means and a handling member connected to the flexible coupling member.
  • a user grasps and pulls the handling member, thereby pulling the flexible coupling member from the reeling means and creating a tension.
  • Prior art tensioning devices typically comprise a spring biased to drive the reeling means.
  • the spring is biased such that a retractive reeling force is exerted on the flexible coupling member towards the reeling means. Due to this, the reeling means, in use, constantly exerts a retractive reeling force on the flexible coupling member.
  • a resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member is provided, and the flexible coupling member thereby is tensioned such that the vibration generated by the vibrating device is transferred to the handling member attached to the flexible coupling.
  • the spring when a user pulls the handling member to unreel the flexible coupling member, the spring provides, via the reeling means, a resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member. Due to this resistance, the flexible coupling member is tensioned so that the vibration generated by the vibrating device is transferred via the flexible coupling member to the handling member.
  • the spring driven reeling means constantly provides a retractive reeling force for reeling the coupling member.
  • the spring driven reeling means constantly exerts a retractive reeling force on the flexible coupling member.
  • the flexible coupling member is tensioned as long as the user exerts an opposite user force on the flexible coupling member.
  • the reeling force is the resistance which the user experiences when he or she unreels the flexible coupling member.
  • a large reeling force may create a situation that causes the user, for one reason or another, to unintentionally release the handling member of an unreeled flexible coupling member. Due to the large reeling force, the flexible coupling member will be rapidly reeled by the reeling means. This may cause an uncontrolled sweeping movement of the flexible coupling member and the attached handling member. Such an uncontrolled movement of the flexible coupling member and the handling member is undesirable.
  • some specific exercises require a large resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member and a smaller force pulling on the handling member of an unreeled flexible coupling member.
  • a specific type of such exercises is when the user exerts a large effort to move the trained body part into a specific position (wherein the flexible coupling member is unreeled) and a smaller effort to hold the body part in that position (wherein the flexible coupling member remains unreeled over a specific length).
  • An example of such an exercise is the one wherein the user holds the handling member in a hand and moves his or her hand upwards to a position above the head of the user, after which the hand is kept in that position.
  • the magnitude of the reeling force is equal to the magnitude of the above mentioned force pulling on the handling member of an unreeled flexible coupling member. Since the reeling force in prior art training devices is equal to the resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member, these specific exercises can not be performed with prior art training devices.
  • a further disadvantage of prior art training device is that the resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member is the same for different speeds by which the flexible coupling member is unreeled. In other words, in prior art training devices, the resistance is independent of the speed by which the flexible coupling member is unreeled.
  • an improved training device for training a body part of a user that overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art training devices as discussed above.
  • such an improved training device comprises a vibrating device for generating a vibration and a pretensioning device for generating a pre-tension in a muscle of the body part.
  • the pretensioning device is connected to the vibrating device and comprises a handling member configured to be held by the user, and a reeling means for reeling a flexible coupling member, which flexible coupling member couples the handling member to the reeling means.
  • the pretensioning device further comprises a tensioning means for driving the reeling means such that, in use, the flexible coupling member is tensioned for transferring the vibration generated by the vibrating device to the handling member.
  • the tensioning means comprises a fluid resistance means configured to provide a variable resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member but to provide substantially no resistance against the reeling of the flexible coupling member.
  • the training device for training a body part of a user of the present invention is configured to advantageously provide a variable resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member but to provide substantially no resistance against the reeling of the flexible coupling member.
  • the training device comprises a vibrating device for generating a vibration and a pretensioning device for generating a pre-tension in a muscle of the body part.
  • the pretensioning device is connected to the vibrating device and comprises a handling member configured to be held by the user, and a reeling means for reeling a flexible coupling member, the flexible coupling member coupling the handling member to the reeling means.
  • the pretensioning device further comprises a tensioning means for driving the reeling means such that, in use, the flexible coupling member is tensioned to allow the vibration generated by the vibrating device to be advantageously transferred to the handling member.
  • the tensioning means comprises a fluid resistance means configured to provide a variable resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member but to provide substantially no resistance against the reeling of the flexible coupling member.
  • the reeling means comprises a reel which is rotatable around a reel axis, the reeling means configured to rotate the reel in a reel direction for reeling the flexible coupling member and to rotate the reel in an unreel direction for unreeling the flexible coupling member.
  • the fluid resistance means is connected to the reel axis via freewheel means configured to freely rotate around the reel axis in the reel direction and to engage the reel axis in the unreel direction.
  • the fluid resistance means comprises a fluid casing forming a fluid chamber filled with a damper fluid and a resistance member disposed inside the fluid chamber.
  • the fluid casing is connected to the reel axis via the freewheel means and the resistance member is configured such that said resistance member is not rotatable around the longitudinal axis.
  • the fluid resistance means is configured to adjust the resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member by moving the resistance member inside the fluid chamber and substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
  • the pretensioning device comprises adjusting means for moving and holding the resistance member in a number of specific locations along the longitudinal axis.
  • the fluid resistance means is configured such that the magnitude of the resistance of the fluid resistance means against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member is dependent of the speed by which the flexible coupling member is unreeled.
  • the reel is configured to hold the flexible coupling member in a spiral-like configuration, which spiral-like configuration is located in a fictive plane extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
  • the tensioning means comprises a spring connected to the reel axis in the disclosed embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective schematic view of a disclosed embodiment of the training device according the principles of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic view, along line II-II, of the pretensioning device shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional schematic view, along line III-III, of the pretensioning device shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded cross-sectional perspective view of the pretensioning device shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 1 shows a training device 1 for training a body part of a user according to the principles of the present invention.
  • the training device generally comprises a vibrating device 2 and a pretensioning device 3 for generating a pre-tension in a muscle of the body part.
  • the pretensioning device 3 is connected to the vibrating device 2 .
  • the pretensioning device 3 may be connected to the vibrating device 2 using any appropriate means as is known in the art, including by clamping, bolting, screwing and other means, and pretensioning device 3 may be removably connected to vibrating device 2 or non-removably connected to vibrating device 2 .
  • the pretensioning device 3 in the disclosed embodiment comprises a handling member 4 configured to be held by the user 32 and a reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ) for reeling a flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the flexible coupling member 5 couples the handling member 4 to the reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ).
  • the pretensioning device 3 further comprises in the disclosed embodiment a tensioning means ( 7 of FIG. 2 ) for driving the reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ) such that, in use, the flexible coupling member 5 is tensioned for transferring a vibration generated by the vibrating device 2 to the handling member 4 and, ultimately, to the user 32 .
  • the tensioning means 7 comprises in the disclosed embodiment a fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ) configured to provide a resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the vibrating device 2 comprises a vibrating plate 30 configured to vibrate as indicated by the arrow 31 , as is known in the art.
  • the direction of the vibration of the vibrating plate 30 is substantially vertical.
  • the vibration plate 30 may vibrate in any direction suitable for obtaining the wished training effect without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the user 32 of the training device stands on the vibrating plate 30 .
  • the vibrating device 2 may have instead of the vibrating plate 30 any other type of vibrating member.
  • the pretensioning device 3 is connected to the vibrating device 2 such that vibrations generated by the vibrating device 2 are transferred to the pretensioning device 3 .
  • the tensioning means ( 7 of FIG. 2 ) constantly drives the reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ) for reeling the flexible coupling member 5 . Due to this, the reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ), in use, constantly exerts a retractive reeling force F r on the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ) also provides a resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • Such resistance is the fluid resistance force F fr which the fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ) exerts on the flexible coupling member 5 during the unreeling thereof.
  • the fluid resistance force F fr is in addition to the reeling force F r of the reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ) driven by the tensioning means ( 7 of FIG. 2 ).
  • FIG. 1 This is shown in FIG. 1 , as the user 32 exerts a user force F u on the flexible coupling member 5 via the handling member 4 .
  • the user force F u is in the opposite direction of the reeling force F r which is constantly exerted on the flexible coupling member 5 by the reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ).
  • the pretensioning device 3 exerts a force equal to the reeling force F r on the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the flexible coupling member 5 when the user force F u equals the reeling force F r the flexible coupling member 5 will be in a static position which means that the flexible coupling member 5 will not be unreeled or reeled.
  • the flexible coupling member 5 When the user force F u is smaller than the reeling force F r , the flexible coupling member 5 will be reeled. And, when the user force F u is larger than the reeling force F r , the flexible coupling member 5 will be unreeled. In such situation the pretensioning device 3 exerts a force equal to the sum of the reeling force and the fluid resistance force (F r +F fr ) on the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • a high resistance (F r +F fr ) against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member 5 is achieved, in combination with a smaller reeling force (F r ) of reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ) for reeling the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • Such high resistance advantageously reduces the chance that the flexible coupling member 5 and the handling member 4 connected thereto are so strongly reeled by the reeling means ( 6 of FIG. 2 ) such that they make an uncontrolled sweeping movement.
  • the training device 1 of the present invention is advantageously suitable for exercises which require a large resistance (F r +F fr ) against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member 5 and a smaller force (F r ) pulling on the handling member 4 of an unreeled flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ) is configured such that the magnitude of the resistance of the fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ) against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member 5 is dependent on the speed by which the flexible coupling member 5 is unreeled.
  • the fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ) is configured such that an increase of the speed by which the flexible coupling member 5 is unreeled leads to an increase of the resistance of the fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ), and a decrease of the speed by which the flexible coupling member 5 is unreeled leads to a decrease of the resistance of the fluid resistance means ( 8 of FIG. 2 ) against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the training device 2 of the disclosed embodiment of the present invention is advantageously suitable for exercises wherein the user 32 experiences a larger resistance when he or she rapidly unreels the flexible coupling member 5 and a smaller resistance when he or she slowly unreels the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • rapid (more “aggressive-like”) movements by which the flexible coupling member 5 is unreeled requires a larger effort than slower (less “aggressive-like”) movements. This advantageously provides an additional dimension to the performed exercises.
  • the reeling means 6 comprises a reel 10 which is rotatable around a reel axis 11 .
  • the reeling means 6 is configured to rotate the reel 10 in a reel direction 12 for reeling the flexible coupling member 5 and to rotate the reel 10 in an unreel direction 13 for unreeling the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the fluid resistance means 8 is connected to the reel axis 11 via freewheel means 14 configured to freely rotate around the reel axis 11 in the reel direction 12 and to engage the reel axis 11 in the unreel direction 13 . This also ensures that, in use, the flexible coupling member 5 is not unreeled by the vibrations generated by the vibrating device 2 . Thus, the fluid resistance means 8 is configured to substantially provide no resistance against the reeling of the flexible coupling member 5 .
  • the reel axis 11 comprises a longitudinal axis 27
  • the tensioning means 7 comprises a spiral spring 28 connected to the reel axis 11
  • the fluid resistance means 8 in the disclosed embodiment comprises a fluid casing 16 forming a fluid chamber 15 filled with a damper fluid 17 .
  • a resistance member 18 is disposed inside the fluid chamber 15 .
  • the fluid casing 16 is connected to the reel axis 11 via the freewheel means 14 .
  • the resistance member 18 is configured such that it is not rotatable around the longitudinal axis 27 .
  • the pretensioning device 3 device further comprises a pretensioning casing 29 and the resistance member 18 is connected to the pretensioning casing 29 such that the resistance member 18 is not rotatable around said longitudinal axis 27 .
  • the resistance member 18 may be connected to the vibrating device 2 such that the resistance member 18 is not rotatable around the longitudinal axis 27 .
  • the fluid resistance means 8 By configuring the fluid resistance means 8 such that the fluid casing 16 is rotatable and the resistance member 18 is not rotatable, a higher inertia resistance is created.
  • the resistance member 18 in the disclosed embodiment comprises first protrusions 41 extending towards an inside wall 43 of the fluid casing 16 .
  • the inside wall 43 comprises second protrusions 42 extending towards the first protrusions 41 .
  • the fluid casing 16 is rotatable around the longitudinal axis 27 such that the second protrusions 42 do not collide with the first protrusions 41 .
  • This means that the second protrusions 42 are movable between the first protrusions 41 .
  • the degree of overlap of the first protrusions 41 and the second protrusions 42 determines the degree of resistance provided by the fluid resistance means 8 .
  • the fluid resistance means 8 is configured to adjust the resistance against the unreeling of the flexible coupling member by moving the resistance member 18 inside the fluid chamber 15 and substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis 27 .
  • the direction of movement of the resistance member 18 is indicated by arrow 44 .
  • the pretensioning device 3 in the disclosed embodiment further comprises adjusting means 19 for moving and holding the resistance member 18 in a number of specific locations along the longitudinal axis 27 .
  • Each of the specific positions creates a different degree of overlap between the first protrusions 41 and the second protrusions 42 .
  • the resistance member 18 comprises a lever 45 pivotable about a pivot point 46 and connected to the resistance member 18 .
  • the pivot movement of the lever 45 is indicated by arrow 47 .
  • the adjusting means 19 is configured to move and hold the resistance member 18 in three specific locations along said longitudinal axis 27 , although those skilled in the art will appreciate that the adjusting means 19 may be configured to move and hold the resistance member 18 in between two and five specific locations along the longitudinal axis 27 .
  • the reel 10 is configured to hold the flexible coupling member 5 in a spiral-like configuration, which spiral-like configuration is located in a fictive plane extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 27 of the reel axis 11 .
  • the reel 10 comprises a reel opening 23 at the circumference of the reel 10 , and the width W of the reel opening 23 is such that the windings of the flexible coupling member 5 are placed on top of each other.
  • the pretensioning device 3 further comprises in the disclosed embodiment connection means for connecting said pretensioning device 3 to the vibrating device 2 such that vibrations generated by the vibrating device 2 are transferred to the pretensioning device 3 .
  • the connection means may include combinations of clips and clamps 34 to removably attach the pretensioning device 3 to the vibrating device 2 , or may include any other appropriate connection means as is known in the art, including bolting, screwing and other means.
  • pretensioning device 3 may be removably connected to vibrating device 2 or non-removably connected to vibrating device 2 .

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