US20180236294A1 - Stationary exercise machine - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/06—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement
- A63B22/0605—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63B22/06—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63B22/06—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement
- A63B22/0605—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
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- This invention relates to stationary exercise machines.
- Vibrations in the range of 30 to 35 Hertz is believed to be most beneficial for recovery and injury prevention during and after exercise.
- an exercise machine of the type which have pedals or foot plates through which a person can, in use, transfer kinetic energy to the machine, which machine comprises a means for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise.
- vibration is caused directly to the pedal or footplate places the vibration energy closest to the person doing exercises and lowers the vibrations transmitted to the machine.
- the means for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise may be a rotatable pedal or footplate mounting shaft of which the rotation axis and the pedal or footplate mounting point is offset to cause a wobble, vibration or oscillation of the pedal or footplate during exercise.
- the means for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise may be an electrical vibration motor mounted to the footplate or pedal.
- the bicycle comprising:
- crank arms rotatably mounted and connected at one end of each crank arm through a bottom bracket of the bicycle;
- At least one bearing is provided between the rotatable shaft and the hole defined in the free end of each crank arm.
- the rotatable shaft will rotate in relation to the stationary and coaxial gear ratio, which in turn will rotate the offset socket causing the socket and therefore the pedal shaft to move in a circle about the shaft.
- the circular movement of the offset socket and pedal shaft is experienced by the cyclist as a small wobble or oscillation and at speed a vibration directly transmitted to a person's feet.
- the amplitude of the wobble or vibration is equal to the offset.
- the offset and therefor the amplitude of the wobble or vibration may preferably be between 3 and 5 mm.
- the vibration source is the pedals, i.e. the working contact point between a cyclist and the bicycle and most of the vibrational energy is transmitted directly to the cyclist to give maximum benefit to the cyclist while minimizing the vibration to the bicycle thereby minimizing the destructive effect of vibrations on the bicycles or exercise machine.
- a further advantage of the bicycle or stationary exercise bicycle embodiment of the invention is that the vibrations are mechanically generated and no electrical motors are required and the machine does not have to be connected to a power source.
- the interaction of the gears provide a source of resistance to pedaling, which lowers the required resistance to be provided by the usual resistance means of stationary exercise machines.
- FIG. 1 shows a rear view of part of an exercise machine in the form of a stationary exercise bicycle, in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a side view of the gears of the stationary exercise bicycle
- FIG. 3 shows an end view of the gears of the stationary exercise bicycle
- FIG. 5 shows a first side view of a rotatable shaft of the stationary exercise bicycle
- FIG. 7 shows an end view of a rotatable shaft of the stationary exercise bicycle.
Abstract
Disclosed is an exercise machine of the type which have pedals or foot plates through which a person can, in use, transfer kinetic energy to the machine, which machine comprises a feature for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise.
Description
- This invention relates to stationary exercise machines.
- The inventor is aware of the beneficial effects of vibrations during exercises. Vibrations in the range of 30 to 35 Hertz is believed to be most beneficial for recovery and injury prevention during and after exercise.
- However, mechanically complex exercise machines such as bicycles, stationary bicycles, elliptical exercise machines such as, stepping machines, cross trainers and the like machines have not been able to successfully incorporate vibration technology due to the destructive effect of such vibrations on the bearings and pivot points of such machines.
- It is an object of the invention to provide durable vibrating exercise machines.
- According to the invention there is provided an exercise machine of the type which have pedals or foot plates through which a person can, in use, transfer kinetic energy to the machine, which machine comprises a means for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise.
- The exercise machine may be a bicycle, stationary exercise bicycle, an elliptical exercise type machine.
- It is to be understood and appreciated that vibration is caused directly to the pedal or footplate places the vibration energy closest to the person doing exercises and lowers the vibrations transmitted to the machine.
- The means for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise may be a rotatable pedal or footplate mounting shaft of which the rotation axis and the pedal or footplate mounting point is offset to cause a wobble, vibration or oscillation of the pedal or footplate during exercise. Alternatively, the means for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise may be an electrical vibration motor mounted to the footplate or pedal.
- In the case of a bicycle or stationary exercise bicycle, the bicycle comprising:
- a pair of stationary gears mounted on each side of the bicycle and with a circumference similar to the circumference of rotating pedal shafts of the bicycle;
- a pair of crank arms rotatably mounted and connected at one end of each crank arm through a bottom bracket of the bicycle; and
- a shaft rotatably mounted through a hole defined in the free end of each crank arm with one end extending inwards towards the bicycle and provided with a coaxial gear respectively engaging the stationary gears, with the other outwardly extending end provided with a socket for receiving a shaft of a bicycle pedal, which socket is offset from the axis of the rotatable shaft.
- At least one bearing is provided between the rotatable shaft and the hole defined in the free end of each crank arm.
- It is to be appreciated that as the pedals rotate, the rotatable shaft will rotate in relation to the stationary and coaxial gear ratio, which in turn will rotate the offset socket causing the socket and therefore the pedal shaft to move in a circle about the shaft. The circular movement of the offset socket and pedal shaft is experienced by the cyclist as a small wobble or oscillation and at speed a vibration directly transmitted to a person's feet. The amplitude of the wobble or vibration is equal to the offset.
- The gear ratio of the large stationary gear and the small coaxial gear may preferably selected such that at a typical pedaling cadence range of 70 to 100 revolutions per minute (rpm) the pedal shaft will cycle at 30 to 35 Hertz (about 2000 rpm).
- The offset and therefor the amplitude of the wobble or vibration may preferably be between 3 and 5 mm.
- An advantage of the invention is that the vibration source is the pedals, i.e. the working contact point between a cyclist and the bicycle and most of the vibrational energy is transmitted directly to the cyclist to give maximum benefit to the cyclist while minimizing the vibration to the bicycle thereby minimizing the destructive effect of vibrations on the bicycles or exercise machine. A further advantage of the bicycle or stationary exercise bicycle embodiment of the invention is that the vibrations are mechanically generated and no electrical motors are required and the machine does not have to be connected to a power source. In addition, the interaction of the gears provide a source of resistance to pedaling, which lowers the required resistance to be provided by the usual resistance means of stationary exercise machines.
- The invention is now described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 shows a rear view of part of an exercise machine in the form of a stationary exercise bicycle, in accordance with the invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a side view of the gears of the stationary exercise bicycle; -
FIG. 3 shows an end view of the gears of the stationary exercise bicycle; -
FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a rotatable shaft of the stationary exercise bicycle; -
FIG. 5 shows a first side view of a rotatable shaft of the stationary exercise bicycle; -
FIG. 6 shows a second side view of the rotatable shaft of the stationary exercise bicycle; and -
FIG. 7 shows an end view of a rotatable shaft of the stationary exercise bicycle. - Referring now to the drawings, the exercise machine in the form of a stationary exercise bicycle, in accordance with an example of the invention, is generally indicated by
reference numeral 10. - The
stationary exercise bicycle 10 comprises a means for vibrating the pedals during exercise. The exercise bicycle comprises a pair ofstationary gears 12 mounted on each side of the bicycle. Thestationary gears 12 are bolted by means ofbolts 14 onto the frame (not shown) and have a circumference similar to the circumference of rotatingpedal shafts 16 of the bicycle. A pair ofcrank arms 18 rotatably mounted and connected at oneend 20 of each crank arm through abottom bracket 22 of thebicycle 10. Ashaft 24 is rotatably mounted through ahole 26 defined in thefree end 28 of eachcrank arm 18 with oneend 30 extending inwards towards thebicycle 10 and provided with acoaxial gear 32 respectively engaging thestationary gears 12, with the other outwardly extendingend 34 provided with asocket 36 for receiving the 16 shaft of abicycle pedal 38. Thesocket 36 is offset from the axis of therotatable shaft 24. A pair of bearings (not shown) are provided between therotatable shaft 24 and thehole 26 defined in thefree end 28 of eachcrank arm 18. - The gear ratio of the large
stationary gear 12 and the smallcoaxial gear 32 is selected such that at a typical pedaling cadence range of 90 revolutions per minute (rpm) thepedal shaft 16 will cycle or wobble at 33.2 Hertz. The offset and therefor the amplitude of the wobble or vibration is 4 mm. - It shall be understood that the examples are provided for illustrating the invention further and to assist a person skilled in the art with understanding the invention and are not meant to be construed as unduly limiting the reasonable scope of the invention.
Claims (7)
1. An exercise machine which has pedals or foot plates through which a person, in use, transfers kinetic energy to the exercise machine, wherein the exercise machine comprises a means for directly vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise in the form of a rotatable pedal or footplate mounting shaft of which a rotation axis and a pedal or footplate mounting point is offset to cause a wobble, vibration or oscillation of the pedals or foot plates during exercise.
2. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , which is selected from the group consisting of a bicycle, a stationary exercise bicycle and an elliptical exercise machine.
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4. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the exercise machine is a bicycle, the bicycle comprising:
at least one stationary gear mounted on each side of the bicycle and with a circumference similar to a circumference of a virtual circle created by rotating pedal shafts of the bicycle as the rotating pedal shafts complete one revolution around the at least one stationary gear;
at least one crank arm rotatably mounted and connected at one end of the at least one crank arm through a bottom bracket of the bicycle; and
a shaft rotatably mounted through a hole defined in a free end of the at least one crank arm with one end of the rotatably mounted shaft extending inwards towards the bicycle and provided with a coaxial gear respectively engaging the at least one stationary gear, with another end of the rotatably mounted shaft extending outwards provided with a socket for receiving a rotating pedal shaft of a bicycle pedal of the pedals or foot plates, wherein the socket is offset from an axis of the rotatably mounted shaft.
5. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a gear ratio of the at least one stationary gear and the coaxial gear is selected such that at a pedaling cadence range of 70 to 100 revolutions per minute (rpm) the rotating pedal shaft of the bicycle pedal will cycle at 30 to 35 Hertz.
6. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the offset and an amplitude of the wobble, vibration or oscillation is between 3 and 5 mm.
7. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the bicycle is a stationary exercise bicycle.
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