WO1992014520A1

WO1992014520A1 - An electromechanical device for the simulation of horse riding at all treads

Info

Publication number: WO1992014520A1
Application number: PCT/IT1991/000025
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jorge Humberto Carrajana De Almeida
Original assignee: Carrajana De Almeida Jorge Hum
Priority date: 1991-02-13
Filing date: 1991-04-05
Publication date: 1992-09-03
Also published as: ITRM910105A0; IT1246110B; ITRM910105A1

Abstract

An electromechanical device for the simulation of horse riding, at all treads, having means for performing translation movements comprises: a control and regulation unit (1) for the rotation speed of an electric motor (M); a disk system (9, 10) having four disks to which four uprights (13) are connected in out of centre points (12) carrying a horse mock-up with a saddle; and a coupling system between the electric motor (M) and the disk system (9, 10) comprising a main axis (6), a first pulley-belt-system (3-5) between the electric motor (M) and the main axis (6) and a second pulley-belt-system (7, 8, 11) between the main axis (6) and the disk system (9, 10).

Description

"AN ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR THE SIMULATION OF HORS RIDING AT ALL TREADS"

The present invention concerns an electromechanical dev for the simulation of horse riding at all treads, compr ing means for performing translation movements in front back direction on the sagittal plane, in all similar to those of real horses.

The present invention takes its origin from the need of having, in a gymnastic school, a simulator that allows beginners to perform all exercises for learning horse r mg, and to advanced ones the training for increasing t muscles of the legs (femoral biceps, iliac psoasj . the per and lower abdominal wall, the lumbar area and the l muscles of the back.

A further advantage of the device according to the pres invention is that it allow.s the training for the genera coordination, essential in accompanying the movements o the horse, and the eventual exhibition of experts m th most different horse acrobatics.

The present invention, as claimed in the claims, solves problem of creating an electromechanical device for the mulation of the riding steps of a horse like step, trot gallop, comprising a disk system being out of axis from rotation centre which, by means of four uprights on whic mock-up of a riding horse is provided, make perform to s mock-up translation movements in front and back directio on the sagittal plane, in all similar to those of real h ses .

The present invention will be described more in detail h reinbelow relating to the attached drawings in which a p ferred embodiment is shown.

Figure 1 , shows an external perspective view of the de¬ vice according to the present invention.

Figure 2, shows an exploded view of the components of t device according to the present invention.

Figure 3, shows a variant of the moving device of the mock-ip of the riding horse.

The figures show an electromechanical device for the simu lation of horse riding, at all treads, comprising:

- a control and regulation central 1 for the rotation spe of the electric motor M;

- an electric motor M, the axis 2 thereof - through pulle 3, the belt 4 and the pulley 5 - puts into rotation the motor axis 6;

- two pulleys 7 which, together with belts 8, put into tation disks 9 and 10, connected by coupling belts 11;

- two disks 9 and two disks 10, put into rotation by th cinematic belt M-3-4-5-6-7-8 , and connected in out-of centre points 12 to the four uprights 13, out of one piece with the body C of the horse mock-up with a sadd S so that following to the rotation of the disks 9 and said uprights rise and get down and said body performs translation movements in front and back direction on t sagittal plane.

For what concerns the working of the device according to the present invention, the regulation of the control cen tral 1, by means of the cinematic belt M-3-4-5-6-7-8 , de termines different rotation speeds of the disks 9 and 10 so as to get, from a step tread, to a quicker one of tro and finally of gallop.

Claims

1. An electromechanical device for the simulatio horse riding, at all treads, comprising means for perfo ing translation movements in front and back direction o the sagittal plane, similar to those of real horses, ch racterized in:

- a control and regulation central (1) for the rotation speed of the electric motor (M) ; - an electric motor (M) , the axis (2) thereof - through pulley (3), belt (4) and the pulley (5) - puts into ro tation the motor axis (6);

- two pulleys (7) which, together with belts (8), put in rotation disks (9) and (10), connected by coupling bel (11);

- two disks (9) and two disks (10), put into rotation by the cinematic belt (M-3-4-5-6-7-8 ) , and connected in o of-centre points (12) to the four uprights (13), out o one piece with the body (C) of the horse mock-up with saddle (S) so that following to the rotation of the di (9) and (10) said uprights rise and get down and said body performs translation movements in front and back rection on the sagittal plane.

2. An electromechanical device according to claim characterized in that the regulation of the contron centr (1), by means of the cynematic belt (M-3-4-5-6-7-8), de mines different rotation speeds of disks (9, 10) so as get, from a step tread, to a quicker one of trot and fi nally to gallop.