JPH062696Y2 - treadmill - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a treadmill used for an exercise load test.

[Outline of device]

The present invention, in the treadmill, by incorporating a chair into the treadmill body, and integrating it, so that the subject can sit and rest without preparing a separate chair,
The exercise load test can be performed more safely and easily.

[Conventional technology]

For example, in the electrocardiographic examination, a test is performed in which a treadmill is used to exert an exercise load on a subject to monitor and record the electrocardiogram during and before and after exercise.

This conventional treadmill only has an endless running belt on which the subject rides and a handle that the subject grips and supports the body, and incorporates a chair for resting the subject integrally. There is no. Therefore, the work of attaching the electrocardiogram electrode to the subject and the collection of the electrocardiographic data before and after the exercise load are performed while the subject is standing on the treadmill, which imposes a heavy burden on the subject.

For this reason, conventionally, an ordinary chair is placed on the running belt of the treadmill so that the subject is seated and rested.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, when a chair is placed on the belt of the treadmill in this way, the belt may unexpectedly move, which may pose a risk to the subject.

In order to avoid this, it is necessary to newly manufacture a chair with a special shape that matches the shape of the treadmill, and it is difficult to realize it due to economic constraints and the like.

Also, if the chair is lost or someone has borrowed it, you must rush to find it when conducting the test.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a treadmill that can safely and easily perform an exercise load test without imposing an extra burden on the subject.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the treadmill of the present invention is
A frame-shaped handle is erected on the treadmill body, and a support arm to which a chair is fixed is installed in a part of this handle so that the subject can sit on the chair and storage that does not interfere with the subject when using the treadmill. It is mounted so as to be horizontally rotatable between the chair and the position so that when the subject rests, the chair can be moved from the storage position and seated on the chair. Further, in this treadmill, it is preferable to provide an engagement holding piece with which the free end of the support arm is engaged in a state in which the chair is used, on a handle that is erected symmetrically with respect to the handle to which the support arm is attached.

[Action]

By incorporating the chair (6) into the treadmill body (2) as described above, the subject can sit down and take a rest without preparing a separate chair.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, (1) shows the treadmill according to the present invention as a whole, and (2) shows the treadmill body. A running belt (3) is arranged in the center of the treadmill body (2), and the subject rides on the running belt (3) to walk (run).
To do. This running belt (3) is endlessly formed,
It is continuously moved from the front to the rear at a predetermined speed.

Further, on both left and right sides of the treadmill body (2), frame-shaped bent handles (4a) (4b) are provided, and a front handle (5) is further provided at the front end portion of the subject. This handle (4a)
It is configured so as to walk (run) on the running belt (3) while holding the body by being held by (4b) or (5).

A chair (6) on which the subject sits is movably incorporated in a part of the treadmill (1).

That is, in this example, on the rear vertical portion of the left handle (4a),
The support arm (6a) is rotatably supported at one end thereof so as to be swingable in the horizontal direction, and a circular chair (6) is fixed to the center of the support arm (6a).

Corresponding to the support arm (6a), the front vertical portion of the left handle (4a) is engaged with the free end portion of the support arm (6a) when the chair is not used, which will be described later. The support piece (7) is fixed.

Further, an engagement holding piece (8) with which a free end portion of the support arm (6a) is engaged when the chair, which will be described later, is fixed is fixed to a rear vertical portion of the right handle (4b). Both of these engagement holding pieces (7) and (8) have a vertical surface on which the free end of the support arm (6a) abuts and is locked, and the lower side of the free end of the support arm (6a). Is formed in an L-shaped cross-section having a horizontal surface for supporting.

Next, a method of using the treadmill of this example configured as described above will be described.

In the normal state, the support arm (6a) is in a pivotal position parallel to the handle (4a) and its free end is engaged with the engagement holding piece (7), so that the chair (6) is in the storage position. That is, it is not in use.

Therefore, the chair (6) does not interfere with the subject on the running belt (3), so that the subject can walk (run) and collect electrocardiographic data during that time.

When the subject is resting, the support arm (6a) is rotated rearward in the direction orthogonal to the handle (4a) as shown by the chain double-dashed line in the drawing, and the free end of the support arm (6a) is engaged with the engagement holding piece (8). By engaging, the chair (6) is fixedly held in a usable state, the subject can sit and take a rest, and in this state, the electrocardiogram data collection before and after exercise load, or the work of attaching the electrocardiogram electrode Do.

In this movement of the chair (6), the support arm (6
Since the chair (6) is fixedly held in the optimum position only by rotating a) and engaging the free end portion of the chair with the engagement holding piece (8),
The subject does not have to worry about fixing the chair.

When the chair (6) is in use, the support arm
The free end of (6a) is engaged with the engagement holding piece (8), so that the support arm (6a) is placed horizontally between the handles (4a) and (4b) on the left and right sides. Therefore, the seating load of the subject is evenly supported by the handles (4a) and (4b) on both sides. As a result, the rotation support part of the support arm (6a) is deformed and the chair
Since the (6) is not likely to tilt, the subject is stably seated and supported by the chair (6).

When performing the exercise load test again, the support arm (6
(a) Rotate the handle forward to a position parallel to the handle (4a), engage the free end of the handle with the engagement holding piece (7), and store the chair (6) without disturbing the subject. And it is sufficient.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, the chair is integrally incorporated into the treadmill body so that the subject can be seated as needed, so that the subject can be safely and easily placed without extra burden on the subject. Exercise test can be performed. Also, since the chair is incorporated in the treadmill body, there is no risk of losing it or someone borrowing it, so there is no need to rush to find the chair when conducting the test.

Further, since the chair can be fixedly held at the optimum position, the subject can easily sit and rest without having to worry about operating the chair.

[Brief description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the treadmill of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the same.
It is a partially cutaway plan view. In the figure, (2) is a treadmill body, (4a) and (4b) are handles, (6) is a chair, and (6a) is a support arm.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A frame-shaped handle is erected on the treadmill body, and a support arm having a chair fixed thereto is provided on a part of the handle.
The chair is mounted so as to be horizontally rotatable between a position where a subject can sit on the chair and a storage position which does not interfere with the subject when using the treadmill, and the chair when the subject rests. A treadmill characterized in that it can be seated on this chair by moving it from the storage position. 2. A practical use in which an engaging holding piece with which a free end portion of the support arm is engaged when the chair is in use is provided on a handle which is erected symmetrically with respect to a handle to which the support arm is attached. The treadmill according to claim 1 of the new model registration claim.