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- the present invention relates to a machine effectively usable for performing physical exercises.
- the present invention relates to a gymnastic machine having at least one pair of footrests for the repeated performance of alternating movements along an open trajectory.
- the present invention relates to a gymnastic machine provided with at least a pair of footrests for repeatedly performing alternating movements along an open trajectory for training with prolonged cyclical exertions of the lower limbs.
- the present invention relates to a machine effectively usable for performing training exercises.
- the present invention relates to a gymnastic machine having at least one pair of footrests for the repeated performance of alternating movements along an open trajectory. Therefore, this invention can be effectively applied both to gymnastic machines aimed principally at muscular development and to machines suitable for the training with prolonged cyclical exertions of the lower limbs.
- the object of the present invention is to construct a gymnastic machine that allows the disadvantages described above to be solved, and which is suitable to satisfy a plurality of requirements that to date have still not been addressed, and therefore, suitable to represent a new and original source of economic interest and capable of modifying the current market of skating simulators.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective schematic side elevation view of a preferred embodiment of the machine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective schematic view of FIG. 1 , with parts removed for clarity;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective schematic view in an enlarged scale of a portion of FIG. 1 , with parts removed for clarity;
- FIG. 4 is a view in an enlarged scale of FIG. 3 , with parts removed for clarity;
- FIG. 5 schematically illustrates some geometrical details of FIG. 1 in two different operating positions, with parts removed for clarity.
- no. 1 indicates a gymnastic machine effectively usable for performing skating training exercises.
- This machine 1 comprises a frame 10 and an exercise station 20 provided with at least one footrest 30 movable with respect to the frame 10 along an open trajectory P 1 .
- Each footrest 30 is supported rotatably by an articulated mechanism 40 , which comprises a first rocker arm 42 and a second rocker arm coupled to each other.
- the first rocker arm 42 presents a free end 48 supporting a respective footrest 30 and is supported, at the opposite side from the free end 48 thereof, by a second rocker arm 44 , which is rotatably coupled to the frame 10 by a respective support 12 , substantially cylindrical and provided with a turning pair 14 .
- the machine 1 also comprises a device 50 to control relative rotation of the two rocker arms 42 and 44 which is associated with the second rocker arm 44 .
- the decision to install this control device 50 on the rocker arm 44 has the purpose of minimising the size of the volumes engaged by the moving masses of the station 20 , and consequently the two rocker arms 42 and 44 and the footrest 30 for each mechanism 40 .
- control device 50 comprises a transmission 52 with parallel axes which, in use, following a rotation imposed on the first rocker arm 42 caused by outward actuation of the respective footrest 30 , is suitable to produce a relative counter-rotation of the first and second rocker arms 42 and 44 with respect to each other according to a determined transmission ratio ⁇ which, owing to the particular construction, conditions operation of the articulated mechanism 40 .
- This transmission 52 can be mechanical or of any other type. In any case, for simplicity, it could be constructed as illustrated in FIG.
- the transmission ratio ⁇ can be calculated as the ratio between the diameters of the wheels 56 and 54 in the case of a belt 58 suitable to act by friction, or as the ratio between the teeth of the wheel of lesser diameter and the teeth of the wheel of greater diameter known and not illustrated, or between the teeth of two toothed wheels coupled directly to each other or coupled remotely through a toothed belt.
- a tensioning pulley 59 has been provided, which presents an axis parallel to the axis of the wheels 54 and 56 and is carried idle by the second rocker arm 44 .
- the wheels 54 and 56 , the pulley 59 and the belt 58 could be toothed, in order to entirely eliminate the risk of friction and loss of phase between the two rocker arms 42 and 44 .
- FIG. 5 which shows the second rocker arm 44 and the first rocker arm 42 of the articulated mechanism 40 in two positions P, idle, and a generic position P′, unequivocally determined by the determined position taken by the second rocker arm 44 , by the value of the transmission ratio ⁇ between the wheels 56 and 54 and by the initial value of the angle ⁇ between the first and the second rocker arm 42 and 44 in the idle position P.
- the first rocker arm 42 has also been illustrated by a dashed line, to represent the position in which said first rocker arm 42 would be located if it were rigidly connected to the second rocker arm 44 . This situation is without doubt undesirable, as the user could not perform training correctly.
- the machine 1 comprises a load device 60 suitable to dissipate power to allow a user to perform a training exercise, as well as a correct skating movement.
- a torsion spring 62 coaxial with the turning pair 14 has been positioned between the rocker arm 44 and a respective cylindrical support to confer resistance to the movement of the assembly comprising the two rocker arms 42 and 44 and of the footrest 30 , and therefore promote the muscular development of a user during training.
- this spring 62 exerts a force that tends to oppose relative rotation of the two rocker arms 42 and 44 triggered by actuation of the relative footrest, and therefore this spring 62 can also be interpreted as a return component, suitable to maintain and re-position said second rocker arm in a determined starting position when no load is acting on the respective footrest 30 and therefore on the spring 62 intended as belonging to the load device 60 .
- this machine 1 can be produced according to a constructional method having the step to associate the device 50 to control rotation of the first rocker arm 42 with the respective second rocker arm 44 to minimise the size of the volumes engaged by movable masses, and consequently by said rocker arms 42 and 44 in the station 20 and around each relative footrest 30 .
- each rocker arm 42 and 44 is supported in a cantilevered fashion, and therefore it is very simple to provide a casing that encloses the underlying space to minimise the risk of an user suffering a trauma to a limb caused by lateral striking, and being knocked down by one of the two rocker arms 42 and 44 , or by a moving footrest 30 .
Abstract
Gymnastic machine having a frame (10) and an exercise station (20) provided with at least one footrest (30) movable with respect to the frame (10) along a first open trajectory (P1); each footrest (30) being supported rotatably by a first rocker arm (42) in turn supported by a second rocker arm (44) coupled rotatably to the frame (10); a device (50) to control rotation of the first rocker arm (42) being carried on the second rocker arm (44) to minimise the size of the volumes engaged by movable masses in the exercise station (20) and around each footrest (30).
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a machine effectively usable for performing physical exercises. In particular, the present invention relates to a gymnastic machine having at least one pair of footrests for the repeated performance of alternating movements along an open trajectory. In more detail, the present invention relates to a gymnastic machine provided with at least a pair of footrests for repeatedly performing alternating movements along an open trajectory for training with prolonged cyclical exertions of the lower limbs.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- In the field of gymnastic machines there are well-known skating simulators for training of the lower limbs particularly suitable for cardiovascular training sessions.
- Some machines of this type are produced in implementation of patents whose teachings have already been described and discussed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/908,316 filed on May 6, 2005 which is incorporated herein for reference thereto. Furthermore, the teachings that can be drawn from this patent application have enabled the construction of a machine called “Cardio Wave”, in which a pair of footrests, each of which supported by an arm is hinged to a frame and is movable along an open trajectory according to a composite movement when each arm is moved outward. This composite movement is governed for each arm by an articulated mechanism, which connects the frame to the respective footrest. The arms of the two footrests are positioned crossing over each other and therefore have a considerable extension but, to avoid coming into reciprocal contact or, even worse, knocking against each other during movement, they are shaped asymmetrically. Therefore, both the arms and the relative articulated mechanisms are constructed in a different manner. This peculiarity makes the bill of materials of the gymnastic machine constructed according to the dictates of application Ser. No. 10/908,316 particularly intricate and complex, and consequently the machine can only be produced with high production investments, due to the large amount of equipment required by the considerable number of pieces of different shapes and dimensions, even if for identical functions. To limit these problems, the applicant has varied the machine concept to make it symmetrical and has described it in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/494,994 filed on Jul. 28, 2006. In this case, the machine is symmetrical and each footrest is supported by the connecting rod of an articulated quadrilateral, and is movable with respect to this connecting rod according to the aforesaid composite movement through a lever carried by the connecting rod.
- It must be observed that in the case of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/494,994 the pivot axis of the footrest is not positioned on the centre line of the connecting rod eyes. Therefore, the pivot axes of the connecting rod and of the footrest on the connecting rod are arranged in a triangle, and the connecting rod, triangular in shape, should be produced as a box-shaped body in order to present the necessary rigidity and a reasonable weight. Therefore, each footrest must have a corresponding support with a considerable cost and a particularly compact mechanism in which the respective components frequently overlap one another.
- With regard to the description above, both in the case of inventive concept pursuant to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/908,316 and in the case of the inventive concept pursuant to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/494,994 the construction of a protective casing for the mechanisms/articulated quadrilaterals supporting the footrests is undoubtedly necessary to avoid serious injuries in the event of the user losing his/her balance and placing a foot or limb in general in the space swept by the footrests and/or by the quadrilateral components. Furthermore, the design and production of this casing will be particularly complex, and will involve a considerable commitment in relation to the cost for the respective design, production, assembly and maintenance operations.
- The present invention relates to a machine effectively usable for performing training exercises. In more detail, the present invention relates to a gymnastic machine having at least one pair of footrests for the repeated performance of alternating movements along an open trajectory. Therefore, this invention can be effectively applied both to gymnastic machines aimed principally at muscular development and to machines suitable for the training with prolonged cyclical exertions of the lower limbs.
- The object of the present invention is to construct a gymnastic machine that allows the disadvantages described above to be solved, and which is suitable to satisfy a plurality of requirements that to date have still not been addressed, and therefore, suitable to represent a new and original source of economic interest and capable of modifying the current market of skating simulators.
- According to the present invention, a gymnastic machine is constructed, whose main characteristics are described in at least one of the appended claims.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the machine according to the present invention will be more apparent from the description below, set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate some non-limiting examples of embodiment, in which identical or corresponding parts of the machine itself are identified by the same reference numbers. In particular:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective schematic side elevation view of a preferred embodiment of the machine according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective schematic view ofFIG. 1 , with parts removed for clarity; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective schematic view in an enlarged scale of a portion ofFIG. 1 , with parts removed for clarity; -
FIG. 4 is a view in an enlarged scale ofFIG. 3 , with parts removed for clarity; and -
FIG. 5 schematically illustrates some geometrical details ofFIG. 1 in two different operating positions, with parts removed for clarity. - In
FIG. 1 , no. 1 indicates a gymnastic machine effectively usable for performing skating training exercises. This machine 1 comprises aframe 10 and anexercise station 20 provided with at least onefootrest 30 movable with respect to theframe 10 along an open trajectory P1. Eachfootrest 30 is supported rotatably by an articulatedmechanism 40, which comprises afirst rocker arm 42 and a second rocker arm coupled to each other. Thefirst rocker arm 42 presents afree end 48 supporting arespective footrest 30 and is supported, at the opposite side from thefree end 48 thereof, by asecond rocker arm 44, which is rotatably coupled to theframe 10 by arespective support 12, substantially cylindrical and provided with aturning pair 14. The machine 1 also comprises adevice 50 to control relative rotation of the tworocker arms second rocker arm 44. The decision to install thiscontrol device 50 on therocker arm 44 has the purpose of minimising the size of the volumes engaged by the moving masses of thestation 20, and consequently the tworocker arms footrest 30 for eachmechanism 40. - In particular, the
control device 50 comprises atransmission 52 with parallel axes which, in use, following a rotation imposed on thefirst rocker arm 42 caused by outward actuation of therespective footrest 30, is suitable to produce a relative counter-rotation of the first andsecond rocker arms mechanism 40. Thistransmission 52 can be mechanical or of any other type. In any case, for simplicity, it could be constructed as illustrated inFIG. 3 and therefore comprises afirst wheel 54 associated with thesecond rocker arm 44 and carried fixed by theframe 10 at the level of the pivot axis of saidsecond rocker arm 44; asecond wheel 56 carried by thesecond rocker arm 44 in a freely rotatable manner and angularly rotatable jointly with thefirst rocker arm 42; and abelt 58 which is wound in a ring on the periphery of thewheels wheels rocker arms wheels belt 58 suitable to act by friction, or as the ratio between the teeth of the wheel of lesser diameter and the teeth of the wheel of greater diameter known and not illustrated, or between the teeth of two toothed wheels coupled directly to each other or coupled remotely through a toothed belt. In the case of ageneric belt 58, in order to make the mechanical coupling between thewheels tensioning pulley 59 has been provided, which presents an axis parallel to the axis of thewheels second rocker arm 44. In the case of users with a considerable mass, thewheels pulley 59 and thebelt 58 could be toothed, in order to entirely eliminate the risk of friction and loss of phase between the tworocker arms - With regard to the above description, when in use an outward thrust is exerted on each
footrest 30, and therefore indirectly on thefirst rocker arm 42, the presence of thetransmission 52 imposes a counter-rotation on thefirst rocker arm 42 with respect to thesecond rocker arm 44, with the result that thefirst rocker arm 42 tends to rotate less than thesecond rocker arm 44 with respect to a rigid body motion of thefirst rocker arm 42 with respect to thesecond rocker arm 44. To better clarify the above description, reference is made toFIG. 5 , which shows thesecond rocker arm 44 and thefirst rocker arm 42 of the articulatedmechanism 40 in two positions P, idle, and a generic position P′, unequivocally determined by the determined position taken by thesecond rocker arm 44, by the value of the transmission ratio τ between thewheels second rocker arm FIG. 5 , thefirst rocker arm 42 has also been illustrated by a dashed line, to represent the position in which saidfirst rocker arm 42 would be located if it were rigidly connected to thesecond rocker arm 44. This situation is without doubt undesirable, as the user could not perform training correctly. It is clear that the value of the angle α between the first and thesecond rocker arm end 48 of thefirst rocker arm 42 supporting thefootrest 30 with respect to the circumference that saidfree end 48 would trace if the first and thesecond rocker arm - Naturally, the machine 1 comprises a
load device 60 suitable to dissipate power to allow a user to perform a training exercise, as well as a correct skating movement. For simplicity, atorsion spring 62 coaxial with theturning pair 14 has been positioned between therocker arm 44 and a respective cylindrical support to confer resistance to the movement of the assembly comprising the tworocker arms footrest 30, and therefore promote the muscular development of a user during training. - Naturally, this
spring 62 exerts a force that tends to oppose relative rotation of the tworocker arms spring 62 can also be interpreted as a return component, suitable to maintain and re-position said second rocker arm in a determined starting position when no load is acting on therespective footrest 30 and therefore on thespring 62 intended as belonging to theload device 60. Naturally, it is advantageous to number the spring considered as belonging to thedevice 60 and the spring intended as return component in the same way, with thesame number 62. - Furthermore, it should be specified that this machine 1 can be produced according to a constructional method having the step to associate the
device 50 to control rotation of thefirst rocker arm 42 with the respectivesecond rocker arm 44 to minimise the size of the volumes engaged by movable masses, and consequently by saidrocker arms station 20 and around eachrelative footrest 30. - Finally, it is clear that modifications and variants can be made to the machine 1 described and illustrated herein without however departing from the protective scope of the present invention.
- It must nonetheless be noted that the machine 1 described above is particularly interesting from the user safety point of view. In fact, each
rocker arm rocker arms footrest 30.
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1. A gymnastic machine having a frame (10) and an exercise station (20) provided with at least one footrest (30) movable with respect to said frame (10) along a first open trajectory (P1); each said footrest (30) being supported by an articulated mechanism (40) having a first rocker arm (42) and a second rocker arm (44) coupled in a rotatable manner to each other, and with said second rocker arm (44) coupled in a rotatable manner to said frame (10); characterized by comprising means (50) to control rotation of said first rocker arm (42) suitable to minimise the size of the volumes engaged by movable masses in said exercise station (20) and around each said footrest (30).
2. A machine according to claim 1 , characterised in that said control means (50) comprise a transmission (52) with parallel axes provided with a first wheel (54) associated with said second rocker arm (44) and a second wheel (56) associated with said first rocker arm (42); said first and second wheels (54, 56) being mechanically coupled to each other to cause, in use, counter-rotation of said first and second rocker arm (42, 44) with respect to each other following actuation of the corresponding said footrest (30) from a respective idle position (P), and consequently rotation of one of two said first and second rocker arms (42, 44) with respect to said frame (10).
3. A machine according to claim 2 , characterised in that said first and second wheels (54, 56) are shaped to define a determined transmission ratio τ of said articulated mechanism (40), to make, in use, instant by instant, each position of said first rocker arm (42), and of said footrest (30), conditional to a position taken by said second rocker arm (44).
4. A machine according to claim 2 , characterised in that said first and second wheels (54, 56) are shaped to define a determined transmission ratio τ of said articulated mechanism (40), to univocally associate, in use, instant by instant, each position of said first rocker arm (42) and of said footrest (30) with a determined position of said second rocker arm (44), also as a function of an angle (α ) between said first and second rocker arms (42, 44).
5. A machine according to claim 2 , characterised in that said transmission (52) with parallel axes extends parallel to said second rocker arm (44).
6. A machine according to claim 2 , characterised in that said transmission (52) comprises a belt (58) suitable to mechanically couple to each other said first and second wheels (54, 56) and said first and second rocker arms (42, 44).
7. A machine according to claim 2 , characterised in that said first wheel (54) is fixed with respect to said frame (10).
8. A machine according to claim 7 , characterised by comprising means (60) to dissipate power suitable to cause resistance to the movement of each said footrest (30) for the purpose of promoting the muscular development of a user during training.
9. A machine according to claim 8 , characterised in that said dissipating means (60) comprise a first elastic component (62) that connects said first rocker arm (44) and said frame (10) to each other.
10. A machine according to claim 8 , characterised by comprising return means (62) suitable to position said second rocker arm (44) in a determined starting position if there is no load acting on said corresponding footrest (30).
11. A machine according to claim 10 , characterised in that said return means (62) comprise a second elastic component (62) that connects said second rocker arm (44) and said frame (10) to each other.
12. A machine according to claim 11 , characterised in that said first elastic component (62) comprises said second elastic component (62).
13. A method for constructing a gymnastic machine having a frame (10) and an exercise station (20) provided with at least one footrest (30) movable with respect to said frame (10) along a first open trajectory (P1); each said footrest (30) being supported by an articulated mechanism (40) having a first rocker arm (42) and a second rocker arm (44) coupled in a rotatable manner to each other, and with said second rocker arm (44) coupled in a rotatable manner to said frame (10); and means (50) to control rotation of said first rocker arm (42) suitable to minimise the size of the volumes engaged by movable masses in said exercise station (20) and around each said footrest (30), characterised in that it comprises the step to associate means (50) to control rotation of said first rocker arm (42) with each said second rocker arm (44) to minimise the size of the volumes engaged by movable masses (42, 44) around each relative footrest (30).
14. A training method on a gymnastic machine having a frame (10) and an exercise station (20) provided with at least one footrest (30) movable with respect to said frame (10) along a first open trajectory (P1); each said footrest (30) being supported by an articulated mechanism (40) having a first rocker arm (42) and a second rocker arm (44) coupled in a rotatable manner to each other, and with said second rocker arm (44) coupled in a rotatable manner to said frame (10); and means (50) to control rotation of said first rocker arm (42) suitable to minimise the size of the volumes engaged by movable masses in said exercise station (20) and around each said footrest (30), characterized in that a step to exert an outward thrust on each said footrest (30) is associated with a step to impose on said first rocker arm (42) a counter-rotation with respect to said second rocker arm (44) to condition, in use, instant by instant, each position of said first rocker arm (42) and of said footrest (30) with respect to a position of said second rocker arm (44) with respect to said frame (10), also as a function of an angle (α) between said first and second rocker arms (42)(44) corresponding to an idle position of said first and second rocker arms (42)(44).
15. A method according to claim 14 , characterized in that said first and second rocker arms (42)(44) are constrained to each other to rotate with respect to each other by an angle determined according to a transmission ratio (τ) to condition, in use, instant by instant, each position of said first rocker arm (42) and of said footrest (30) with respect to a determined position of said second rocker arm (44) with respect to said frame (10).
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