US20230226405A1

US20230226405A1 - Leg and hip exercise device

Info

Publication number: US20230226405A1
Application number: US17/928,325
Authority: US
Inventors: Eun Bee Kim
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-06-01
Filing date: 2021-05-29
Publication date: 2023-07-20
Also published as: CA3180820A1; AU2021282825B2; AU2021282825A1; WO2021246728A1; WO2021246728A9; US20230381581A1; US20230330482A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exercise method and an exercise device for performing an exercise suitable for thigh and hip muscles like fitness equipment or an exercise bicycle, and more particularly, to an exercise method and an exercise device for strengthening thigh and hip muscles by performing a movement of lowering legs and then moving the legs backward or putting the legs together or apart from a position of pulling the legs toward a chest of the user with an arm disposed between the legs in a sitting or lying position of the user. In addition, the present invention relates to a leg exercise device including a trajectory measuring device of generating motion range information of the exercise device and making the motion range information as data through a motion range measurement sensor attached to a knee and a hip joint of the user seated on the exercise device, smart device and an application of the smart device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an exercise method and an exercise device for performing an exercise suitable for thigh and hip muscles such as fitness equipment and an exercise bicycle, and more particularly to an exercise method and an exercise device for strengthening thigh and hip muscles by performing a movement of lowering legs and then moving the legs backward or putting the legs together or apart from a position of pulling the legs toward a chest of the user with an arm disposed between the legs in a sitting or lying position of the user. In addition, the present invention relates to a leg exercise device including a trajectory measuring device of generating motion range information of the exercise device and making the motion range information as data through a motion range measurement sensor attached to knee and hip joints of the user seated on the exercise device, smart device and an application of the smart device.

BACKGROUND ART

In general, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , an exercise for strengthening thigh and hip muscles is performed by pulling legs toward a chest and compressing the legs to the outside by using a pelvis as an axis. However, since a typical exercise method and an exercise device directly transmit a load to an ankle and a knee, ankle and knee joints may be damaged, and a person having weak ankle and knee joints may not perform the exercise method.
In addition, a typical bicycle that is generally used by a knee patient has been developed to go faster more distance with a less force. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 2 , since the bicycle has a pivot axis disposed around an ankle, an exercise is concentrated on lower legs and gives a small effect on upper legs and a hip joint. Thus, a prior bicycle of this inventor expand an exercise range suitable for a motion range of knee joints and the hip joint and increase the exercise effect to be used for exercises.
Specifically, the prior invention of the inventor expands a motion range of the hip joint and the knees by arranging an arm pivot axis of the prior exercise device in parallel to the hip joint in a corresponding manner in order to use the bicycle for exercises.
Also, as a foot plate or a foot pad of the exercise device connected to a weight is positioned on a thigh of an exercising leg, and a movement of raising the exercising leg toward a chest and rotating the leg backward in a sitting or lying position of the user is performed, a force transmitted to the knee and the ankle decreases.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Technical Problem

As illustrated in FIG. 2 , a typical fixed-type bicycle that is generally used by a user who has a weak knee has an insignificant effect of strengthening a hip joint because a motion range of the hip joint is restricted, and an axis of a movement is fixed (an exercise range of about 10 to 20). As illustrated in FIG. 1 , a general motion range of the hip joint of a human is about 120°. Thus, the prior invention of this inventor expands the motion range such that a pivot axis of an exercise device is disposed parallel to a position of a hip joint of a body of a user, and the user performs an exercise of lowering thighs and moving the thighs backward from a start position of pulling the thighs to a chest of the user. However, the exercise device according to the above-described invention shows a few problems. Thus, technical objects will be described below.
First, the exercise device according to the invention has inconvenience in that the user is necessary to change a seat position during exercises when a single arm and a single pivot part are provided so that a seat does not disturb rotation of the arm, and a pivot axis of the arm corresponds to a hip joint (first problem).
Second, a motion range of a knee and a hip joint is necessary to be changed for each injured portion for rehabilitation treatment. For example, the cruciate ligament tear has a knee motion range that becomes opposite according to whether the portion is anterior or posterior. Also, the motion range of a hip joint exercise is changed for a patient with spinal disc herniation according to injured portions. However, the exercise device according to the prior invention is not suitable for patients with spinal disc herniation, anterior cruciate ligament rupture, and posterior cruciate ligament rupture because the motion range of the hip joint exercise is 120° or more of a normal person (second problem). Thus, an effective rehabilitation exercise device capable of selecting the exercise motion range according to a body state of a patient.
Third, the prior exercise device, in which the pivot axis and the hip joint are disposed parallel to perform a movement of lowering legs and moving the legs backward from a start position in which the user sits on the seat, places the legs on one end of the arm, and pulls the legs toward the chest of the user, causes discomfort because a length of the arm of the exercise device contacting the body is changed according to a rotation angle of the hip joint or the knee joint. For example, a distance from the pivot axis to the pedal decreases when the legs are raised, and the distance increases when the legs are lowered. However, a length of the arm is fixed to cause discomfort. Also, knees are over-bent or over-extended to generate side effects (third problem). Thus, the length of the arm is necessary to be varied according to the variation of the length of the leg to the pivot axis.
Fourth, the exercise device according to the prior invention causes discomfort because the pedal rotates by using a bar as an axis when a foot is placed on the pedal to perform a linear movement.
Fifth, in case of a typical bicycle, the arm rotates by 360° to automatically move from an exercise end section to an exercise start section. In case of the exercise device according to the prior invention, the exercise section is within 180°, the arm does not returned from the end section to the start section.
Sixth, in case of an axis conversion device of the exercise device according to the prior invention, when a roller connected to a resistance body is hinged from x-axis parallel to the ground to a y-axis perpendicular to the ground, the roller is easily worn because a wire is not fixed to the roller, and thus the wire hits the roller.
Seventh, the exercise device according to the prior invention requires expensive manufacturing costs because each of a y-axis pivot axis connected to the arm and a bevel gear set is provided in plurality and is easily broken as a volume of a gear device increases.
Eighth, the exercise device according to the prior invention may not perform a basic leg muscle resistance exercise such as squat, lunge, and deadlift. In case of the exercise device according to the prior invention, a handle hits the body of the user like an exercise device suitable for the thigh and hip muscles such as a total hip machine.
Ninth, the exercise device according to the prior invention may perform a leg exercise, but may not perform an upper body exercise.
Tenth, the exercise device according to the prior invention occupies a wide space when stored indoor.

Technical Solution

In order to solve the first problem, an exercise device according to the present invention is configured such that as an arm slides within a guiding range of a guiding rail 2, and the guiding rail 2 is disposed between both legs of a user when viewed on a plan view, a seat 4 and the arm are not overlapped with each other although the user does not change a position of the seat 4, and two arm pivot parts are not provided to both sides (KR 20-2020-0001877).
In order to solve the second problem, the exercise device according to the present invention attaches a sensor to adjust an exercise range according to a state of a body of a patient, thereby selecting an exercise range according to characteristics of disease (KR 10-2021-0029110, KR 10-2021-0044071).-deleted-
In order to solve the third problem, the exercise device according to the present invention performs a movement in which a portion of the body connected to the arm rotates and simultaneously compresses by providing a shock absorber to the arm having one end connected to a pivot axis and allows a length of the arm to be extended and then restored through the shock absorber when a length of legs are changed according to a rotation angle. The shock absorber may have a gas cylinder shape and apply a resistive force by a spring in addition to gases (KR 10-2021-0040066).
In order to solve the fourth problem, the exercise device according to the present invention is configured such that as a pipe and a bar that linearly moves in the pipe are provided to the arm instead of the shock absorber, a portion of the body connected to the arm rotates and simultaneously compresses, and the length of the arm is extended and then restored to an original state through the pipe and a bar 11 that linearly moves in the pipe. In addition, as a second pipe 22 connected parallel to the pipe is provided, a second bar 21 is provided in the second pipe, and a second bar fixing body 20 is provided on the bar, when the bar linearly moves from the inside to the outside of the pipe, the second bar also linearly moves from the inside to the outside of the pipe, so that the pedal does not rotate about the bar (KR 10-2021-0046163, KR 10-2021-0046813). Through the above-described invention, an effect of simultaneously performing a rotation exercise and a compression exercise is generated.
In order to solve the fifth problem, the exercise device according to the present invention is configured such that as the axis is separated into a left side and a right side, and the left and right sides are organically connected by using a gear and a roller, the exercise device is returned from an exercise end section to an exercise start section (KR 20-2020-0152414).
In order to solve the sixth problem, the exercise device according to the present invention is configured to move on an x-axis parallel to the ground and rotate on a y-axis perpendicular to the ground by using a spiral gear or a bevel gear. In addition, as the gear device is manufactured to have a gear box shape, a user may attach the gear device to an existing exercise device in order to recycle the existing exercise device. Furthermore, as a time belt, a belt, and a sprocket are inserted into a pipe having a rectangular shape or a pipe shape provided below the seat, a belt pulley or a sprocket is connected to the gear device according to the present invention, and the belt pulley is connected to a resistive body of the existing bicycle (KR 10-2020-0152414, KR 10-2020-0153238).
However, the exercise device requires expensive manufacturing costs because each of a y-axis pivot axis connected to the arm and a bevel gear set is provided in plurality and is easily broken as a volume of the gear device increases. Thus, in order to solve the seventh problem, the exercise device according to the present invention reduces the size of the gear box to reduce the manufacturing costs-deleted-(KR 10-2020-0170941, 10-2020-0179121, 10-2021-0002955, KR 10-2020-0179121).
In order to solve the eighth problem, the exercise device according to the present invention includes a handle angle adjusting device for adjusting an angle of a handle of the exercise device to adjust a position of the handle, so that the handle does not contact the body of the user when performing lunge, squat, or deadlift (KR 10-2021-0058860).
In order to solve the ninth problem, the exercise device according to the present invention couples the exercise device with an upper body complex exercise device (KR 10-2021-0046813).-deleted-
In order to solve the tenth problem, the exercise device according to the present invention make the exercise device in the form of a desk or a chair to be used as furniture when the exercise device is not used for exercises. In addition, in order to solve the tenth problem, the exercise device according to the present invention includes a simple band (KR 20-2020-0001795).

Advantageous Effects

Hereinafter, advantageous effects of the present invention will be described.
First, the exercise device according to the present invention may simply strengthen the thigh and hip muscles instead of changing the position of the seat by the user or providing two arm pivot parts to both the sides (KR20-2020-0001877).
Second, as the sensor is attached to the exercise device, a doctor or a trainer may monitor the exercise motion range of the user, and the exercise record of the user may be made as data to be used for preparing an exercise program and contributed on medical development. Also, as the exercise record may be real-time transmitted to a mobile device, individuals may be connected to share the exercise record or perform a competition, thereby increasing the exercise effects (KR 10-2021-0029110, 10-2021-0044071).-deleted-
Third, the exercise device according to the present invention increases the exercise effect by applying the rotational force and the compressional force in a complex manner and performs the exercise similar to the natural movement, and when the user performs the exercise of pulling the legs toward the chest and then lowering the legs and rotating backward through the movement in which the bar linearly moves in the pipe, the length of the arm is flexibly extended and then automatically restored according to the substantial variation of the legs contacting the arm during the hip joint pivot exercise (KR 10-2021-0040066).
Fourth, the pedal may not rotate about the bar during exercises (KR 10-2021-0046163, KR 10-2021-0046813).-deleted-
Fifth, the left and right arms of the exercise device organically rotate by using the roller and are automatically restored from the exercise end section to the exercise start section.
Sixth, the gear device moves on the x-axis parallel to the ground or rotates on the y-axis perpendicular to the ground by using the bevel gear or the spiral gear to solve the phenomenon of abrasion of the wire connected to the roller, and the resistive body of the existing bicycle may be used by attaching the gear device to the existing bicycle to solidify the technology of the exercise device according to the prior invention and recycle the existing bicycle (KR 10-2020-0152414,KR 10-2020-0153238, KR 10-2020-0163490).
Seventh, the exercise device according to the present invention reduces the size of the gear box to reduce the manufacturing costs (KR 10-2020-0170941, KR 10-2020-0179121, KR 10-2021-0002955).
Eighth, the exercise device according to the present invention includes the handle angle adjusting device for adjusting the angle of the handle, so that the handle is not brought into contact with the body of the user when performing lunge, squat, or deadlift (KR 10-2021-0058860).
Ninth, the exercise device is coupled with the upper body complex exercise device to perform the upper body exercise in addition to the lower body exercise (KR 10-2021-0046813).-deleted-
Tenth, the exercise device is provided in the form of the desk or the chair to be used as furniture when the exercise device is not used (KR 10-2021-0035113). Also, the exercise device is provided in the simple band shape to be easily stored (KR 20-2020-0001795).-deleted-
As a result, the user who have the weak knee and ankle joints or the user who wants to strengthen the thigh and hip muscles without strain of the joints may perform the thigh and hip muscle strengthening exercise by using the exercise method and the exercise device to strength the muscles, ultimately reduce the risk of disease such as diabetes, prevent obesity, and promote health after the middle age. Also, the present invention helps to aesthetically shape the body and athletes to improve the sports ability without strain of the knee and ankle joints.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiments of The present invention provide an exercise device that is a bicycle, an indoor bicycle, or fitness equipment, the exercise device including a frame 1, a handle 7 connected to the frame, a seat 4 connected to the frame, a pivot axis 11 connected to the frame 1, an arm 10 connected to the pivot axis, a pipe 12 a connected to the arm, and a bar 12 b that linearly moves in the pipe, so that a user performs a movement of lowering legs and moving the legs backward by using a hip joint of the user as an axis from a start position in which the user sits or lies on the seat 4, places the legs on the leg pad, and pulls the legs toward a chest of the user.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, detailed descriptions related to well-known functions or configurations will be ruled out in order not to unnecessarily obscure subject matters of the present invention. Since the present invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention, specific embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this does not limit the present invention within the specific embodiments and it should be understood that the present invention covers all the modifications, equivalents, and replacements within the idea and technical scope of the present invention. In the following description, the technical terms are used only for explaining a specific example (or embodiment) while not limiting the present disclosure. In the present invention, the meaning of ‘include’ or ‘comprise’ specifies a property, a fixed number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, or a combination thereof but does not exclude other properties, fixed numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, combinations thereof.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a quads and gluteus exercise of the present invention to achieve the above-described objects will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In order to resolve a first problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 8 (KR 20-2020-0001877), an exercise device of the present invention, which performs an exercise suitable for a quads and gluteus exercise, may include: a frame 1; a seat 4 connected to the frame 1 and allowing a user to have a sitting or lying position; a guiding rail 2 connected to the frame 1; a slide arm 3 slidingly moving with a guiding range of the guiding rail 2; and a leg pad pivotably connected to one end of the slide arm 3 and disposed below legs of the user or disposed to contact a rear surface of the legs of the user.
Also, as the slide arm 3 and the guiding rail 2 are provided so that the slide arm 3 moves along the guiding rail 2 to allow the slide arm 3 to rotate about a pivot axis disposed in a hip joint of the user, the pivot axis of the slide arm 3 rotating along the guiding rail 2 may be disposed corresponding to the hip joint of the user, and as the guiding rail 2 is disposed between both legs of the user when viewed on a plan view as illustrated in FIG. 5 , the user may perform a movement in which the user sitting or lying on the seat 4 puts both the legs on the leg pads and alternately lowers the legs and moves the legs backward from a start position in which the legs are pulled toward the user's chest.
Preferably, the leg pad is necessary to be disposed on a rear surface of a thigh of the user to protect knees and ankle joints of the user. Also, as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4, 6, and 7 , a foot plate or a pedal may be connected to one end of the leg pad.
In addition, preferably, as illustrated in FIG. 8 , the exercise device may be configured to adjust suitably for a portion of a user's body that the user wants to exercise as the guiding rail 2 connected to the frame 1 includes an axis conversion part that converts the guiding rail in a direction of a X-pivot axis parallel to the ground (FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 ), in a direction of a y-pivot axis perpendicular to the ground (FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 ), and in a diagonal direction when an angle to the ground is 45°.
The guiding rail 2 may be disposed perpendicularly to the frame 1 as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 or pivotably provided horizontally to the frame 1 as illustrated in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 , and the axis conversion part may include a fixing unit 6 for fixing the guiding rail 2 to the frame 1. Thus, the user may selectively perform a rotation movement of selectively lowering the legs and moving the legs backward from the start position in which the legs are pulled toward the user's chest, a movement of spreading both the legs apart and then putting the legs together as illustrated in FIG. 6 , or a movement of spreading the legs from the start position of putting the legs together as illustrated in FIG. 7 .
Preferably, the exercise device of the present invention may include a resistive force generator for generating a resistive force against pivoting of the slide arm 3. The resistive force generator may use a method of using a physical friction such as a tension of a belt and a magnetic drum and include a fluid resistor or a block box connected with a pneumatic pressure, a circular plate, and a wire.
In order to resolve a second problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIG. 9 (KR 10-2021-0029110), the exercise device of the present invention may include a leg exercise device including a handle 7, a frame 1, a thigh pad 8, a foot plate connector 9, a foot plate 5, an arm 10, and a pivot axis 11, a communication unit a, a sensor unit b, and a control unit c, which are components related to an embodiment of the present invention.
Specifically, the exercise device of the present invention may include a frame, a pivot axis connected to the frame and disposed at a position corresponding to the hip joint of the user, an arm connected to the pivot axis, a thigh pad disposed at one end of the arm, a foot plate connector connected to the thigh pad, a foot plate connected to the foot plate connector, and a handle connected to the frame. The sensor unit that senses a feature of the exercise of the user is disposed at the arm or the pivot axis. The control unit allows the user to receive contents communicating through a predetermined network with a mobile device or a computer. The communication unit transmits data of the sensor unit to the control unit or the contents of the control unit to the sensor unit.
FIG. 10 is a schematic conceptual view illustrating the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention for explaining a position at which an angle sensor is attached. As illustrated in FIG. 10 (KR 10-2021-0044071), the exercise device according to the present invention includes a pivot axis motion range measurement sensor b1 disposed at a position corresponding to the hip joint of the user and a pivot axis motion range measurement sensor b2 disposed at a position corresponding to the knees of the user. The motion range measurement sensor may be disposed at the pivot axis, the arm, or the pedal.-deleted-
The motion range measurement sensor may include: a core; an input coil wound around one side of the core and forming a time-varying magnetic field as a time-varying current is applied; an output coil spaced a predetermined distance from and parallel to the input coil and inducing a voltage caused by the time-varying magnetic field generated from the input coil; and a pivot body pivotably installed between the input coil and the output coil and in which a moving object is coupled to a pivot axis thereof. The pivot body may be a conductive circular plate shaped structure, which has an outer circumferential shape in which a radius increases linearly or in the form of a predetermined function when pivoted and in which a portion is disposed in parallel between the input coil and the output coil, and a central pivot axis thereof is disposed outside of the input coil and the output coil. Also, the pivot body may be an angle sensor using an electromagnetic induction method for measuring a pivot angle of the moving object coupled to the pivot axis of the pivot body by detecting a variation of a magnitude of a voltage induced to the output coil according to a variation of a radius of the circular plate when the pivot body performs a pivoting movement. The above-described technology is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. b10-0856b24b26.-deleted-
The motion range measurement sensor may have a module type attached to and detached from a substantially exercising portion (e.g., a wheel shaft of a cycling device or a stepper device or a pedal of a bicycle or a stepper, which is deviated from a predetermined range of a pivot center instead of a pivot axis) of the exercise device that repeatedly performs a reciprocating movement or a circular movement. The motion range measurement sensor may include an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor of three axes, which respectively detect an acceleration and an angular speed in directions of the three axes.-deleted-
The sensor may be connected to a smartphone through a wired or wireless communication including Bluetooth and appropriately process the detected motion range as a signal to count the number of effective exercises and transmit this information to a computer or a smartphone.-deleted-
In addition, the sensor may count the number of exercises by calculating values of the acceleration and the angular speed detected by installing the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor to a pivot axis of the hip joint and a pivot axis of the knee joint and transmit the exercise information to the smartphone. The above-described technology is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. b10-b2049506.-deleted-
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram representing the exercise device including the motion range measurement sensor according to the present invention. A trainer and a doctor who is the user may monitor the exercise motion range according to a degree and a wounded portion that is a physical characteristic of a patient by using this exercise device and make the exercise motion range as data. Also, the user himself or herself may perform a rehabilitation exercise by controlling an exercise range through real-time monitoring.-deleted-
In order to resolve a third problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 18 (KR10-2021-0040066), the exercise device according to the present invention may include: a frame 1; a handle 7 connected to the frame 1; a seat 4 connected to the frame 1; a pivot axis 11 connected to the frame 1 and disposed in parallel to the hip joint of the user; an arm 10 connected to the pivot axis; and a shock absorber 12 connected to the arm. The exercise device may allow a user to perform an exercise similar to a natural movement of a body of the user by pivoting a portion of a body connected to the arm and simultaneously performing a compression movement, and may be flexibly extended in length and automatically restored based on a different in body length caused by folding and unfolding of the hip joint and knees of he user by installing the shock absorber.-deleted-
The shock absorber may apply a resistive force to the inside thereof by pressing, hydraulic pressure, and spring elasticity according to the typical technology. The shock absorber may be contracted and then extended or extended and then contracted on the contrary. Preferably, the shock absorber may be integrated with the arm or arranged linearly with the arm when viewed on a sagittal plane.
In addition, a muscle resistance according to the pivot exercise may increase by connecting a resistance body to the pivot axis. When an embodiment of the present invention is used as an indoor bicycle, a motion range of the bicycle may be extended, and an exercise effect may increase.
Also, an exercise device of the related art in which a pivot axis of an arm is disposed parallel to the hip joint or the knees causes inconvenience because the arm of the exercise device, which contacts a body according to a pivot angle of the hip joint or the knees, has a constant length. For example, since a distance from the pivot axis to the pedal decreases when legs are raised, and the distance increases when the legs are lowered, the fixed length of the arm causes inconvenience, and the knees are over-bent or over-extended to cause side effects. However, in the present invention, the distance may be flexibly extended and then automatically restored according to the difference of the body length when folded and unfolded by installing the shock absorber.
In order to resolve the third problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIG. 18 (KR 10-2021-0046163), the exercise device according to the present invention may include: a frame 1; a handle 7 connected to the frame; a seat 4 connected to the frame; a pivot axis 11 connected to the frame 1; an arm 10 pivotably connected to the pivot axis; a pipe 12 a having a straight line shape and disposed linearly to the arm; and a bar 12 b having a straight line shape and disposed inside the pipe to vertically move. Here, as the pedal is connected to the bar 12 b, the user may perform a movement of raising the legs toward the chest and then pivoting the legs around the hip joint and simultaneously pulling and compressing the legs in a state in which the user put the legs on the pedal. Through this, as the rotation exercise and the compression exercise are simultaneously performed, the exercise similar to the natural movement of the body may be performed, and when the user sits on the seat to raise the legs toward the chest and then lower the legs and pivot the legs backward through the linear movement of the bar in the pipe, the length of the arm may be flexibly extended and then automatically restored according to the substantial variation in length of the legs contacting the arm caused by the pivoting exercise of the hip joint.
According to a typical technology through a pipe 12 a and the bar 12 b disposed in the pipe, the resistive force may decrease by the inner pneumatic pressure or hydraulic pressure or the spring elasticity, and the pipe 12 a and the bar 12 b may be contracted and then extended or extended and then contracted on the contrary. Also, a muscle resistance according to the pivot exercise may increase by connecting a resistance body to the pivot axis.
When an embodiment of the present invention is used as an indoor bicycle, a motion range of the bicycle may be extended, and an exercise effect may increase.
In order to resolve a fourth problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIG. 18 (KR 10-2021-0046163), the exercise device according to the present invention may include: a second pipe connected in parallel to the pipe; a second bar disposed in the second pipe; and a second bar fixing body disposed on the bar, so that the pedal does not rotate around the bar as the second bar linearly moves to the outside from the inside of the second pipe when the bar linearly moves to the outside form the inside of the pipe. Thus, when the user performs a compression exercise from a start position of putting the legs on the pedal and pulling the legs, the pedal may linearly moves instead of rotating. In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 55 and 56 (KR 10-2021-0046813), the pedal may not rotate around the pipe by selectively providing a guide rail to the pipe and a roller to the bar and selectively forming a groove in the bar or cutting one surface of the bar and providing a projection on the pipe.
In order to resolve a fifth problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIGS. 19 to 27 , the exercise device according to the present invention may include a gear device allowing left and right arms of the exercise device to organically rotate by using the gear and the roller and be automatically restored from an exercise ending position to the start pose, and to move on the axis parallel to the ground or rotate around the axis perpendicular to the ground, and as the gear device is attached to an existing bicycle to use a resistive body of the existing bicycle, the technology of the exercise device according to the related art may be realized, and the existing bicycle may be recycled. FIGS. 19 and 20 are views illustrating an axis conversion gear box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 21 and 22 are views illustrating a state in which the axis conversion gear box is attached to an indoor bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 23 and 24 are views illustrating a gear box, in which the axis conversion device is not provided according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 25 is a front view illustrating a state in which the gear box according to another embodiment of the present invention is attached to the indoor bicycle.
FIGS. 26 and 27 are views illustrating the gear box using a wire and a roller according to another embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIGS. 26 and 27 , the gear device includes a pivot axis 11, a horizontal spiral gear or bevel gear 32, a vertical gear or bevel gear 33, a second spiral or bevel gear 34, an arm 35 connected to the bevel gear 32 or 33, a roller 36, a tension belt roller 37, a spur gear or a helical gear 38, a bearing 39, a device 30 for fixing rotation around a y-axis perpendicular to the ground, and a device 31 for fixing the gear device to a vertical frame of another exercise device. Hereinafter, a description on the well-known technology will be omitted.
As illustrated in FIGS. 28 to 36 (KR 10-2020-0163490), the axis conversion gear device according to the present invention may include the arm attached onto a x-axis parallel to the ground and simultaneously attached onto the y-axis perpendicular to the ground. Since the axis conversion gear device according to the present invention may include the arm attached onto the x-axis parallel to the ground as illustrated in FIG. 29 and simultaneously attached onto the y-axis perpendicular to the ground as illustrated in FIG. 30 , the user may selectively perform a movement of lowering the legs and moving the legs backward or a movement of putting the legs together. A leg pad may be disposed below the thigh of the user as illustrated in FIGS. 31 and 34 (15 a) or disposed below of the legs of the user as illustrated in FIG. 35 (15 b). The leg pad may have a “
” -shape as illustrated in FIGS. 32 and 34 or a “
” -shape as illustrated in FIG. 36 .
The axis conversion gear device according to the present invention may be attached to a bicycle as illustrated in FIG. 32 and include the single y-axis that is perpendicular to the ground as illustrated in FIG. 33 .
In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 37 to 44 (KR 10-2020-0170941), the exercise device according to the present invention is configured such that as a planetary gear is provided to a y-axis pivot device connected to the arm, when one side arm rotates clockwise, the other side arm rotates counterclockwise.
Specifically, as a sun gear, a planetary gear, and a ring gear are provided, the one side arm connected to the y-axis pivot device and a shaft 100 connected to the one side arm may be connected to the planetary gear or the ring gear 130, and the other side arm and a shaft 110 connected to the other side arm may be connected to the sun gear 120, so that the two arms rotate in opposite directions.
In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 37 to 44 (KR 10-2020-0179121), in the gear device, as a one way bearing 150 or a free wheel is provided to the y-axis pivot device or the arm, the arm may idle when the y-axis pivot device rotates in one direction, and the arm may be fixed to the y-axis pivot device and rotate together with the y-axis pivot device when the y-axis pivot device rotates in a direction opposite thereto. Thus, although the two arms are fixed to the y-axis pivot device and rotate in opposite directions, the two arms may not collide with each other.
As another example of the gear device illustrated in FIGS. 55 and 56 (KR 10-2021-0002955), as a plurality of shafts and a plurality of arms are provided to the y-axis pivot device, and spur gears 19 a and 19 b are provided to the y-axis pivot device or the arm and engaged with each other, when the one side arm connected to the y-axis pivot device rotates clockwise, the other side arm rotates counterclockwise.
In order to resolve an eighth problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIGS. 57 to 65 , the exercise device according to the present invention may be configured such that a handle angle adjusting device is provided to an exercise device similar to a total hip machine to perform a complex thigh and hip strengthening exercise by using one exercise device. To this end, the exercise device according to the present invention includes: an arm 10 in which a pivot axis is pivotably disposed at a position parallel to the hip joint of the user; a bar 10 a connected to the arm 10 and pivotably disposed below the legs of the user; a handle 7 disposed parallel to left and right sides of the user; the handle angle adjusting device 7 a; a weight adjusting device 41; and an arm start section adjusting device 42. The handle angle adjusting device 7 a adjusts the handle to be disposed at the same position 59, 61, and 62 as the general total hip machine when the user performs the movement of moving the legs backward and putting the legs together or apart, and adjusts the handle to be disposed at a position 60 and 63 at which the handle is not collided with the body of the user when the user performs squat or lunge.
In order to resolve a ninth problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIGS. 64 to 74 (KR 10-2020-0122326), the exercise device of the present invention may include: a first vertical frame; a first support frame contacting a lower end of the first vertical frame to support the first vertical frame; a second support frame connected to the first support frame in a longitudinal or transverse direction; a first upper frame connected to an upper end of the first vertical frame; a second upper frame connected to the first upper support frame in the longitudinal or transverse direction; a handle connected to the first upper frame and the second upper frame, wherein the user may hold the handle connected to the first upper frame and the second upper frame to perform a chest exercise such as a pull-up or chin-up bar exercise; a seat connected to the first support frame and allowing the user to have the sitting or lying position; an arm connection part connected to the first vertical frame; an arm pivotably connected to the arm connection part; and a pad pivotably connected to one end of the arm and disposed to contact the rear surface of the legs of the user, so that the user may perform kick-back, outer thigh, and inner thigh exercises (FIGS. 65, 66, and 74 ). In addition, when a seat position adjusting device for adjusting a position of a chair is provided to adjust a position of the chair toward the first vertical frame (FIGS. 70, 71, 72, and 73 ), the user may perform leg extension and leg curl exercises.
In order to resolve a tenth problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIGS. 75 to 82 (KR 20-2020-0001795), the exercise device of the present invention may include: an elastic band 52 having a thin and flat shape; a ring mounted to one end of the elastic band, and a hook 54 provided to the elastic band and fastened onto the ring, so that the elastic band may be adjusted in elasticity and also fixed to the thigh of the user instead of moving downward when the user winds the elastic band around both the thighs and fastens the hook onto the ring for an exercise.
Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 75 , the elastic band may have a length of 100 cm, 150 cm or more, and the user may adjust elasticity of the elastic band by adjusting the winding number of the elastic band around the thigh appropriately to a capacity and a purpose of the exercise of the user. For example, the elastic band may be wound twice around the thigh to increase elasticity as illustrated in FIG. 75 and wound once around the thigh to decrease elasticity as illustrated in FIG. 76 . For another example, the elastic band may be wound several times around one thigh to adjust a tension and a length of the elastic band as illustrated in FIG. 82 .
Although the user is necessary to tie a knot in a typical elastic band, the user may conveniently use the band by fastening the hook onto the ring as the ring 53 and the hook 54 are provided to both ends of the elastic band.
Each of the hook and the ring may be provided in plurality as illustrated in FIGS. 77 and 78 , and one hook may be provided or the ring may be provided to each of both ends 80 as illustrated in FIG. 80 .
In order to resolve an eleventh problem of the technical object, as illustrated in FIGS. 83 to 94 (KR 10-2021-0035113), the exercise device of the present invention may include a frame I 61 including a ground support I 62 disposed in parallel to the ground, a horizontal body I 63 disposed in parallel to the first ground support, and a vertical support I 64 for connecting the ground support I and the horizontal body I. The exercise device may further include a frame II 65 connected to the frame I. The frame H 65 includes a ground support II 66 connected to the ground support I 62 of the frame I, a horizontal body II 4 disposed in parallel to the ground support II 66, and a vertical support II 68 for connecting the ground support II and the horizontal body II. Preferably, each of the horizontal body I and the horizontal body II may have a plate shape. The exercise device according to the present invention may be configured such that an arm 10 is provided, a pivot axis 11 for pivotably connecting the arm to the frame is provided in plurality, and the arm is attached to and detached from the plurality of pivot axes. Preferably, when the pivot axis is engaged with the arm as a hole having a rectangular shape (
) is formed in one end of the arm, one end of the pivot axis has a rectangular shape (
), and a resistive body such as an elastic body or a wire is connected to the other end of the pivot axis, the arm may rotate, the pivot axis connected to the arm may rotate, and the resistive body may also rotate. As the plurality of pivot axes are provided to each of the first frame and the second frame, the user may selectively perform inner thigh, leg curl, leg extension, hip thrust, back-extension, and arm curl exercises. Preferably, the first frame may be used as the handle, and the second frame may be used as the seat according to the kind of exercises. In addition, the arm may preferably have a “
”-shape or a “ T” -shape. Also, the first ground support and the second ground support may be provided in parallel to or perpendicularly to the first horizontal body. Furthermore, preferably, the second vertical support may adjust an angle of the second horizontal body, and the user may adjust the angle of the second horizontal body suitable for the kind of exercises.
The exercise device according to the present invention is characterized in that the first frame and the second frame are connected to each other, and the pivot axis is provided in plurality as illustrated in FIGS. 95 to 97 . Also, the exercise device according to the present invention is characterized in that an arm attaching and detaching device 67 is provided at one end of the arm and preferably has a “
”-shape to adjust a start section of the arm according to the kind of exercises that user wants. Specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 93, 94, and 95 , an arm connecting body has a hole having a “
”-shape, and a pivot axis also has a “
”-shape. For example, when the user wants to perform the leg curl exercise, an arm connecting body may be adjusted to be attached to an upper portion of the pivot axis as illustrated in FIG. 97 , and when the user wants to perform the leg extension exercise on the contrary, the arm attaching and detaching device may be adjusted to be attached to a lower portion of the pivot axis as illustrated in FIG. 98 , so that the user may adjust the start section suitable for the kind of exercises that user wants. The arm attaching and detaching device may have a triangular shape or a sprocket shape in addition to the “
”-shape. The exercise device according to the present invention is characterized by including an arm connecting body 69 for easily attaching or detaching the arm to or from the pivot axis. The arm connecting body may be provided in the form of bolt and nut fastening device and have a size enough to provide grip feeling so that the user easily attach and detach the arm connecting body.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The exercise device according to the present invention may be used for muscle strengthening equipment, an indoor exercise device, a bicycle, an indoor bicycle, a complex exercise device, a band exercise device, and an exercise device gear.

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4. An exercise device for exercising legs and hips, comprising:

a frame;

a seat connected to the frame and configured to allow a user to have a sitting or lying position;

a guiding rail connected to the frame;

a slide arm configured to slide in a guide range of the guiding rail; and

a leg pad pivotably connected to one end of the slide arm and disposed below a leg of a user or disposed to contact a rear surface of the leg of the user,

wherein the slide arm and the guiding rail are provided so that the slide arm rotates about the guiding rail, and

as the guiding rail is disposed between both legs of the user when viewed on a plan view, not to require the user to seat on the seat part at a different position or two guide rails to be provided on both sides, and the user is able to performs a movement of lowering the legs and moving the legs backward by using a hip joint of the user as an axis from a start position in which the user sits or lies on the seat, places the legs on the leg pad, and pulls the legs toward a chest of the user,

wherein the guiding rail connected to the frame comprises an axis conversion part configured to convert a pivot-axis between an x-pivot axis direction parallel to the ground and a y-pivot axis direction perpendicular to the ground to adjust the pivot-axis suitable for a portion of a user's body that the user wants to exercise,

wherein the guiding rail is rotatable perpendicularly or horizontally to the frame, and the axis conversion part comprises a guiding rail fixing device configured to fix the guiding rail to the frame,

wherein, when the guide rail horizontally rotates and is fixed to the frame, the user is able to perform a movement of closing legs from a starting position where the user opens both legs or a movement of opening the legs from a starting position where the user closes both legs.

5. An exercise device for exercising legs and hips, comprising:

a frame;

a guiding rail connected to the frame;

a slide arm configured to slide in a guide range of the guiding rail; and

the guide rail is fixed to the frame horizontally to the ground to enable the user to perform a movement of closing legs from a starting position where the user opens both legs or a movement of opening the legs from a starting position where the user closes both legs.

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13. Apparatus for lower body exercise comprising:

a seat part connected to a middle upper end of a frame; and

a pivot axis arranged at a position corresponding to the seat part to enable a user to perform a movement of vertically rotating legs of the user about a hip joint as an axis while seating on the seat part, wherein the pivot axis is divided into a right side and a left side that are aligned in a coaxial direction and spaced apart from each other, the apparatus further comprising:

a first resistive force generator connected to the pivot axis;

an arm having an end connected to both ends of the pivot axis;

a connecting member having an end coupled to another end of the arm, the connecting member being capable of adjusting the strength of longitudinal contraction and elongation;

pedals connected to another end of the connecting member; and

a second resistive force generator connected to the connecting member,

wherein a length between the pedals and the arm is adjusted as a length of the connecting member is adjusted, and

the connecting member is provided to enable strength adjustment in elongation and contraction, such that, when the user pushes the pedals, the length of the connecting member increases at the moment the user pushes the pedals and a resistive force is applied to legs of the user, to enable the user to simultaneously push the pedals while the user seats on the seat part, places legs on the pedals, and then performs a movement of vertically rotating the legs of the user about a hip joint as an axis.

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19. A gear device comprising:

a pivot axis arranged at a position corresponding to the seat part to enable a user to perform a movement of vertically rotating legs of the user about a hip joint as an axis while seating on the seat part, wherein the pivot axis is divided into a right side and a left side that are aligned in a coaxial direction and spaced apart from each other, wherein the right axis and the left axis are connected by using a gear, or a roller connected with a wire, and the left axis rotates counterclockwise when the right axis rotates clockwise, comprising:

an arm pivotably connected to an end of the axis of the gear; and

the apparatus further comprising:

a first resistive force generator connected to the pivot axis;

an arm having an end connected to both ends of the pivot axis;

pedals connected to another end of the connecting member; and

a second resistive force generator connected to the connecting member,

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the connecting member comprises:

a tube connected to the arm;

a bar connected to the pedals and provided to be inserted into the tube and perform a reciprocal movement; and

a resistive force generator to generate a resistive force when the bar linearly moves outside from the tube.

21. A lower body exercise apparatus comprising:

a seat part connected to a middle upper end of a frame;

a pivot axis divided into a right side and a left side that are aligned in a coaxial direction and spaced apart from each other;

a tension pulley provided on the pivot axis to be connected to a resistor;

an arm having an end connected to both ends of the pivot axis; and

a leg pad connected to another end of the arm,

wherein the left side and the right side of the pivot axis are connected using a gear or a roller such that, when the right pivot axis rotates clockwise, the left pivot axis rotates counterclockwise, and

the pivot axis is arranged at a position corresponding to a hip joint of a user to enable the user to perform a movement of rotating legs vertically or leftward or rightward about the hip joint of the user as an axis while the user securely places the legs of the user on the leg holder.

22. An exercise device comprising:

a seat part connected to a middle upper end of a frame;

a pivot axis separated into a right axis and a left axis, wherein the right axis and the left axis are connected by using a spiral gear, a bevel gear, a spur gear, or a roller connected with a wire, and the left axis rotates counterclockwise when the right axis rotates clockwise;

an arm having an end connected to an end of the pivot axis;

a leg pad connected to another end of the arm,

a right vertical bevel gear connected to a left side of the right pivot axis;

a left vertical bevel gear connected to a right side of the left pivot axis;

a horizontal bevel gear connected to the left vertical bevel gear and the right vertical bevel gear; and

a y-axis pivot axis connected to an upper end of the horizontal bevel gear and arranged perpendicular to an x-axis,

the pivot axis is arranged at a position corresponding to a hip joint of a user to enable the user to perform a movement of rotating legs vertically or leftward or rightward about the hip joint as an axis while the user securely places the legs of the user on the leg holder.

23. The gear device of claim 19, wherein the gear box comprises a belt pulley or a sprocket so that the gear box is attached to be used in an existing commercialized bicycle or indoor bicycle.

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27. An exercise device of claim 22, wherein as a ratchet bearing or a free wheel is provided on a y-axis pivot device or the arm, the gear box idles when the y-axis rotates in one direction, and the arm fixed to the y-axis rotates in the same direction as the y-axis when the y-axis rotates in the other direction.

28. A gear device comprising:

a x-axis pivot axis divided into a right side and a left side that are aligned in a coaxial direction and spaced apart from each other;

a right vertical bevel gear connected to a left side of the right x-axis pivot axis;

a left vertical bevel gear connected to a right side of the left x-axis pivot axis;

a right horizontal bevel gear connected to the left vertical bevel gear and the right vertical bevel gear;

a y-axis pivot axis connected to an upper end of the right horizontal bevel gear and arranged perpendicular to a x-axis;

a second left vertical bevel gear connected to the left x-axis pivot axis;

a left horizontal bevel gear connected to the second left vertical bevel gear; and

a left y-axis pivot axis connected to an upper end of the left horizontal bevel gear and arranged perpendicular to the x-axis,

wherein, when the right x-axis pivot axis rotates clockwise, the left x-axis pivot axis rotates counterclockwise, and

when the right y-axis pivot axis rotates clockwise, the left y-axis pivot axis rotates counterclockwise.

29. The gear device of claim 19 or 28, wherein the gear device comprises: a left x-axis arm having an end connected to the left x-axis pivot axis; and a right x-axis arm having an end connected to the right x-axis pivot axis.

30. The gear device of claim 19 or 28, wherein the gear device comprises: a left y-axis arm having an end connected to the left y-axis pivot axis; and a right y-axis arm having an end connected to the right y-axis pivot axis.

31. A lower body exercise apparatus comprising the gear device of claim 29 or 30, the lower body exercise apparatus comprising a leg pad connected to other ends of the left/right x-axis arms or the left/right y-axis arms.

32. The device of claim 19 or 28, further comprising a tension pulley on the x-axis on the left side to be connected to a resistor on the pivot axis.

33. A gear device of claim 28, further comprising:

a right penetrating portion through which a right x-axis pivot axis passes;

a right rocker arm having an upper end portion and a lower end portion through which a y-axis pivot axis passes; and

a left penetrating portion through which a left x-axis pivot axis passes,

the gear device further comprising a left rocker arm having an upper end portion and a lower end portion through which the y-axis pivot axis passes,

wherein the right x-axis pivot axis passes through the right penetrating portion to be rotatable, and

the left x-axis pivot axis passes through the left penetrating portion to be rotatable.

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35. A gear device of claim 33, wherein, in a case of connecting the gear device to a lower body exercise apparatus, when a user fixes the rocker arm to a position parallel to a ground, the user is able to perform a movement of lowering downward or kicking backward about a hip joint as an axis in a starting position of pulling toward a chest, and, when the user fixes the rocker arm to a position perpendicular to the ground, the user is able to close and open a body while placing the body of the user against an end of the arm.

36. An exercise device for physical training, comprising:

a frame I comprising a ground support I disposed parallel to the ground, a horizontal body I disposed parallel to the ground support I, and a vertical support I configured to connect the ground support I and the horizontal body I;

a frame II comprising a ground support II connected to the ground support I of the frame I, a horizontal body II disposed parallel to the ground support II, and a vertical support II configured to connect the ground support II and the horizontal body II, wherein each of the horizontal body I and the horizontal body II has a plate shape, and the frame I is used as a table, and the frame II is used as a chair at normal times;

a plurality of pivot axes pivotably provided to the frame I or the frame II;

an arm detachably provided to the pivot axis; and

an arm attaching and detaching device disposed at one end of the arm,

wherein as an arm connection body having a size suitable for connecting the arm to the pivot axis by user's hands is provided, the user connects the arm, the arm attaching and detaching device, and the arm connection body to the pivot axis disposed at a position suitable for the preferred kind of exercises so that a portion of a body of the user contacts and rotates to selectively perform a muscle resistance exercise that the user wants by using a resistive body connected to the arm and the pivot axis.

37. The exercise device of claim 33, wherein the plurality of pivot axes are pivotably provided to the frame I or the frame II, and each of the pivot axes has one end having a hole shape or a protruding shape,

the arm attaching and detaching device has one end having a hole shape or a protruding shape, and

as the arm attaching and detaching device having a size suitable for connecting the arm attaching and detaching device to the pivot axis by user's hands is provided, the user adjusts a portion of the arm attaching and detaching device, which is engaged with the pivot axis disposed at a position suitable for the preferred kind of exercises, and allows a portion of the body to contact and rotate in a start position at which a start section of the arm is adjusted to selectively perform a muscle resistance exercise that the user wants by using the resistive body connected to the arm and the pivot axis.

38. The exercise device of claim 35, wherein each of the pivot axis and the arm attaching and detaching device has a rectangular shape (

) or a protruding shape.

39. The exercise device of claim 35, wherein as the arm connection body having a size suitable for connecting the arm attaching and detaching device to the pivot axis by the user's hands is provided, the user adjusts a portion of the arm attaching and detaching device, which is engaged with the pivot axis disposed at a position suitable for the preferred kind of exercises, and allows a portion of the body to contact and rotate in a start position at which a start section of the arm is adjusted to selectively perform a muscle resistance exercise that the user wants by using the resistive body connected to the arm and the pivot axis.

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