WO1987003498A2

WO1987003498A2 - Sporting equipment with device for training to rhythm

Info

Publication number: WO1987003498A2
Application number: PCT/DE1986/000509
Authority: WO
Inventors: Richard Ohmann
Priority date: 1985-12-11
Filing date: 1986-12-11
Publication date: 1987-06-18

Abstract

Sporting equipment in which are arranged sensors (11 to 1n) that are operable by users of the sporting equipment and are connected with control inputs of an electronic beat generator (1). The output signals of the electronic beat generator (1) can be mixed with other audio signals (2) in a mixing amplifier (3) and are fed with the audio signals to a replay device (4, 5). The sensors can be arranged on training devices, such as, for example a gymnastic press-up table. The device serves for training to rhythm, whereby several persons jointly undergo training to rhythm as a group.

Description

Sports and music equipment

Technical area

The invention relates to sports and Musikeinrich¬ lines according to the preamble of the main claim.

State of the art

To increase the physical efficiency in general or the performance of individual parts of the body, a variety of sports equipment, training devices and exercises to be performed with them have already become known. For example, commonly used exercise equipment: dumbbells, jump rope, pusher bench, exercise bike and rowing machine. To achieve a good training result, however, a perpetual use of these devices is necessary, which is often difficult for the trainee since training with these devices can be rather monotonous the use of such training facilities hardly any communication between the users of verschie¬ dener institutions instead, which reduces the joy of using the facilities.

Presentation of the invention

The sports device according to the invention with the kenn¬ features of the main claim demge¬ has the advantage that the exerciser experiences his exercises rhythmically. In particular, according to a further development, the drum sounds are reproduced together with music. Depending on the arrangement of the sensors in detail, the rhythm generated by the user of the training device can be indirectly coupled with his movements forming the exercise, such as the lifting of a dumbbell. This can be achieved, for example, by the fact that a light barrier is arranged approximately above the head of the user. However, it is also a triggering of the sensors regardless of the exercise forming movement possible. Thus, for example, a user lying on a pusher bench can use his feet to generate a rhythm which is independent of the dumbbell movement or supplements it.

Advantageous refinements and improvements of the device specified in the main claim are possible by the measures listed in the subclaims. It is particularly advantageous to use sensors of several

To connect sports equipment with an electronic drum, wherein by the individual sensors unter¬ different percussion sounds can be triggered. Thereby

^ is the rhythm generated by several users reproduced that a commonality and each of the users in the joint event (music with rhythm) has its active share.

A similar effect can be achieved by assigning an electronic percussion device to a training device in each case, whereby a plurality of training devices are arranged in one space

'^ take over running music. When hiding the

Music, "drum solo", through the mixer, the group experience is significantly intensified.

The training experience is all the more positive, the better the training group harmonizes as a rhythm group. This can be helped by a rhythmic training, occasionally detached from the sporting activity. According to one embodiment of the invention, therefore, the connection of a rhythm

25 device provided.

As an electronic drums in the context of the present invention, any electronic device for generating sounds, the Schlagin¬

30 instruments are similar. Sounds from drums, cymbals, rattles, hands can be traversed and other instruments can be created. The invention can with so-called Drumsynthesi cells, with possibly quite simple noise generators or with sogenann¬

35 digital drums are implemented which the sounds of real drums are stored in digital form.

Since the individual training devices have a certain spatial distance from each other and cable connections are often disturbing or represent an accident risk, the signals of the sensors can be transmitted wirelessly in accordance with a development of the invention. This can be done by infrared radiation or electromagnetic waves.

When using the inventive Sporteinrich¬ device, the movements of the user are naturally not primarily aimed at the generation of certain rhythms, as it plays a trained Schlagzeu¬ ger, but to achieve the training goal. It may therefore happen that the user triggers a plurality of pulses for actuating the drums very shortly one after the other. This can also be done, for example, when the two halves of a skipping rope pass through a light barrier in quick succession. In order to prevent frequent triggering of the drums in such cases, the sensors may be associated with time filters according to another embodiment of the invention. These cause that within a predetermined time after triggering a pulse, the Wei ter line further pulses to the electronic drum is prevented. Such electrical circuits (time filters, timers ⁾ are known per se and need not be explained in more detail in connection with the present invention. Portable miniaturized cassette players have found a wide spread, especially among adolescents. Often, such devices are provided with a Rundfunkempfangsein¬ r rectory except the playback device for music stored on cassettes. However, the use of these devices results in a relatively passive recording of the music by the users of these devices. The same passivity can also be observed when enjoying light music with Hei stereo systems.

With another development of the invention, a more active form of music reception can be made possible.

This development has the advantage that the user of a portable cassette player or a home stereo system can actively participate in the reproduction of the music without having particular musical knowledge or skills. The user of the device according to the invention or several users or listeners has the possibility of partially or wholly taking over the percussion part of a reproduced musical performance.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawing with reference to several figures and explained in more detail in the following description. It shows:

1 is a block diagram of the electrical part of a sports device according to the invention, 1 FIG. 2 a sensor-equipped push bench, FIG.

3 shows a drum hand shoe provided with sensors, 5

4 a provided with a sensor Seilsprung¬ stati on,

Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing details of a π ^u inventive device,

6 is a white block diagram,

7 shows a view of a portable device according to the invention, FIG.

Fig. 8 is a view of another device according to the invention and

Fig. 9 is a schematic representation of another device according to the invention.

Identical parts are provided in the figures with the same reference numerals. 5

In the block diagram shown in FIG. 1, an electronic drum 1 and a further audio signal source 2 are connected to the inputs of a mixer amplifier 3. The further audio signal source 0 2 may be, for example, a turntable or a cassette player. The output signals of the mixer amplifier 3 are correspondingly amplified in an output stage 4 and fed to one or more loudspeakers or loudspeaker boxes 5. It can be used for the invention customary devices are whose further description is therefore er¬ left.

The electronic drum 1 can generate several drums sounds and is provided with a corresponding number of control inputs. For this purpose, a plurality of electrically independent control inputs can be provided or an input for a digital multiplex signal, so that the function is available for a plurality of inputs.

As already mentioned, the sensors 11 to 1n arranged on individual sports equipment can be of different types. In addition to piezoelectric sensors, switching contacts and light barriers, electrodynamic and capacitive sensors are possible. The Ausgangssig¬ signals of these sensors are processed in circuits 21 to 2n, so that proper, suitable for driving the electronic drum signals. This preparation depends on the type of sensor used in each case and can consist, for example, of debouncing, amplification, low-pass filtering and the time filtering already mentioned above. In addition, the resulting control signal is for the one used

Process transfer line 31 to 3n. Depending on the transmission path used (cable, high-frequency, infrared), modulators, cable drivers or light modulators may be provided for the processing.

The transmitted signals arrive at receiving devices 41 to 4n in which demodulation and signal processing are optionally carried out. By means of a switching device 5, the assignment of the receiving or matching circuits 41 to 4n to the individual drum sounds can be set. As a result, a suitable sound can be selected while maintaining the local arrangement of the sensors 11 to 1n at the respective training devices for the respective training device or its user. The switching device 5 can also be configured in such a way that a once set assignment is interchanged cyclically, for example by pressing a key. As a result, with a corresponding change of the exerciser from one training device to another, each of the exercisers can "take along" his drums or his drum sound. In this case, the switching device can be switched by a preselectable number of switching positions at the press of a button, so that a training ladder requires only one movement to advance the drum sounds, if the trainers are one, two or more Training devices vor¬ back.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, a rhythm device 6 is further provided, which can be switched on when needed.

FIG. 2 shows a handle bench in which a lying surface 51 is supported on four legs 52, 53, 54, 55. Of two stands 56, 57 connected to the lying bench, a dumbbell 58 is held in a position from which a user lying on the handle bench can push it upwards. The user lies with bent knees on the lying surface 51, so that his feet are on the contact mats 59, 60. In the contact mats, Is a schematic Scha it contact

61, 62, the pressure exerted by the feet on the contact mats 59, 60 exceeds a predetermined value, the contacts close. The contacts 61, 62 are connected via lines 63, 64 with a

Infrared transmitter 65 connected, in which also takes place the Signalaufberei¬ tion described in connection with FIG.

The user of the handle bank shown in FIG. 2 can create a rhythm with his feet, possibly matching the barbell movements. With the aid of a light signal (incandescent lamp, LED) 66, a clock can be shared with the user, as explained in greater detail in connection with FIG.

In the drum glove shown in Fig. 3 a total of ier sensors 71, 72, 73, 74 are arranged at the fingertips, which are connected in a suitable manner with the electronic drum (Fig. 1). In the case of training exercises otherwise to be designed, the trainee can create a rhythm with his fingers by tapping on a suitable surface.

A further embodiment is shown in FIG. 4, in which a light barrier 83, 84 is arranged on two suitable uprights 81, 82. The height of the light barrier 83, 84 is selected such that a person 85 breaks the light beam 87 with a skipping rope 86. The signals generated by the light barrier are fed to the digital drums as described in connection with FIG. 1 and converted there into corresponding sounds. The FIGS. Set up can also be used for example

Rhythmization when bumping a dumbbell wer¬ used.

The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments illustrated. Thus, the most different sensors can be arranged on different sports and training devices. Due to the arrangement of sensors in sports shoes, foot movements can be accompanied acoustically-rhythmically, which enables new forms of step dancing. Sensors in shirts can be used for hit control in boxing.

To explain various developments of

1, parts of the arrangement according to FIG. 1 are shown in more detail together with other parts. From the receiving and matching circuits 41 to 4n (FIG. 1), the signals generated with the aid of the sensors, referred to hereinafter as trigger signals, reach gate circuits 91, 92 to 9n. However, for reasons of clarity, only three gate circuits are shown, and the subsequent circuits are also designed accordingly.

In the arrangement shown in FIG. 5, the rhythm device 6 has five outputs 101, 102, 103, 104 and 105. At the output 101, in each case, a short pulse occurs at the beginning of each clock part, ie four times during a clock period in the 4/4 clock. At the outputs 102 to 105 are then at the beginning of each of the first to fourth clock pulses. Of these pulses can now each pulse ⁽ gate pulse ⁾ by means of the switches 106, 107 and 108 for controlling the gate 91, 92 and 9n to be selected. This ensures that only when a sensor is actuated within a thus predetermined period of time, a trigger signal to the electronic drum 1 is forwarded. This prevents drum sounds from being triggered when the inventive device is being used by unskilled people at unspecified times. Depending on the level of exercise of the exerciser, the zeit¬ Liche limit can be omitted, the gate circuits 91, 92 to 9n are then constantly conductive.

The rhythm device 6 may be constructed like a rhythm device used in connection with electronic organs. The number of clockable parts that can be represented can also be considerably greater than shown in FIG. 5. In order to give the trainee an indication as to when the gate circuit assigned to him is conductive, ie when he can successfully actuate a sensor, the control signal for the gate circuit is supplied to a flashing signal 113, 114 and 115. This light signal may be a light bulb or an LED and be arranged in the field of vision of the trainee (see Fig. 2, Tei l 66).

The rhythm device 6 may have a separate clock oscillator, which is advantageous if only the electronic drum 1 is to be played without superimposed music. However, if, for example, music stored on a cassette is reproduced, then a synchronization of the

Rhythm device with the beat of the music required. Assuming suitable music, a clock signal can be derived by means of filter circuits. For this purpose, at 109, those generated by a tape device, a cassette recorder or a radio receiver Audio signals via an amplitude filter 110 and a low-pass filter 111 to a pulse shaper 112, des¬ sen output is connected to a trigger input of Rhythmus¬ device.

The switching device 5 allows an optional assignment of the sensors 11 to 1n (FIG. 1) to the inputs of the rhythm device 1. By means of the rotary switches 116, 117, 118, each of the sensors can be connected to each input of the electronic drum 1 , The mechanically coupled th rotary switches 119, 120 and 121 allow a cyclic permutation of the preset using the switches 116, 117 and 118 assignment.

As already mentioned, only three inputs of the electronic percussion instrument 1 are shown in FIG. 5 for the sake of clarity. In a practically tested device according to the invention, eight entrances were successfully provided. Another, only schematically illustrated switching device 122 allows a connection of the outputs 101 to 105 of the rhythm device 6 with the inputs of the electronic drum, so that a predetermined rhythm can be reproduced independently of the operation of the sensors using the elek¬ tronic drums.

In Fig. 5, the various switches have been shown as Dreh¬ switch, since thus a simple Erläu¬ sion of the function is possible. In implementing the device according to the invention, however, the person skilled in the art will find various components of circuit technology, in particular digital circuit technology, such as gate circuits and shift registers to disposal.

With a suitable control device, it can be determined how often the trainee does not actuate the sensor at the correct time. An example of such a control device is shown greatly simplified in FIG. In this case, the transmitted by the gate 91 trigger pulses are inverted and fed together with the gate pulses of an AND circuit 123, at the output of a

Counter 124 is connected. The counter thus counts the gate pulses during which no trigger pulse occurs. The result is displayed by means of a display device 125. Such a control device can be assigned to each sensor. It can also be elaborate and, for example, also detect the storage of the trigger pulses from a target time. For such tasks, a microcomputer can be used advantageously.

The block diagram according to FIG. 6 represents in a highly schematized form an apparatus according to the invention, wherein the assemblies of a conventional reproduction arrangement are located within the dashed lines. These are a cassette tape player 201, a low-frequency amplifier 202 and an output 203 for a loudspeaker or headphones. In the apparatus according to the invention, a keyboard 204, an electronic drum 205 and a cross-fader 206 are additionally provided. In a manner known per se, the generation of various drum sounds by the electronic drum 205 is now triggered by means of the keyboard 204. In the simplest case, the keyboard may have a button so that only a single sound is played back. However, it can also be seen vor¬ the reproduction of the sounds of various drums, for which purpose a corresponding number of keys is to be arranged. In addition to the keyboard 2Q4, additional actuating devices can be connected via inputs 207. These further actuating devices can be, for example, pedals or connected to other objects, for example mats, shoes, gloves, so that drum sounds are triggered by corresponding movements of the user. According to a further development, a rhythm device 208 can furthermore be provided.

Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of a small device according to the invention, which is easy to carry in a bag with it. In known manner can be inserted on the back of a tape cassette. Operating elements 227 are used to control the cassette playback and to switch the device on and off. The total volume can be adjusted with a potentiometer 222, while a potentiometer 223 is used to adjust the volume of the electronic percussion. Außer¬ are two microphone input sockets 221 and a connection 203 are provided for a headphone. The built-in electronic drum has six input sockets 225, to which a pushbutton or another suitable control element can be connected via one line. The actuation of one of these control elements will trigger a different percussion each time. The inputs of the electronic drum 205 (FIG. 6) are each assigned a slide switch 224. the corresponding input can additionally be connected to the rhythm device 208 (FIG. 6) so that the triggering of the thus selected percussion sounds is effected by the rhythm device and additionally by the actuation of the pushbutton switches the same and / or other drum sounds can be triggered. This wi d for the user of

Device opens the possibility to supplement given Rhyth¬ men by their own activity. The abbreviations used in the apparatus according to FIG. 7 for the individual percussion instruments have the following meaning:

Bs = Bass, Sn = Snare, MT = Mid-Tom, HT = High-Tom, Cr = Crash, Rd = ide.

8 shows a further embodiment of a device according to the invention, in which the buttons 231 associated with the electronic percussion device are arranged in the device itself. Further, in Fig. 8, another embodiment of the buttons for the de tion of the cassette player required buttons 232 is shown.

Fig. 9 illustrates the connection of a device according to the invention with a home stereo system. In this case, the device 241 according to the invention is connected to a power amplifier 242, to which two Loudspeakers 243, 244 are connected. In addition, a cassette recorder 245 and a radio receiver 246 are connected to the device 241, which inter alia includes the electronic drum 205 and a cross-fade amplifier 206, a rhythm device 208 (FIG. 6) and the circuit shown in more detail in FIG. th circuits contains.

To the device 241 push button 247, 248, 249 are connected, with which different Schlag¬ convincing sounds can be triggered. With lamps 253, 254, 255 the users can be given a clock or rhythm by flashes of light.

Claims

Pat en t a n t r e c h e

1. Sports equipment characterized by the arrangement of sensors (11 to 1n), which can be actuated by users of Sporteinr rect and which with control inputs of an electronic drum (1) in connection.

2. Sports device according to claim 1, characterized in that output signals of the electronic percussion drum (1) can be supplied with further audio signals and can be fed together with the further audio signals of a display device (4, 5).

3. Sporting device according to claim 1, characterized in that z ischen the sensors 11 to 1n and the control inputs of the electronic Schlag¬ stuff (1) time filter are switchable.

4. Sports device according to claim 1, characterized in that for transmitting the Ausgangssig¬ signals of the sensors (11 to 1n) wireless Übertragungs¬ stretch and / or cables are provided. 5. Sporting device according to claim 1, characterized in that switching contacts (61, 62) as Sen¬ sensors (11 to 1n) are provided.

6. Sporting device according to claim 1, characterized in that druckempfindl surface elements are provided as sensors.

7. Sporting device according to claim 1, characterized in that light barriers (83, 84) as Sen¬ sensors (11 to 1n) are provided.

8. Sporting device according to claim 1, gekenn¬ characterized by at least one sports equipment on which at least one sensor (11) is arranged.

9. Sports device according to claim 8, characterized in that sensors ⁽ 11 to 1n ^{) of} several sports equipment to an electronic drums (1) are closed an¬, wherein different percussion sounds are triggered by the individual sensors.

10. Sports device according to claim 9, da¬ characterized in that a switching device (5) is provided, with which the assignment of the individual sensors (11 to 1n) to the unterschied¬ union drum sounds is adjustable.

11. Sports device according to claim 10, da¬ characterized in that the switching device (5) a cyclic permutation of the assignment ermög¬ light. 12. Sports device according to claim 11, da¬ characterized in that the switching device (5) after each operation, the cyclic Ver¬ tausch to a preselectable number of switching center lungs makes.

13. Sports device according to claim 1, da¬ characterized in that a switchable rhythm device (6) is provided.

14. Sporting device according to claim 1, da¬ characterized in that a light barrier (83, 84) is arranged as a sensor on a sports device approximately above the head of the user.

15. Sporting device according to claim 8, da¬ characterized in that one or more Tritt¬ plates (59, 60) are arranged, which with Senso ren (61, 62) are in communication.

16. Sports device according to claim 8, da¬ characterized in that a glove is provided at one or more fingertips each with a sensor (71, 72, 73, 74).

17. Sporting device according to claim 1, da¬ characterized in that between the sensors (11 to 1n) and the control inputs of ele tronic drums (1) controllable gate circuits (91 to 9n) are arranged, which are controllable such that they only during selectable parts of clock periods are Lei tend. 1 18. Sports device according to claim 17, da¬ characterized in that the clock periods and the parts thereof with the aid of a rhythm device (6) are abge¬ forward.

19. Sport device according to claim 18, characterized in that a clock signal is derived from an audio signal with the aid of filter circuits (110, 111), with which the rhythm device (6) is derived.

10 is synchronized.

20. Sports device according to claim 18, da¬ characterized in that the clock periods by means of F lterschaltungen (110, 111) from an Auf¬

15. drawing reproduced audio signals are obtained.

21. Sporting device according to claim 17, da¬ characterized in that light signals (66) vorge¬

20, which light up during the selectable portions of the clock periods.

22. Sporting device according to claim 1, da¬ characterized in that a control device

25 (123, 124, 125) is provided, which registers whether the actuation of the sensors takes place in preselectable time segments.

23. Sporting device according to claim 22, da¬

30 characterized in that the control device includes at least one comparison device (123), a counter ⁽ 124 ⁾ and a display device.

35 24. Music device, characterized in that an electronic drums (205) is connected to a music playback device, which mit¬ means of one or more actuators ⁽ 204 ^{) is} controllable.

25. Music device according to claim 24, characterized in that for the playback of stored audio signals serving assemblies and the elektro¬ African drums (205) are arranged in a portable housing.

26. Music device according to claim 25, characterized in that further comprises a receiving device for broadcasts in the housing is arranged.

27. Music device according to claim 24, gekenn¬ characterized by one or more headphone jacks se.

28. Music device according to claim 24, characterized in that the actuating elements (204) are connected via lines to the electronic percussion.

29. Music device according to claim 24, characterized in that the actuating elements (204) via wireless connections (IR, VHF) are connected to the elek¬ tronic drums.

30. Music in accordance with claim 24, characterized in that output signals of the electronic drum (205) can be mixed with further audio signals and together with the further audio signals of a display device (202, 206). supplied are .

31. Music device according to claim 24, characterized in that a switchable Rhy hmusgerät is provided.

32. Musi device according to claim 24, characterized in that between the keys and the control inputs of the electronic drum (205) controllable gate circuits (91 to 9n) are arranged, which are controllable so that they are only during selectable parts of Taktpeπ ^' oden conductive are.

^"33. music apparatus according to claim 32, characterized in that the clock periods and the parts thereof by means of a rhythm device (208) are abgelei¬ tet.

34. Music device according to claim 33, characterized in that a clock signal is derived from an audio signal with the aid of filter circuits (110, 111), with which the rhythm device (208) can be synchronized.

35. Music device according to claim 33, characterized in that the clock periods are obtained by means of filter circuits (110, 111 ⁾ from audio signals reproduced from a recording.

36. Music device according to claim 24, characterized in that light signals are provided, which light up during the selectable parts of the clock periods. 37. Music device according to claim 24, characterized in that a control device ⁽ 123, 124, 125) is provided, which registers whether the operation of the sensors takes place in preselectable Zei tabschni t- th.

38. Musi device according to claim 37, characterized in that the control device minde¬ least one comparator (123), a counter ια (124) and a display device contains.

39. Musi device according to claim 24, characterized in that the actuating elements are arranged in Sport¬ shoes.

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• + u. Mus i kei nri rect according to claim 24, characterized in that one or more tread plates are arranged, which are associated with actuating elements.

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41. Music device according to claim 24, characterized in that a glove is provided at one or more fingertips each with a Betätigungs¬ element.

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