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EP0736311B1
EP0736311B1 EP19950830134 EP95830134A EP0736311B1 EP 0736311 B1 EP0736311 B1 EP 0736311B1 EP 19950830134 EP19950830134 EP 19950830134 EP 95830134 A EP95830134 A EP 95830134A EP 0736311 B1 EP0736311 B1 EP 0736311B1
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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
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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
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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
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    • A63B69/16—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles
    • A63B2069/164—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles supports for the rear of the bicycle, e.g. for the rear forks
    • A63B2069/165—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for cycling, i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles supports for the rear of the bicycle, e.g. for the rear forks rear wheel hub supports
    • 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
    • A63B21/005—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using electromagnetic or electric force-resisters
    • A63B21/0053—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using electromagnetic or electric force-resisters using alternators or dynamos
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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  • the present invention relates to a fitness machine, in particular, a fitness machine known generally in the trade as a cycle exerciser or trainer that is, a piece of equipment used for physical training to simulate real cycling.
  • Fitness machines of this kind include the so-called exercise cycles, that is, special indoor cycles without wheels, having a pedal unit with a tensioning device to provide resistance to the user's pedalling action. These machines may be quite sophisticated, with elaborate instruments (ergometers, distance recorders, speedometers, timers) which allow physical performance to be monitored, for example through a parameter proportional to the physical effort exerted, expressed in watts. Exercising on this kind of cycle is repetitive and monotonous and even if practised in a gym as a complement to other activities, it is generally considered by cyclists as a surrogate for the real sport, mainly because the exercising machine differs appreciably from the bike normally used.
  • exercise cycles that is, special indoor cycles without wheels, having a pedal unit with a tensioning device to provide resistance to the user's pedalling action.
  • These machines may be quite sophisticated, with elaborate instruments (ergometers, distance recorders, speedometers, timers) which allow physical performance to be monitored, for example through a parameter proportional to the
  • cycle training roller set Another type of exerciser is the so-called cycle training roller set.
  • These machines used in the training programmes of amateur and competition cyclists, consist basically of a set of rollers which rotate about horizontal pins, constituting the axes of the said rollers, and which are designed to interact with the bicycle wheels: in practice, the rotational motion of the back wheel is transmitted to the rollers which the back wheel itself is in contact with.
  • the disadvantage of a roller machine is that the resistance of the rollers themselves cannot be varied and, for this, reason it is not possible to effectively reproduce the conditions experienced during outdoor cycling, for example changes in track gradient.
  • a pivotally mounted support member connects the rear axle of the bike to constrain movement of the axle about the pivot point of the support member.
  • a support roller cooperates with the support member to support the rear wheel.
  • a flywheel and variable load means are connected to the roller to simulate the inertia and variable load experienced during the riding of a bicycle.
  • the common negative aspect of all the fitness machines mentioned above is that an outdoor cyclist who uses them completely fails to experience the feeling of being "on the road", in the sense that the braked wheel (and hence the entire bicycle) is substantially passive, that is, it cannot recreate the differences in stress and strain due to different road surface conditions and to the different reactions of the wheel-tyre-frame-handlebar assembly to the positions assumed by the cyclist when pedalling (sprinting, swinging motion during uphill cycling, etc).
  • the abovementioned cycle exercisers and trainers because they are generally used indoors, do not allow users to benefit from the body cooling effect created by the air as the bicycle moves forward, a cooling effect which may significantly contribute to improving muscular functioning.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the abovementioned disadvantages by providing a fitness machine which enables a cyclist to use a real bicycle, that is to say, the same vehicle used by the cyclist for racing and training, and which recreates the exact same conditions as those of real cycling.
  • the fitness machine disclosed by the present invention comprises a bicycle supporting structure and a variable resistance unit designed to modify the resistance of the. machine to the pedalling action of the cyclist in accordance with preset values so that the physical effort exerted is substantially the same as that required for a race or training run.
  • a fitness machine as disclosed by the present invention may be used in particular for cycle training and physical training in general and, in addition, may be advantageously applied to the field of sports medicine and medical physiology to study training methods and to measure physiological parameters (diagnostic tests of various kinds), as well as to create training programmes tailored to suit the physical conditions of users.
  • the fitness machine envisages a structure 1 to support a bicycle 2; the bicycle 2 may be of any kind, for example, a racing bike as shown in Fig. 1, a mountain bike or other type of bike.
  • the supporting structure 1 is equipped, in its first or front section 12, with means 3 for attaching the front fork arms 20 of the bicycle 2, whilst in its second or rear section, with means 4 to support the back (drive) wheel 21.
  • the rear section is also equipped with an electromagnetic resistance unit 5 which provides a variable resistance in accordance with relative electrical control signals V6; the resistance unit 5 has means to interact with the drive wheel 21 operating on the wheel itself through a rolling friction transmission element 51.
  • the resistance unit 5 is connected to means 6 which, by varying the electrical control signals V6, vary the resistance of the machine to the pedalling action of a cyclist in accordance with user settable values.
  • V6 electrical control signals
  • these means are shown as a block not integrated in the machine structure, but in practice the said means may form part of a control console comprising display means described below.
  • the resistance offered by the machine can be varied in accordance with programmes to simulate race routes or training sessions, or for sports medicine or physiological tests of different kinds (described in more detail below).
  • the supporting means 4 consist of a pair of arms 41 equipped with means 42 for securing the axle 22 of the wheel 21 and elastically linked to the supporting structure 1 so as to form a flexible coupling between the wheel 21 and the drive transmission element 51.
  • the securing means 42 consist of two shafts fitted at the upper ends of arms 41 and able to move transversely with respect to the latter; the shafts, whose free ends face inwards, that is, towards the wheel 21, and have seats to receive the wheel axle, are subjected to the force of springs 46 which tend to push them towards the axle 22 of the wheel 21.
  • the flexible coupling between the transmission element 51 and the wheel 21 is very important to guarantee correct drive transmission and normal tyre wear.
  • the drive transmission element may consist of a roller with a relatively small diameter compared to the diameter of the wheel, the tyre would work under critical conditions: in fact, when the tyre is subjected to forces caused by the weight of the cyclist or the intensity of the pedalling action, it would be compressed between two substantially cylindrical surfaces, namely roller and wheel rim, undergoing a simultaneous double change of curvature.
  • Damping the back wheel improves transmission of the abovementioned forces by preventing the tyre from tending to reach the limit position in which it is deformed until it "enwraps" the rear roller moulding itself to the convex cylindrical shape of the roller itself.
  • the arms 41 are supported by a frame 43 connected to the supporting structure 1 through flexible means 44, consisting for example of one or more springs.
  • the said means consist of a central spring and two lateral springs; obviously, the number and the dimensional and elastic characteristics of the springs may vary according to the elastic reaction desired.
  • the spring 44 may be calibrated to provide a preset elastic reaction or there may be a series of springs with different elastic constants so as to give a progressively variable flattening effect.
  • an equivalent spring effect may be provided by a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder and plunger assembly governed by an appropriate control unit.
  • variable extension 45 such as, for example, pneumatic cylinders
  • these elements may be connected to and controlled by the control means 6 in accordance with a preset program to apply movements of defined duration and intensity to the drive wheel 21. In this way, it would be possible to simulate certain types of roads, for example, cobbled streets.
  • the resistance unit consists of a shaft 50 which is kinematically linked to an electrical machine 53 and to which the drive transmission element 51 and a flywheel 52 are keyed.
  • the assembly formed by the flywheel, the roller and the rotating part of the electric machine is dimensioned in such a way as to store the kinetic energy generated by the cyclist, thus making it possible to simulate the effect of, for example, freewheel devices when cycling on the road.
  • the electrical machine 53 may be an alternator, designed to brake shaft 50 with variable intensity in accordance with the electrical control signals V6 and to convert the kinetic energy transmitted by the shaft 50 into electrical energy dissipated by a resistor (not illustrated in the drawings).
  • the resistance offered by the machine may be "calibrated” according to the characteristics of the cyclist.
  • the machine Before training proper actually starts, the machine is prepared so that the resistance it offers is calibrated on the basis of weight, force and mode in which the force itself is applied, as a function of the friction during the transmission of the force, and type of bicycle and tyres used.
  • the cyclist must pedal until a certain speed is reached and then stop pedalling until a lower speed is reached, repeating this procedure several times: by measuring the dropping off times, that is, the time taken to slow down in each case, and finding the average of these values, it is possible to calculate the contribution of friction and to adjust the machine resistance accordingly.
  • the weight may be added manually by the user or calculated using appropriate weighting means to be placed at the flexible coupling between the supporting structure 1 and the bicycle 2.
  • the machine is equipped with an electric fan 7 whose power supply circuit is connected at least to the resistance unit 5, so that the spinning speed of the fan varies in accordance with the effort of the cyclist, that is, it varies with the speed of rotation of the drive transmission element 51, which is directly related to the angular velocity of the wheel 21.
  • the fan may, for example, be conveniently connected in parallel to the resistor through which the alternator 53 dissipates electrical energy.
  • the speed of the fan 7 may be regulated by the control means 6 to influence the body temperature balance in accordance with specific training or fitness programmes, so as to vary values such as sweating on the basis of preset programmes and measurements taken by appropriate sensors 60 applied to the cyclist (illustrated schematically since they are of known type, but always connected to the block 6 which represents the control means illustrated in Fig. 1).
  • the sensors may be electrical, used to measure heart rate, temperature and related parameters, or electrochemical (such as enzyme plasters) used to measure sweating.
  • the supporting structure 1 may consist of a base 11 to be placed on the floor, on which the front section 12 is pivotally mounted so that the front section 12 itself may be folded in direction R closer to the base 11 so that the fitness machine occupies less space and may be conveniently stored when it is not being used.
  • the base 11 may include a connecting portion 14 designed to connect the front section 12, which is coupled to the base itself by adjustable fixing means 13, in such a way that the distance between the front section 12 and the base 11 can be varied according to the bicycle's wheel base and so that the total length of the machine can be reduced when not in use.
  • the reduced length of the supporting structure 1 and the abovementioned folding feature of the front section 12 make it possible to considerably reduce the total space occupied by the fitness machine so as to facilitate transportation and allow storage in small spaces, even in the home.
  • the means 3 for attaching the front section 12 to the bicycle front fork arms 20 consist of a first pin 30 connected to the front section 12, with seats 39 and a quick-release lever 31 to allow the fork drop-outs to be securely clamped.
  • spring damping elements 32 designed to enable the fork 20 to swing slightly so as to recreate the swinging motion characteristic of uphill cycling.
  • the attaching means 3 consist of a plate 33 (a pair in Fig. 1) having a section 38 to support the first pin 30, as well as a slot 35 in the shape of a circular arc and at least one hole 34 between the supporting section 38 and the slot 35.
  • the hole 34 and the slot 35 constitute seats for a second pin 36 and a third pin 37, respectively, which can be inserted into corresponding holes in the front section 12 so that, by adjusting the position of the third pin 37 (which may have a knob, as shown in the illustration) in the slot 35, it is possible to rotate plate 33 about the second pin 36 and consequently to adjust the position of the fork arms 20.
  • the second pin 36 may also constitute the axis about which the front section 12 pivots in relation to the remaining section of the supporting structure 1, allowing the abovementioned folding action R. The front section 12 is thus locked to the supporting structure 1 by the pin 37.
  • the means 3 for attaching the fork arms 20 may be equipped with direction sensors consisting of, for example, piezoelectric or capacitive sensors or load cells, represented in Fig. 1 as if they were mechanical elements 62 inside the block 61 fitted coaxially to the pin 30 and attached to the latter and to the supporting section 38.
  • the function of the said sensors is to detect movements of the handlebars and to issue corresponding output signals transmitted to processing and storage means 9 which, in the embodiment illustrated, form part of the control means 6.
  • the signals corresponding to the cyclist's actions may be used to programme the machine to allow the cyclist to interact with the machine.
  • the control means may therefore include or be connected to processing and storage means 9 designed to determine the values of the electrical control signals V6 according to programs to recreate training and/or racing conditions.
  • Means (not illustrated) for issuing visual and/or audible signals may also be envisaged to better simulate the abovementioned training and/or racing conditions.
  • control means 6 and the processing and storage means being electronic devices, are represented by blocks and, in addition, may be conveniently connected to a personal computer or printer to enable the data to be used to better advantage.
  • Display means 8 (for example a video screen) are envisaged on the front section 12.
  • the said display means are connected to the control means and are designed to provide data relating to the exercise being performed on the fitness machine.
  • the display means might show the position of the cyclist in relation to a group of cyclists or a track, or the gradient of the track, or other data relating to the physiological functions of the cyclist.
  • the program might envisage the "interaction" of the cyclist with the machine so as to simulate changes in direction and similar manoeuvres. Such interaction could be extended to a group of two or more cyclists all training on similar machines connected to each other so as to allow comparisons between the cyclists themselves.
  • the fan 7 and the resistance unit 5 might also be connected to the processing and storage means 9: this would make it possible to obtain variations in the resistance offered to the pedalling action of the cyclist combined with, or independent of, variations in fan speed, in order to recreate the effects of cycling in a group, cycling behind motor vehicles and other specific road conditions.
  • a receiver for a corresponding signal emitter applied to the cyclist, which transmits data relating to physiological parameters (heart rate, for example) and which is of the type used for telemetry in the field of sports medicine and medical physiology (both devices are not illustrated).
  • physiological parameters heart rate, for example
  • the cyclist's physiological parameters might be used to adjust the resistance offered by the machine during training.
  • the storage means 9 may also be used as an interface with a complete control system for gym and/or rehabilitation machines of which the machine disclosed forms part; the storage means would thus be used to save data related to different training sessions in order to program subsequent training sessions on the basis of the user's fitness indicated by the said data.
  • a system of this kind formed the subject-matter of a separate patent application in the name of this Applicant.

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  1. Un appareil d'entraínement, pouvant en particulier être utilisé pour l'entraínement cycliste et autres exercices physiques similaires, comprenant une structure (1) de support d'un vélo (2), ladite structure étant équipée, dans sa première partie ou partie avant (12), de moyens (3) de fixation de la fourche (20) du vélo (2) et, dans sa seconde partie ou partie arrière, de moyens (4) de support de la roue arrière ou roue motrice (21), ainsi que d'une unité de résistance électromagnétique (5), qui fournit une résistance variable en fonction de signaux électriques de commande (V6) ; ladite unité de résistance étant dotée de moyens prévus pour exercer une interaction avec la roue motrice (21) par l'intermédiaire d'un élément de transmission du mouvement (51) par frottement de roulement et étant reliée à des moyens (6) qui, suite à des variations des signaux électriques de commande (V6), font varier la résistance de l'appareil au pédalage d'un cycliste sur la base de valeurs définissables par l'utilisateur, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de support (4) consistent en deux bras (41) supportés par un cadre (43), ledit cadre (43) étant uni à la structure de support (1) par l'intermédiaire de moyens élastiques (44) de façon à former un accouplement flexible entre la roue (21) et l'élément de transmission du mouvement (51).
  2. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits deux bras (41) sont équipés de moyens (42) pour la fixation de l'axe (22) de la roue (21) et sont unis de manière élastique à la structure de support (1) par l'intermédiaire de moyens élastiques (44).
  3. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens élastiques (44) consistent en au moins un ressort qui peut être étalonné de manière à fournir une réaction élastique prédéfinie.
  4. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens élastiques (44) consistent en une série de ressorts correspondant à différentes constantes d'élasticité de manière à obtenir un effet d'écrasement progressivement variable.
  5. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de support (4) comprennent au moins un élément (45), extensible sur une longueur variable, relié aux moyens de commande (6) par l'intermédiaire desquels ils sont commandés sur la base d'un programme préétabli, afin d'appliquer des mouvements de durée et d'intensité données à ladite roue (21).
  6. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite unité de résistance (5) comprend un arbre (50) relié par une chaíne cinématique à une machine électrique (53) et sur lequel sont clavetés l'élément de transmission du mouvement (51) et un volant d'inertie (52), formant ainsi un ensemble destiné à emmagasiner l'énergie cinétique générée par le cycliste.
  7. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que ladite machine électrique (53) est un alternateur capable de freiner l'arbre (50) selon une intensité variable dépendant des signaux électriques de commande (V6) et de transformer l'énergie cinétique transmise par l'arbre (50) en une énergie électrique dissipée par une résistance.
  8. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il est équipé d'un ventilateur électrique (7), dont le circuit d'alimentation est au moins connecté à l'unité de résistance (5), afin d'obtenir une variation de la vitesse de rotation du ventilateur en fonction de la vitesse de rotation de l'élément de transmission du mouvement (51), c'est-à-dire de la vitesse angulaire de la roue (21).
  9. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite structure de support (1) comprend une base (11) posée au sol, sur laquelle pivote la partie avant (12), de manière à pouvoir rabattre cette dernière pour la rapprocher de la base (11) et réduire ainsi l'encombrement de l'appareil d'entraínement lorsque la structure de support (1) a été dissociée du vélo (2).
  10. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que ladite base (11) comprend une partie de raccordement (14) reliée à la partie avant (12), qui est accouplée à ladite base (11) par des moyens de fixation réglables (13), de manière à permettre le réglage de la distance entre la partie avant (12) et la base (11).
  11. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (3) de la fourche avant (20) comprennent une première broche (30) reliée à la partie avant (12), dotée de logements (39)et de moyens (31) pour le verrouillage des pattes de la fourche, des éléments d'amortissement à ressort (32) étant prévus dans le raccordement entre la première broche (30) et la partie avant (12), pour permettre de légères oscillations de la fourche (20).
  12. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (3) consistent en une plaque (33) présentant une portion (38) de support de la première broche (30), dotée de logements (39) et de moyens (31) pour le verrouillage des pattes de la fourche (20), la plaque (33) étant également dotée d'une fente (35) en forme d'arc de cercle et d'au moins un orifice (34) entre la portion de support (38) et la fente (35), ledit orifice (34) et ladite fente (35) définissant respectivement des logements pour une deuxième broche (36) et une troisième broche (37) qui peuvent être insérées dans les orifices correspondants de ladite partie avant, de sorte qu'en réglant la position de la troisième broche (37) dans la fente (35), il est possible de faire pivoter la plaque (33) autour de la deuxième broche (36) et de régler ainsi la position de la fourche (20).
  13. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de commande (6) font partie de, ou sont associés à un système de traitement et de stockage des données (9) destiné à déterminer les valeurs des signaux électriques de commande (V6) sur la base de programmes visant à reproduire des conditions d'entraínement et/ou de course cycliste.
  14. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 11, équipé d'un système de traitement et de stockage des données (9) destiné à déterminer les valeurs des signaux électriques de commande (V6) sur la base de programmes visant à reproduire des conditions d'entraínement et/ou de course cycliste, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (3) de la fourche (20) sont dotés de capteurs de direction (61, 62) agissant sur ladite première broche (30) et conçus pour détecter les mouvements du cycliste sur le guidon du vélo (2), des moyens étant prévus pour l'envoi de signaux visuels et/ou sonores, afin de mieux simuler encore les conditions d'entraínement et/ou de course cycliste susmentionnées, lesquels moyens sont reliés audits moyens de commande pour permettre une interaction entre le cycliste et lesdits programmes qui simulent les conditions d'entraínement et/ou de course cycliste.
  15. L'appareil d'entraínement selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce qu'il est équipé de capteurs (60) pour la mesure de paramètres physiologiques du cycliste, ainsi que d'un ventilateur électrique (7) connecté audits moyens de commande (6), audit système de traitement et de stockage des données (9) et à ladite unité de résistance (5), de sorte que la vitesse du ventilateur peut être modifiée en fonction de la vitesse de l'élément de transmission du mouvement (51), c'est-à-dire de la vitesse angulaire de la roue (21), et aussi en fonction des paramètres physiologiques mesurés.
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DE1995622435 DE69522435T2 (de) 1995-04-04 1995-04-04 Fahrradtrainingsgerät
EP19950830134 EP0736311B1 (fr) 1995-04-04 1995-04-04 Appareil d'entraínement de cyclisme
CA 2172900 CA2172900A1 (fr) 1995-04-04 1996-03-28 Exerciseur d'entrainement a la bicyclette

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