EP2027892A1 - In einen Sitz umwandelbare stationäre Pedalvorrichtung - Google Patents

In einen Sitz umwandelbare stationäre Pedalvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP2027892A1
EP2027892A1 EP07380238A EP07380238A EP2027892A1 EP 2027892 A1 EP2027892 A1 EP 2027892A1 EP 07380238 A EP07380238 A EP 07380238A EP 07380238 A EP07380238 A EP 07380238A EP 2027892 A1 EP2027892 A1 EP 2027892A1
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Iñigo Lizarralde Ibarguren
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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
    • A63B22/0605—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 a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
    • 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
    • A63B22/0605—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 a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
    • A63B2022/0635—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 a circular movement, e.g. ergometers specially adapted for a particular use
    • A63B2022/0641—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 a circular movement, e.g. ergometers specially adapted for a particular use enabling a lateral movement of the exercising apparatus, e.g. for simulating movement on a bicycle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B23/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A63B2023/003—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body by torsion of the body part around its longitudinal axis

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  • the invention relates to a static fitness apparatus for practicing cycling exercises simulating the exercise performed in real conditions on a conventional bicycle.
  • pedalling fitness apparatus In the prior art, many types of pedalling fitness apparatus are known that allow a user to perform a pedalling exercise in static conditions which simulates the pedalling exercise on a dynamic or conventional bicycle. These types of pedalling fitness apparatus may be essentially divided into two large groups.
  • the first group can be referred to as “adaptor” pedalling fitness apparatus, and consists basically of a structure that is capable of receiving and holding a conventional bicycle by generally supporting it on rollers or similar elements, in such a way that the apparatus allows the conventional bicycle to be used in static conditions.
  • the second group, “static” pedalling fitness apparatus generally known as “static bicycles” is an apparatus designed for its exclusive static use. In other words, it does not incorporate wheels or other elements associated with the dynamic operation of a conventional bicycle, but instead generally consists of a frame supported on the floor incorporating a seat, pedals and a handlebar.
  • Both groups of pedalling apparatus are evolving so that the exercise conditions perceived by the user of the pedalling apparatus simulate as far as possible the exercise conditions perceived by the user on a conventional bicycle.
  • one of the evolutions that both groups of pedalling fitness apparatus are undergoing is the incorporation of the ability to swing laterally, to simulate the pedalling conditions perceived by a cyclist when pedalling standing up on a conventional bicycle (e.g., when ascending a cliff, sprinting, etc.).
  • some static pedalling fitness apparatus provide a feeling of lateral swinging by featuring a handlebar that oscillates on a transversal, vertical plane.
  • this design does not fully reproduce real pedalling conditions, for two reasons essentially: when the user pedals standing up, only the handlebar oscillates, whilst in real conditions the whole bicycle oscillates; also, the fitness apparatus does not force the user to swing the handlebar to pedal more comfortably, but rather the fitness apparatus is stable in itself and the user could be able to pedal standing up without forcing the handlebar to swing, whilst in real conditions it is extremely complicated to pedal standing up without swinging the handlebar and the rest of the bicycle.
  • the swinging frame When the swinging frame is moved from its vertical rest position, the swinging frame begins to oscillate with respect to the vertical rest position with a frequency depending on the model of the fitness apparatus and the weight and size of the user. The user may continue pedalling even if the frame swinging and the pedalling are not simultaneous. Logically, this de-synchronization does not occur in real conditions. Therefore, this type of fitness apparatus does not optimally simulate the real pedalling conditions perceived by the user when pedalling standing up on a conventional bicycle.
  • the present invention aims to design a static pedalling fitness apparatus which, as reliably as possible, simulates the lateral oscillation of a conventional bicycle when the cyclist pedals standing up, while guaranteeing that the feeling of stability and confidence perceived by the user while training is maximised. Additionally, the fitness apparatus according to the invention should, as exactly as possible, simulate the feeling of stability perceived by the cyclist due to the gyroscopic effect of the wheels when turning.
  • the object of the invention is a static pedalling fitness apparatus that simulates, with a high level of accuracy, the kind of pedalling exercise on a conventional bicycle where the user pedals while standing up on the bicycle having the bicycle swing sideways.
  • the static pedalling fitness apparatus essentially comprises three parts that show a relative movement between them, instead of two as designs known in prior art do.
  • the static pedalling fitness apparatus according to the invention comprises a fixed part anchored to the floor or similar (preferably providing this fixed part with a certain weight and supporting it on the floor by means of highly stable legs), a movable part that is capable of swinging sideways with respect to the fixed part and that includes the pedals and the seat, and another oscillating part which basically provides the handlebar of the fitness apparatus.
  • the handlebar is capable of swinging apart from the swinging of the movable part, i.e. the handlebar presents a relative swinging movement with respect to the pedals and the seat.
  • the preferred embodiment is that in which the movable part is connected by means of an articulated junction to the fixed part, and the handlebar is connected by means of an articulated junction to the movable part.
  • the handlebar is connected by means of an articulated junction to the movable part.
  • the lateral swinging of the movable part (seat and pedals) and, superimposed, the swinging of the handlebar.
  • the handlebar swings with a greater amplitude than the fixed part, being this a characteristic that enhances the accurate simulation of the behaviour of a conventional bicycle when the cyclist pedals standing up and forcing a lateral swing.
  • the swinging of the movable part and the swinging of the handlebar are preferably related. Because the user's legs act on one of the parts and the user's arms act on another, the user has full control of the fitness apparatus, being able to maintain his/her balance in a similar way as when pedalling in real road conditions.
  • the fitness apparatus forces the user to find his/her balance when pedalling standing up. To maintain the balance, the user soon realizes that it is easier to swing the fitness apparatus in the opposite direction to the foot that is making the pedalling effort. Unconsciously, the user perceives that it is easy to maintain this swinging whilst pedalling.
  • the static pedalling fitness apparatus comprises blocking elements that allow to block all swinging so that the apparatus can be used as a conventional non-swinging static pedalling fitness apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 pictures a perspective of an embodiment of the invention shown in rest position, i.e. with no swinging of any element with respect to the floor.
  • the static pedalling fitness apparatus (1) comprises a fixed part (2) provided with a stabilizer (21).
  • the fixed part (2) does not present any movement with respect to the floor.
  • the fitness apparatus (1) also comprises a movable part (3) which can swing laterally with respect to the fixed part (2).
  • the movable part (3) includes the pedals (4) and the seat (5) of the fitness apparatus (1). Therefore, both elements (4, 5) form part of the same movable part (3) and therefore swing laterally together with the rest of the movable part (3).
  • the movable part (3) oscillates with respect to the fixed part (2) specifically with respect to a turning axis (22).
  • the turning axis (22) is located substantially below the crank axle (23) or pedalling axis, so that the fitness apparatus (1) does not tend to be stable and the user, when pedalling standing up, feels the need to swing the fitness apparatus (1).
  • the turning axis (22) is located relatively close to the floor in order to simulate the swinging of a conventional bicycle frame with respect to the turning axis given by the line formed by the contact points of the wheels with the ground.
  • the handlebar (6) of the fitness apparatus (1) which in the case of the figure comprises of a handlebar gripping zone (16), a handlebar support (17) and a handlebar support bar (18), can swing with respect to the fixed part (2) and/or the movable part (3).
  • the handlebar (6) swings with respect to the movable part (3), i.e. the handlebar (6) is connected to the moveable part (3) by means of an articulated junction (7). Therefore, the swinging of the handlebar (6) with respect to the movable part (3) is turned into a lateral swinging of the handlebar (6) with respect to the fixed part (2).
  • the invention contemplates other embodiments in which the handlebar (6) does not swing directly with respect to the movable part (3).
  • the handlebar (6) is not articulately connected to the moveable part (3) but is connected to other elements, e.g., an element joined to the fixed part (2).
  • the respective swinging of the handlebar (6) and of the movable part (3) with respect to the fixed part (2) will be such that the handlebar (6) presents a relative oscillation or swinging with respect to the pedals (4) and the seat (5).
  • the articulated junction (7) of the handlebar (6) is preferably positioned so that the axis of the articulated junction (7) presents an inclination with respect to the floor or horizontal plane of between 15 and 45°.
  • An inclination of 30° is considered a particularly advantageous solution.
  • the swinging between the handlebar (6) and the fixed part (2) and/or the movable part (3) is dependent on the swinging of the movable part (3) with respect to the fixed part (2).
  • the swinging of the handlebar (6) is not completely independent of the swinging of the movable part (3), but there is some element that connects both pieces (3, 6), of course in an articulated way, so that the swinging of the handlebar (6) produces the swinging of the movable part (3).
  • the fitness apparatus (1) it is particularly advantageous that when the user initiates or forces the tilting of the handlebar (6), a swiging of the movable part (3) which comprises the seat (5) and the pedals (4) it produced as a consequence.
  • the balancing of the handlebar (6) with respect to the movable part (3) should not exceed a maximum amplitude, resembling conventional bicycles; otherwise a feeling of instability would be produced for the user of the fitness apparatus (1).
  • the relation and limitation of the swinging of the handlebar (6) with respect to the movable part (3) is achieved using a junction lever (10), connected between the handlebar (6) and the fixed part (2) via some respective articulated junctions (14, 13).
  • the static pedalling fitness apparatus (1) can comprise a blocking system (19) which partially or fully blocks the movable part (3) and/or the handlebar (6) in order to respectively hinder or prevent their swinging.
  • the blocking system (19) connects the movable part (3) to the fixed part (2). Because the tilting of the movable part (3) and the handlebar (6) are related, the blocking system (19) manages to immobilize not only the movable part (3) but also the handlebar (6).
  • the static pedalling fitness apparatus (1) preferably comprises the necessary means to cushion or dampen the swinging between the handlebar (6) and the fixed part (2) and/or the movable part (3). These necessary means will avoid that the user perceives that the handlebar (6) tilts too loosely with respect to the movable part (3), as excess looseness would lead to a feeling of instability for the user.
  • the dampening therefore allows the apparatus to simulate the inertia to turning which are caused by the gyroscopic effect of the wheels in real conditions.
  • these necessary means may be a movement damper (9), in this case in the form of a dual-direction hydraulic cylinder, connected between the handlebar (6) and the movable part (3) via the respective articulated junctions (12, 15).
  • a movement damper (9) in this case in the form of a dual-direction hydraulic cylinder, connected between the handlebar (6) and the movable part (3) via the respective articulated junctions (12, 15).
  • the invention contemplates other embodiments such as the inclusion of two movement dampers (9) in the form of two single-direction hydraulic cylinders, or even not using external movement dampers (9) as such, but rather using articulated junctions (7, 8) provided with an appropriate friction.
  • the invention contemplates connecting the movement damper (9) not only between the handlebar (6) and the movable part (3) but also between the handlebar (6) and the fixed part (2), between the movable part (3) and the fixed part (2), and even including various movement dampers (9) connecting the same or different elements (2, 3, 6), etc.
  • Figure 2 shows the fitness apparatus (1) of the previous figure following the tilting of the movable part (3) and the handlebar (6) towards the right, determining the left and right directions from the point of view of the user using the fitness apparatus (1).
  • the movable part (3) has tilted laterally with respect to the articulated junction (8) and the handlebar (6) has tilted laterally with respect to the articulated junction (7), both articulated junctions (7, 8) having been represented in the form of turning axes for tilting.
  • Figure 3 shows the opposite case, in which the movable part (3) and the handlebar (6) have tilted towards the left.
  • Figures 4 to 6 show the respective front views of the fitness apparatus (1) in Figures 1 to 3 .
  • the movable part (3) and the handlebar (6) are shown in the vertical of the fitness apparatus (1), i.e. show no tilting.
  • the movable part (3) and the handlebar (6) have oscillated towards the right and, as can be seen, the handlebar (6) has done so with a greater angle than the movable part (3).
  • Figure 6 shows the elements (3, 6) displaced towards the left.
  • a metal plate (11) is preferably joined to the handlebar (6).
  • the metal plate (11) is connected to the end of the handlebar support bar (18) of the handlebar (6) by soldering or another method.
  • the metal plate (11) which in this case is in the shape of an L, provides the articulated junction (12) between the damper element (9) and the handlebar (6) and the articulated junction (14) between the junction lever (10) and the handlebar (6).
  • the fitness apparatus (1) preferably comprises lateral bumpers (20) which limit the lateral swinging of the movable part (3) with respect to the fixed part (2), so that the movable part (3) may not be tilted beyond a specified maximum angle.
  • the fitness apparatus (1) does not present any means that tend to return the movable part (3) and the handlebar (6) back to the vertical position of Figures 1 and 4 .
  • the aforementioned mechanisms serve to relate the relative movement of the handlebar (6), the seat (5) and the pedals (4) in a way as close as possible to reality, and perform this relation in a manner that does not vary depending on the tilting angle in which these elements (4, 5, 6) are found.
  • the user of the fitness apparatus (1) then has the feeling that the swinging elements (3, 4, 5) may stabily remain in a tilted position, i.e. has the same feeling as that produced by the gyroscopic effect of a real bicycle.

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EP0354785A2 (de) * 1988-08-10 1990-02-14 Tokyo Sintered Metals Corp. Fahrradähnliches Trainingsgerät
US6126577A (en) * 1998-09-04 2000-10-03 Chang; Jeffery Exercise stationary bicycle
US20070049467A1 (en) * 2005-08-24 2007-03-01 Michael Lin Exercise apparatus
WO2007055584A1 (en) * 2005-11-08 2007-05-18 Ziad Badarneh Indoor exercise cycle with tilt function

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EP0354785A2 (de) * 1988-08-10 1990-02-14 Tokyo Sintered Metals Corp. Fahrradähnliches Trainingsgerät
US6126577A (en) * 1998-09-04 2000-10-03 Chang; Jeffery Exercise stationary bicycle
US20070049467A1 (en) * 2005-08-24 2007-03-01 Michael Lin Exercise apparatus
WO2007055584A1 (en) * 2005-11-08 2007-05-18 Ziad Badarneh Indoor exercise cycle with tilt function

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