WO2003011400A1 - Training equipment, in particular an elliptical trainer - Google Patents
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- WO2003011400A1 WO2003011400A1 PCT/EP2002/007606 EP0207606W WO03011400A1 WO 2003011400 A1 WO2003011400 A1 WO 2003011400A1 EP 0207606 W EP0207606 W EP 0207606W WO 03011400 A1 WO03011400 A1 WO 03011400A1
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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
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/06—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement
- A63B22/0664—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement performing an elliptic movement
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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
- A63B21/15—Arrangements for force transmissions
- A63B21/157—Ratchet-wheel links; Overrunning clutches; One-way clutches
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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
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/0002—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements involving an exercising of arms
- A63B22/001—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements involving an exercising of arms by simultaneously exercising arms and legs, e.g. diagonally in anti-phase
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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
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/06—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement
- A63B22/0664—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement performing an elliptic movement
- A63B2022/067—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with support elements performing a rotating cycling movement, i.e. a closed path movement performing an elliptic movement with crank and handles being on opposite sides of the exercising apparatus with respect to the frontal body-plane of the user, e.g. the crank is behind and handles are in front of the user
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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
- A63B21/22—Resisting devices with rotary bodies
- A63B21/225—Resisting devices with rotary bodies with flywheels
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- Training device in particular elliptical trainer
- the invention is directed to a training device, in particular in the form of a so-called elliptical trainer, each comprising a base plate for the left and right foot of the exercising person, which is arranged on a foot bar, the front end of the foot bar being pivotable with a bar via a pivot bearing is connected, which in turn is pivotally mounted above the pivot bearing on a support column via a further pivot bearing, handles being formed above this further pivot bearing, the rear end of the foot rod being pivotably connected to a lever arm via a third pivot bearing, and two of which are about Engage lever arms offset by 180 ° on an axis of rotation which is connected to a drive shaft of a flywheel that can be braked by an eddy current brake.
- a training device in particular in the form of a so-called elliptical trainer, each comprising a base plate for the left and right foot of the exercising person, which is arranged on a foot bar, the front end of the foot bar being pivotable with a bar via a pivot bearing is connected
- Traming devices of this type are particularly suitable for mimicking a running movement from the movement sequence and, like the ergometer stationary bike, to make the training performance adjustable by changing the pedal resistance.
- the object is achieved in that a freewheel is arranged between the drive shaft and the flywheel.
- the freewheel enables a torque to be transmitted from the drive shaft to the flywheel when the drive shaft rotates. If the training person interrupts the torque transmission to the drive shaft, the freewheel causes the flywheel to continue rotating but does not transmit any torque to the drive shaft. As a result, the base plates of the elliptical trainer are not driven by the flywheel and a risk of injury or uncomfortable external movement are avoided.
- the freewheel advantageously comprises a braking mechanism. Due to the elliptical sequence of movements, the flywheel is driven to different degrees by the exercising person with a complete rotation of the axis of rotation, which leads to the flywheel “leading ahead”. The training is thereby impaired, since the feeling arises that the pedaling occurs temporarily without resistance.
- the brake mechanism is designed as a slip clutch. In this way, an economical and particularly functionally reliable implementation of the braking mechanism is achieved.
- a clutch disk is provided between the flywheel and a receiving disk arranged on the drive shaft, the clutch disk having a felt brake pad on the side facing the flywheel.
- the receiving disc comprises recesses for receiving spring elements, which are preferably designed as compression springs. The spring elements press the clutch disc with the brake pad against the flywheel, whereby a braking force is applied to the flywheel.
- the braking force or frictional force between the brake pad and the flywheel is set via the spring elements such that the
- the flywheel does not lead the uneven drive resulting from the elliptical motion sequence. In addition, it is ensured that the friction between the brake lining and the flywheel does not lead to an abrupt stopping of the base plates driven by the drive shaft.
- the clutch disc has a projection which engages in the receiving disc to prevent relative movement.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an elliptical from obliquely behind and
- FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the brake mechanism according to the invention.
- a traming device shown in the drawing a so-called elliptical trainer, comprises a base body 1 which is essentially designed as a housing and which stands on two skids 2, 3 arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction.
- a support column 4 extends from the base body 1 upwards or diagonally to the front, with a substantially horizontal bearing axis 5, which is arranged transversely to its longitudinal extension and on which lugs 6, 7 forming pivot bearings are pivotably mounted.
- the lower end of the rods 8, 9 opens into pivot bearings 12, 13 which are pivotally connected to foot rods 14, 15, on which base plates 16 are arranged, which have a circumferential edge 17, around a foot standing on the base plate 16 towards a training person drive or to prevent unintentional sliding down.
- the rear end of the foot rods 14 in turn opens into a pivot bearing 18 which is formed on a lever arm 19 which can be rotated about an axis of rotation 20, so that a flywheel 21 located in the interior of the base body 1 is driven, on which bicycles driven by stationary bicycles are driven.
- a flywheel 21 located in the interior of the base body 1 is driven, on which bicycles driven by stationary bicycles are driven.
- known acts a controllable or regulable eddy current brake in order to be able to specify a certain desired training performance.
- the axis of rotation 20 runs horizontally and has a belt guide 22.
- the flywheel 21 is arranged on a drive shaft 23, which likewise comprises a belt guide 24 at one shaft end.
- the two belt guides 22, 24 are non-rotatably connected to the axis of rotation 20 and to the drive shaft 23.
- a drive belt 25, which together form a belt transmission 26, is guided around the belt guides 22, 24.
- a bearing section 27 is provided for mounting the drive shaft 23, which consists of two ball bearings 28.
- the ball bearings 28 are fixed by a press fit, the flywheel-side ball bearing 28 abutting a shaft extension 30.
- the flywheel 21 also bears on the side facing away from the bearing section 27 against the shaft extension 30 via a locking ring 31, thereby preventing an axial displacement of the flywheel 21.
- a freewheel 32 is arranged between the drive shaft 23 and the flywheel 21.
- the freewheel 32 is a commercially available freewheel which has roller-like clamping bodies 33 for torque transmission in a cage 34.
- the outer surface of the cage 34 is rotatably connected to the flywheel 21.
- the freewheel 32 is axially fixed in position on the drive shaft 23 by a press fit.
- a clutch disc 35 bears against the flywheel 21 on the side facing away from the belt transmission 26, the clutch disc 35 on the side facing the flywheel 21 having a brake made of felt. covering 36.
- the brake pad 36 is glued to the clutch disc 35.
- a receiving disc 37 with four recesses 38 is screwed for receiving a helical spring 39 by means of a central fastening screw 40.
- the recesses 38 are open on the side facing the clutch disc 35.
- the clutch disc 35 comprises a projection 41 which engages in a corresponding recess 42 of the receiving disc 37.
- the exercising person climbs with one foot onto each of the base plates 16 and grips the handles 10, 11 with their hands, the handles 10, 11 with the hands on the one hand in the direction of the double arrows 43 and back be moved, and on the other hand over the feet and the base plates 16 a running-like alternating pedaling movement or load is carried out left and right, so that the 180 ° staggered lever arms 19 rotate about the axis of rotation 20 and in this way via the drive belt 25 Drive the drive shaft 23.
- the torque is transmitted from the drive shaft 23 to the flywheel 21 by the clamping bodies 33 of the freewheel 32, which are arranged between the driving drive shaft 23 and the driven flywheel 21. If the drive shaft 23 rotates faster than the flywheel 21, the clamping bodies 33 are clamped between the drive shaft 23 and the cage 34, which causes the flywheel 21 to be carried along. In contrast, if the flywheel 21 rotates faster than the drive shaft 23, the power transmission is interrupted. In order to prevent the flywheel 21 from advancing during training in the uneven drive due to the elliptical movement sequence, the helical springs 39 press the clutch disc 35 with the brake pad 36 against the flywheel 21, as a result of which the flywheel 21 is braked. The projection 41 of the clutch disk 35 prevents a relative movement to the receiving disk 37.
- the pretensioning of the coil springs 39 is selected such that the flywheel 21 no longer tends to lead when the drive is uneven, and at the same time there is still no risk of injury from the stand plates 16 driven when the drive shaft 23 is stopped.
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Priority Applications (2)
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EP02764650A EP1409085B1 (en) | 2001-07-20 | 2002-07-09 | Training equipment, in particular an elliptical trainer |
DE50212023T DE50212023D1 (en) | 2001-07-20 | 2002-07-09 | TRAINING DEVICE, ESPECIALLY ELLIPSENTRAINER |
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DE10135442.8 | 2001-07-20 | ||
DE10135442A DE10135442B4 (en) | 2001-07-20 | 2001-07-20 | Training device, in particular elliptical trainer |
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AT (1) | ATE390951T1 (en) |
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US4673177A (en) * | 1985-11-12 | 1987-06-16 | Excelsior Fitness Equipment Co. | Resistance freewheel mechanism |
US5374227A (en) * | 1993-01-19 | 1994-12-20 | Nautilus Acquisition Corporation | Stair stepping exercise apparatus |
US5779600A (en) * | 1995-12-19 | 1998-07-14 | Pape; Leslie | Rowing simulator |
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