WO1999052600A1 - Appareil de conditionnement physique equipe d'un dispositif d'integration d'effort musculaire - Google Patents

Appareil de conditionnement physique equipe d'un dispositif d'integration d'effort musculaire

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Publication number
WO1999052600A1
WO1999052600A1 PCT/EP1999/002412 EP9902412W WO9952600A1 WO 1999052600 A1 WO1999052600 A1 WO 1999052600A1 EP 9902412 W EP9902412 W EP 9902412W WO 9952600 A1 WO9952600 A1 WO 9952600A1
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Prior art keywords
equipment
gym
push
actuator
muscular
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PCT/EP1999/002412
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Inventor
Leandro Mattiuzzo
Gianni Mattiuzzo
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Leandro Mattiuzzo
Gianni Mattiuzzo
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Priority to AU37072/99A priority Critical patent/AU3707299A/en
Publication of WO1999052600A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999052600A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/00181—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices comprising additional means assisting the user to overcome part of the resisting force, i.e. assisted-active exercising
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/06—User-manipulated weights
    • A63B21/062—User-manipulated weights including guide for vertical or non-vertical weights or array of weights to move against gravity forces
    • A63B21/0626—User-manipulated weights including guide for vertical or non-vertical weights or array of weights to move against gravity forces with substantially vertical guiding means
    • A63B21/0628—User-manipulated weights including guide for vertical or non-vertical weights or array of weights to move against gravity forces with substantially vertical guiding means for vertical array of weights

Definitions

  • the invention refers to a muscular effort integration device for application on gym equipment involving the movement of weights by means of muscular force. It is known that there is a multitude of equipment that is used both by persons who want to develop their muscles or keep them in optimum tone, such as for instance athletes, and by persons who use the equipment to rehabilitate their body after, for example, surgery following a road accident or any other cause. With special regard to rehabilitation, it can be observed that most gym equipment includes a seat to position the person using the equipment, one or more weights moved by muscular effort via levers and pulleys.
  • the movement made by the user of the equipment consists in using muscles to push away a part of the equipment that is connected to weights.
  • the force required to achieve this push can be varied by changing the number of weights.
  • all known equipment does not provide a device that can vary effort, if not by varying the weight applied to the machine.
  • the main scope of the invention is to overcome the aforementioned limitations.
  • the intention is in fact to furnish gym equipment with a device that enables the user of the equipment to vary the effort applied to the equipment in such a way that, for instance after a given number of exercises, this effort can be reduced.
  • the invention device can also be used as an emergency device. If, in fact, the person using the equipment does not feel in the condition to continue the gym exercise, the device should enable the muscular effort applied to the equipment to be interrupted without the risk of injury.
  • the scope is to make it so that the user of the gym equipment can even stop the gym exercise immediately under any condition without the risk of the moving part of the equipment colliding against his body with the risk of damage or injury by the equipment being used.
  • the intention is to make the invention device inexpensive and applicable to existing equipment without its application causing significant changes to the machine's structure.
  • a gym equipment which includes:
  • said gym equipment in accordance with the contents of the principle claim, is characterised by the fact that it involves an actuator device, connected to a circuit with a medium under pressure, mounted on the part of the equipment used to receive the muscular effort and said device produces a force in the same direction as the push exerted by the user of said equipment.
  • the actuator device is a pneumatic cylinder connected to a compressor that puts a medium under pressure, where the pneumatic circuit has a pressure regulator and escape valve.
  • - fig. 1 shows a gym machine with the invention device
  • - fig. 2 shows another example of gym equipment with the invention device
  • - fig.'s 3 to 6 show a diagram sequence of the various phases of the medium circuit actuating the invention device.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates weight lifting equipment, generally indicated by 1 which, in the example, refers to a physical exercise of rhythmically pushing carriage 2 with the legs by resting the feet on platform 3. This movement, through pulleys 8 and cables 9, is accomplished by lifting and lowering the counterweight 4 in direction of arrows X and Y.
  • the invention device involves a single-acting pneumatic cylinder 5 that acts by the outward stroke of pushrod 6 in the same direction of the push exercised by the user on platform 3, while the user remains in a stable position with his back against backrest 7 of the seat 70.
  • the pressure of the medium, in this case air, inside cylinder 5 can be varied according to the aid the user wishes to obtain.
  • the pressure in section A of the circuit is regulated before starting the gym exercise by adjusting handwheel 101 on regulator 107.
  • the user only has to turn lever 106 whenever he needs aid from the device.
  • lever 106 is released, as illustrated in fig. 4, cylinder 5 is discharged through the vent on distributor 102 and this makes platform 3 move towards the user.
  • the compressed air that passes through section A of the pneumatic circuit always has a lower pressure than the compressed air in section B of the circuit. In fact, in section B the pressure is higher than in ' section A for reasons that shall be explained later.
  • the diagram in fig. 5 shows how the emergency operation corresponds to the opening of distributor 110, by means of emergency button 11 , which makes the pressure in section B, which as said is higher than in section A, pass through to the OR valve 103. In this way, passing through section C, the higher air pressure reaches cylinder 5 keeping its stroke always out.
  • the invention equipment shown in fig. 1 can operate perfectly normally, in other words without being aided by the push given by pneumatic cylinder 5.
  • distributors 102 and 110 are idle, compressed air does not reach section C and so pushrod 6 of cylinder 5 can rock freely without resistance from its minimum to maximum stroke.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates another gym machine, in this example suitable for rehabilitation of the knee joint.
  • the user 12 rhythmically lifts cylinder 13 by a set weight positioned transversely and lifts by means of the movement of the shin and top of the foot.
  • the invention device offers cylinder 18 that operates a rack 15 back and forth, being part of pushrod 19. Through the toothed wheel 20, the rack causes an alternating rocking rotation of the operator pin 16. In this way the push that the user has to exert on bar 17 can be reduced according to needs, by operating lever 106, which controls the distributor, sending compressed air into the actuator cylinder 18.
  • button 11 intervenes all the same, being connected to the maximum pressure valve 104 of the compressor 10.
  • the actuator device invention can naturally be achieved by a hydraulic cylinder instead of a pneumatic one.
  • the circuit controlling the cylinder would have to be modified accordingly, with measures known to any specialist in this field, however maintaining the same function.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Tools (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil de conditionnement physique comprenant : un siège (70) destiné au positionnement de la personne utilisant ledit appareil ; un ou plusieurs poids (4, 13) déplacés par l'effort musculaire via des leviers et/ou des poulies. L'appareil de l'invention est équipé d'un dispositif (5, 18) d'actionnement relié à un circuit assorti d'un milieu sous pression. Ledit dispositif d'actionnement, qui est appliqué à la partie de l'appareil (3) recevant la poussée musculaire, fait pression dans le même sens que la poussée exercée par l'utilisateur de l'appareil.
PCT/EP1999/002412 1998-04-10 1999-04-09 Appareil de conditionnement physique equipe d'un dispositif d'integration d'effort musculaire WO1999052600A1 (fr)

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AU37072/99A AU3707299A (en) 1998-04-10 1999-04-09 Gym equipment with muscular effort integration device

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ITVI98A000068 1998-04-10
IT98VI000068A ITVI980068A1 (it) 1998-04-10 1998-04-10 Dispositivo automatico di aiuto e di sicurezza, applicabile agli attre zzi utilizzati nella ginnastica pesistica e nella riabilitazione in

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Cited By (2)

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EP1142612A1 (fr) * 2000-04-06 2001-10-10 Multi Form Appareil de gymnastique
FR2946542A1 (fr) * 2009-06-16 2010-12-17 Multi Form Appareil de musculation offrant un differentiel de charge entre les modes concentriques et excentriques d'exercice.

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US4509745A (en) * 1982-06-18 1985-04-09 Angsten Gregory S Weight lifting device
US4546971A (en) * 1984-09-05 1985-10-15 Paul Raasoch Exercise device
US4848738A (en) * 1987-11-06 1989-07-18 Mueller King L Weight stack with vacuum-actuated pneumatic motor for lift assist
US5147263A (en) * 1990-07-30 1992-09-15 Mueller King L Pneumatic weight lift assist apparatus
EP0597236A2 (fr) * 1992-10-02 1994-05-18 Stairmaster Sports Medical Products, Inc. Appareil d'entraînement contre une résistance

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US4509745A (en) * 1982-06-18 1985-04-09 Angsten Gregory S Weight lifting device
US4546971A (en) * 1984-09-05 1985-10-15 Paul Raasoch Exercise device
US4848738A (en) * 1987-11-06 1989-07-18 Mueller King L Weight stack with vacuum-actuated pneumatic motor for lift assist
US5147263A (en) * 1990-07-30 1992-09-15 Mueller King L Pneumatic weight lift assist apparatus
EP0597236A2 (fr) * 1992-10-02 1994-05-18 Stairmaster Sports Medical Products, Inc. Appareil d'entraînement contre une résistance

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1142612A1 (fr) * 2000-04-06 2001-10-10 Multi Form Appareil de gymnastique
FR2807328A1 (fr) * 2000-04-06 2001-10-12 Multiform Systeme d'assistance au deplacement d'un contrepoids notamment pour appareil d'exercices sportifs ou de reeducation
FR2946542A1 (fr) * 2009-06-16 2010-12-17 Multi Form Appareil de musculation offrant un differentiel de charge entre les modes concentriques et excentriques d'exercice.
EP2263759A1 (fr) * 2009-06-16 2010-12-22 Multi'Form Appareil de musculation offrant un différentiel de charge entre les modes concentriques et excentriques d'exercice

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