KR101663594B1 - Elastic Supporter and healthcare system including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an elastic support and a training device including the same, and is disposed in a certain portion of an exercise device to absorb or reduce motion of a training device. An elastic support according to the present invention includes an upper end, a middle portion and a lower end. The upper end portion is made of an elastic material, and an upper coupling hole having a certain depth from the center of the upper end to a downward direction is formed. The intermediate portion is made of the same or similar material as that of the upper portion and is disposed by spacing a plurality of pillars and pillars which are arranged in the center with a cavity of a certain size and formed in the center. And the lower end portion is made of the same or similar material as the intermediate portion and connected to the lower end of the pillar portions to support the pillar portion.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an elastic support,

The present invention relates to an elastic support and a fitness instrument including the elastic support, and more particularly, to an elastic support which is disposed in a predetermined portion of an exercise apparatus to absorb or reduce the vibration of the exercise apparatus and a fitness apparatus including the same.

For modern people, exercise is recognized as an essential self-management item. Accordingly, a variety of exercise methods have been proposed that allow more people to exercise more easily. Among them, the method of using exercise apparatus is one of popular exercise methods. In particular, many people use the exercise equipment that can be used indoors because they can exercise constantly without being affected by the surrounding situation or the weather.

However, when the exerciser is used in a state where it is disposed indoors, the impact caused by the user's motion may be repeatedly and continuously generated. Furthermore, since a exercise device such as a sonic vibration exercise device generates sound waves to exercise the user's muscles, a continuous shock may necessarily occur in the course of operation related to the exercise. Such shocks are transmitted to the adjacent person through the ground and are discomforted or transmitted to the living space of other people through the floor, which may cause discomfort or noise pollution.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1124535 (Mar. 13, 2012)

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an elastic support for stably absorbing, reducing or eliminating the impact of a structure such as a fitness instrument and a fitness instrument including the same.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the elastic support of the present invention is made of an elastic material and has an upper end formed with an upper coupling hole having a certain depth downward from the center of the upper end, A plurality of pillar portions arranged in parallel with the upper end portion and spaced apart from the pillar portions by a cavity of the pillar portion and connected to a lower end of the pillar portions, And a lower end portion supporting the lower end portion.

The elastic support may further comprise an upper nut formed of a material different from the upper end or made of a material having a certain strength or higher and disposed in the upper engagement hole.

The upper nut includes a cylindrical sidewall, a thread formed inside the sidewall, and at least one gear protruding pattern formed along the circumference of the sidewall when the sidewall has a predetermined width.

Wherein the lower end portion comprises at least one of a disk-shaped lower portion having a predetermined thickness, a lower end coupling hole formed at a predetermined depth inward from the central portion of the lower portion, and a lower end nut formed in a different strength from the lower end portion material and disposed in the lower end coupling hole .

The stopper may further include a stopper extending from the end of the upper coupling hole to the inside of the cavity, the stopper having a length that is spaced apart from the upper surface of the lower end by a predetermined distance.

And the stopper is formed of the same material as the intermediate portion or a constant elastic material.

The stopper is moved downward in accordance with the deformation of the upper end portion corresponding to the pressure applied downward, and elastically deformed while being in contact with the upper surface of the lower end portion.

And the column portion is bent in a direction from the center to the outer side corresponding to the downward deformation of the upper end portion.

Further, the exercise apparatus of the present invention is made of an elastic material and has a spherical shape as a whole, provided with a cavity (e.g., an inner hole) at the center thereof, and at least one through hole penetrating from the periphery to the inner side so that at least a part of the cavity is exposed. And a bolt engaging with an upper nut disposed at the center of the upper end of the elastic support, wherein the bolt is formed in a shape of an elongated hole, And a footrest which applies a constant pressure.

The exercise device may further include at least one of a brace disposed at one side of the foot plate, a handle at one side of the brace, and a power cable used for power supply required for operation of the foot plate have.

As described above, the elastic support shown in the present invention and the exercise equipment including the same have a structure having a characteristic of being robust against shock absorption to absorb, reduce or eliminate the impact generated in the exercise device, It can be removed fundamentally.

1 is a schematic view of a fitness instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of an elastic support according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view of an elastic support according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a partial cutaway view of a partially cut elastic support along AAA in FIG. 3; FIG.
5 is a front view of an elastic support according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the embodiments of the present invention will be described, and the description of other parts will be omitted so as not to obscure the gist of the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor is not limited to the meaning of the terms in order to describe his invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, so that various equivalents And variations are possible.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view of a fitness instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the exercise device 10 of the present invention may include a foot plate 20, a brace 30, a handle 40, an elastic support 50, and a power cord 21.

The exercise device 10 having such a configuration can exercise the user's muscles located on the footstool 20 by operating the footstep 20 in a designated manner by using the power supplied through the power cord 21. [ In this process, the impact (or pressure) generated in the exercise device 10 can be absorbed, reduced and removed through the elastic support 50.

The footrest 20 includes, for example, a bolt that engages with an upper nut disposed at the center of the upper end of the elastic support 50, and can apply a certain pressure to the elastic support 50 in accordance with selective operation. For example, the footrest 20 performs an operation corresponding to a sound wave vibration to generate a certain amount of momentum to a user located on the footstool 20. The pedestal 20 may be provided in various shapes.

The braces 30 may extend from one side of the footstool 20 with a predetermined width and length in the upward direction. The brace 30 may serve to fix the handle 40. In one embodiment, the brace 30 may be provided with at least one button or touch panel associated with the operation of the footrest 20.

The handle 40 may be provided at least partially on a side of the upper end of the brace 30 in the form of a ring. The shape of the handle 40 can be modified into various shapes that can be easily grasped by a user located on the footstool 20. [

The power cord 21 is connected to the footstool 20 and can be connected to a permanent power source (e.g., an outlet) to provide power to the pedestal 20 from the permanent power source. The length or shape of the power cord 21 may be deformed. The power cord 21 may also be replaced by a battery. Or the power cord 21 may be used for charging a battery or the like.

The elastic support 50 may be formed of at least one through hole that is elastic in nature and is generally spherical in shape and has a cavity at the center and penetrates from the periphery to the inside such that at least a portion of the cavity (e.g., the inner hole) is exposed. And at least one columnar portion (or a plurality of columnar portions) may be formed between the upper and lower ends by the through holes to form an intermediate portion. In addition, the intermediate portion of the elastic supporter 50 may further include a stopper extending from the end of the upper engagement hole to the inside of the cavity and having a length spaced apart from the upper surface of the lower end by a predetermined distance. The pillar portions can be designed to be bent from the center to the outer side in response to the deformation (for example, downward or direct deformation) of the upper portion as the user is positioned on the foot plate 20.

In the above-described structure, the elastic supporter 50 is disposed at the lower portion of the footstool 20 to disperse, absorb, remove, and reduce impact, vibration, And unnecessary kinetic energy generated in the process can be removed. Meanwhile, the above-described exercise device 10 includes the footrest 20 that vibrates in response to the designated frequency, and provides a motion effect according to the operation of the footrest 20. However, the present invention is not limited thereto . For example, the exercise device 10 may also include a mechanism, such as a running machine, that includes rails that are rewound at a constant speed. Although the configuration of the exercise device 10 is illustrated as including the footrest 20, the braces 30, the handle 40, the power cord 21, and the elastic support 50, The exercise device 10 may be configured to include only the pedestal 20 and the elastic support 50 or may additionally include only the power cord 21. In addition, the exercise device 10 may be provided with a built-in battery in place of the power cord 21, and the battery may be provided in a chargeable form.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an elastic support according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view of an elastic support according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a cross- Fig. 5 is a partial cut-away view of a partially cut elastic support.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the elastic supporter 50 may be provided with a cavity 58 having a predetermined size at the central portion thereof and may be provided in a ball shape (e.g., spherical or ellipsoidal shape) having a certain thickness as a whole. The elastic supporter 50 includes an upper end portion 56 in which the upper engaging hole 51 is disposed so as to be able to engage with the exercise device 10 and at least a part such as a bolt structure provided on the footrest 20, And a lower end 54 that is disposed such that at least a portion of the upper end 56 faces the bottom when the upper end 56 engages with the exercise device 10. [

When the upper end portion 56 coupled to the exercise device 10 receives the impact generated in the exercise device 10 and transmits the shock to the stop portion 55, Absorbing, reducing, or removing the impact by the expansion and contraction of the pillars 55a. As described above, the elastic supporter 50 includes at least one column portion 55a between the upper end portion 56 and the lower end portion 54. The elastic supporter 50 has a through hole 55b, (55).

The columnar portion 55a is formed as an outer portion of the inner cavity 58 and the spherical shape, so that the inner side surface and the outer side surface can be formed with a constant curved surface. The upper end portion 56 connected to the upper end of the column portion 55a transmits an impact (or pressure or tremor) generated in the exercise device 10, so that the stop region of the column portion 55a, For example, in a direction extending outwardly from the central axis of the elastic member 50. Thus, the impact transmitted from the upper end portion 56 can be absorbed, reduced, or eliminated while canceling the elastic action. At this time, the lower end portion 54 plays a role of supporting the lower end of the column portion 55a, and absorbs shocks that are not completely canceled out of the shocks canceled by the elastic operation, can do.

The top portion 56 may be provided with a flat top surface of at least a certain size. The flat top surface may be circular, for example. The flat top surface may be changed to have a width and a shape corresponding to at least a part of the shape of the lower end of the footrest 20 of the exercise device 10. [ The shape of the upper end portion 56 shown is assumed assuming that the bottom of the footrest 20 of the exercise device 10 is flat. For example, when at least one emboss is disposed on the bottom of the footrest 20, the shape of the upper end 56 may be embossed corresponding to the emboss.

A top fitting hole 51 of a predetermined diameter may be formed at a predetermined depth or a depth penetrating the upper end portion 56 downward or directly downward in a central portion of a flat upper end surface of the upper end portion 56. The end of the upper engagement hole 51 is connected to the inner cavity 58 and consequently can be arranged to face the stopper 59 of the intermediate portion 55. An upper end nut 100a having a predetermined strength or more may be disposed in the upper fitting hole 51. [ For example, the upper nut 100a may be made of a metal material. The upper nut 100a is firmly engaged with the side walls of the upper engaging hole 51, so that idling with the exercise device 10 can be prevented.

The intermediate portion 55 includes at least one column portion 55a having a predetermined width and thickness and connected to an edge of the upper end portion 56 and at least one through hole 55a formed by arranging the column portions 55a at regular intervals, (55b). The through hole 55b may penetrate through the outer surface of the elastic supporter 50 at a predetermined angle in the direction of the cavity 58 at the central portion. For example, the through-hole 55b may be horizontally penetrated from the outer surface of the elastic supporter 50 toward the cavity 58 of the middle-height portion with respect to the horizontal plane. In this case, the intermediate region of the outer region of the column portion 55a may be formed to be relatively thicker than the upper or lower end. In another embodiment, the through-hole 55b may be formed such that the exposed area of the outer surface is larger than the exposed area of the inner surface. That is, the diameter of the through hole 55b gradually decreases toward the central cavity 58. [ In this case, the middle region of the outer region of the columnar portion 55a may be formed thinner than the upper or lower end. In another embodiment, the shape of the through hole 55b may be formed to have a certain thickness and width from the region where the column portion 55a is connected to the upper end portion 56 to the region connected to the lower end portion 54.

In the drawing, the intermediate portion 55 having four through holes 55b and four columnar portions 55a is illustrated, but the elastic support 50 of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the elastic support 50 may be provided with even-numbered or odd-numbered through-holes and posts such as two, three, five, and so on.

The stopper 59 may be disposed so that the cavity 58 of the elastic supporter 50 is disposed and the inner side of the cavity 58 is connected to the end of the upper engaging hole 51. [ The stopper 59 may be spaced apart from the upper end surface of the lower end portion 54 by a predetermined distance. The stopper 59 may be, for example, hollow in the center. Or the stopper 59 may be a part of a hollow prism at the center. The stopper 59 is formed to be continuous with the end of the upper engagement hole 51 so that the upper end portion 56 is deformed (downwardly displaced) by applying the downward motion or the downward pushing force to the motion mechanism 10, 56 and the pillars 55a connected to the upper ends are bent with a predetermined elasticity, the stopper 59 can be moved downward. The end of the stopper 59 spaced apart from the upper surface of the lower end portion 54 by a predetermined distance can be brought into contact with the upper surface of the lower end portion 54 when the pillars 55a are bent to a predetermined size or more. In this process, the stopper 59 may cause the impact transmitted to the upper end portion 56 to propagate through the lower end portion 54 through a certain point on the upper surface of the lower end portion 54.

The stopper 59 can cancel at least a part of the sudden impact of the exercise device 10 transmitted through the upper end portion 56 or the impact of a certain magnitude or more. Here, the stopper 59 may be made of a material having elasticity that is the same as, or similar to, or a certain size of the material of the periphery (for example, the upper end 56, the intermediate portion 55, the lower end 54, etc.). Even if the stopper 59 comes into contact with the upper surface of the lower end portion 54 due to the bending action of the post portions 55a, the stopper 59 absorbs the impact transmitted while being warped in a predetermined direction, Reduction or elimination.

The lower end portion 54 has a lower portion 52 that faces the floor or the building floor and is extended by a predetermined height. The lower portion 54 is extended when the bottom portion 52 has a predetermined curvature in the upward direction from the bottom edge of the lower portion 52, May be formed to be connected to a part of the second electrode 55b. Although the lower portion 52 has a certain thickness and has a disk-like shape, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the lower portion 52 may be formed without a separate thickness, similar to the flat upper end surface of the upper portion 56. At least a portion of the upper surface of the lower end 54 may be exposed through the cavity 58. Some of the exposed upper surfaces may face the lower portion of the stopper 59. The upper surface of the exposed lower end portion 54 may be repeatedly brought into contact with or contacted with the lower portion of the stopper 59 due to the bending motion of the columnar portions 55a.

The lower coupling hole 53 may be disposed at the center of the lower portion 52 of the lower end portion 54 with a predetermined diameter. The diameter of the lower engagement hole 53 may be the same as or similar to the diameter of the upper engagement hole 51, for example. Or the lower engagement hole 53 may have a different size from the diameter of the upper engagement hole 51. [ A lower nut 100b may be disposed in the lower coupling hole 53 to support bolt coupling. The lower nut 100b may be formed of a material having a certain strength or more, such as a metal material. The lower nut 100b can be firmly fixed to the lower engaging hole 53 while being fastened to the side wall of the lower engaging hole 53. [ The lower nut 100b may be combined with a bolt disposed at a predetermined position of the exercise device 10, for example, in place of the upper nut 100a. Or the lower nut 100b may be combined with a bolt structure provided on the floor or the floor of a building or the like.

The upper nut 100a or the lower nut 100b may include a side wall 110, a thread 120, and at least one gear protrusion pattern 130, for example. The side wall 110 may be formed in a cylindrical shape. The thread 120 may be formed in a predetermined direction inside the cylindrical sidewall 110. The thread 120 may be provided to be engageable with a bolt provided on the exercise device 10 or a bolt or the like disposed on the ground. At least one gear protrusion pattern 130 may have a band shape along the circumference at the outer surface of the sidewall 110, and the circumferential surface may have a concavo-convex shape. The at least one gear projecting pattern 130 is, for example, arranged in three strips on the upper nut 100a and two strips on the lower nut 100b. However, the present invention is not limited thereto no. The thickness of the gear protrusion pattern 130 may vary according to the intention of the designer, and may be formed in one pattern on the entire outer surface of the side wall 110, for example.

The shape of the upper engaging hole 51 or the lower engaging hole 53 to be engaged with the upper nut 100a or the lower nut 100b may be formed to correspond to the gear protrusion pattern 130. [ For example, the upper engaging hole 51 or the lower engaging hole 53 may be formed in such a manner that grooves having a predetermined depth are arranged on the inner wall at regular intervals. At this time, the groove may be formed at a position corresponding to the position where the gear protrusion pattern 130 is formed as the elastic supporter 50 is formed by injection or the like.

5 is a front view of an elastic support according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5, the elastic support 50 of the present invention may include an upper end portion 56, a middle portion 55, and a lower end portion 54. [ Here, the intermediate portion 55 and the lower end portion 54 have shapes similar to those of the elastic supporter 50 described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

For example, the upper end portion 56 may have an upper portion 52a protruding in a disk shape and an outer surface bent to have a predetermined curvature at a bottom edge of the upper portion 52a. A first upper coupling hole 51a penetrating downward may be disposed at the center of the upper side portion 52a. A first upper nut 101a may be disposed in the first upper coupling hole 51a. The first upper coupling hole 51a may be formed to have the same or similar diameter as the upper coupling hole 51 described above, and the depth may be differently formed by the protrusion of the upper side portion 52a. The first upper end nut 101a is formed to have the same or similar diameter as the upper end nut 100a described above, and the outer shape may also be provided in a similar shape. According to one example, the first upper nut 101a may be slightly different in length from the upper nut 100a.

2 to 4, the lower end portion 54 is provided with a disk-shaped lower portion 52b having a predetermined thickness, and is formed to include an extended outer surface having a predetermined curvature at the bottom edge of the lower portion 52b . And a first lower coupling hole 53a may be disposed at the center of the lower portion 52b. And a lower nut 100b may be disposed in the first lower coupling hole 53a.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the coupling holes may be formed of a material having a strength different from that of the peripheral portion, or may be formed by a different hardening process The elastic supporter 50 may be directly coupled to the bolt disposed on the exercise device 10 by forming a thread on the inside of the coupling hole without disposing a separate metal nut .

In the above description, the lower end coupling holes 53 and 53a and the lower end nut 100b are disposed at the lower end 54, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the lower end 54 may not be provided with a separate lower coupling hole 53, 53a or a lower end nut 100b. In addition, the disk-shaped lower portion 52b having the central shape of the lower end portion 54 protruding by a predetermined height is disposed or formed as a flat surface. However, the lower end portion 54 may be formed as a spherical shape It is possible.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

10: exercise device 20: footstool
30: brace 40: handle
50: elastic support bars 51, 51a: upper coupling hole
52a: upper side portion 52, 52b: lower side portion
53, 53: lower engaging hole 54: lower end
55: interrupted portion 55a:
55b: Through hole 56:
58: joint 59: stopper
110: side wall 120:
130: gear protrusion pattern

Claims (12)

An upper end portion formed of an elastic material and having an upper coupling hole having a predetermined depth downward from the center of the upper end;
A plurality of pillars formed in the same or similar material as the upper end and arranged at a predetermined size in the center, a plurality of pillars formed in an outer part of the cavity and the sphere and having a curved surface with constant inner and outer surfaces, A stopper including at least one through hole penetrating in the cavity direction by spacing of the pillars, and a stopper formed to extend from the end of the upper engagement hole into the cavity and having a hollow space formed at the center thereof;
And a lower end which is made of the same material as or similar to the intermediate portion and has an upper surface spaced apart from the stopper by a predetermined distance and which is connected to a lower end of the pillar portions to support the pillar portions. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: an upper nut formed of a material different from the upper end or made of a material having a strength higher than a predetermined strength and disposed in the upper coupling hole. 3. The method of claim 2,
The upper nut
A cylindrical side wall;
A thread formed within the sidewall;
And at least one gear projecting pattern formed along the circumference of the side wall when the side wall has a predetermined width. The method according to claim 1,
The lower end
A disk-shaped lower portion having a predetermined thickness;
A lower end coupling hole formed at a predetermined depth inward from the central surface of the lower portion;
A lower end nut formed in the lower end portion of the body and having a different strength from the lower end portion of the lower end portion; ≪ / RTI > delete The method according to claim 1,
The stopper
Wherein the elastic support member is formed of the same material as the intermediate portion or a constant elastic material. The method according to claim 1,
The stopper
Wherein the elastic supporter is elastically deformed while being in contact with the upper surface of the lower end portion in accordance with the deformation of the upper end portion corresponding to the pressure applied to the lower portion. The method according to claim 1,
The post
And is bent in a direction from the center to the outer side corresponding to the downward deformation of the upper end portion. And at least one through hole penetrating in the cavity direction on the outer surface so as to expose at least a part of the cavity so that the inner surface and the outer surface have a constant curved surface An elastic supporter having pillars formed therein, the pillars being disposed between the upper and lower ends to form an intermediate portion;
And a bolt engaging with an upper nut disposed at the center of an upper end of the elastic support, the elastic pedestal including a bolt for applying a predetermined pressure to the elastic support according to selective operation,
Wherein the stopping unit comprises:
And a stopper extending from the end of the upper coupling hole formed in the upper end portion to the inside of the cavity and spaced apart from the upper surface of the lower end portion by a predetermined distance and having a hollow space formed at the center thereof. 10. The method of claim 9,
A brace disposed on one side of the footrest with a predetermined width and length;
A handle provided on one side of the brace;
A power cable used for power supply necessary for the footrest to be operated; ≪ / RTI > further comprising at least one of: < RTI ID = 0.0 > delete 10. The method of claim 9,
The post
And the upper end portion is bent in a direction from the center to the outer side corresponding to the downward deformation of the upper end portion.

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