JP2011239824A - Body exercise equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body exercise equipment having improved flexibility for the posture of a user during use.SOLUTION: The body exercise equipment 11 includes: a seat part 12 provided with a seat surface 12a for supporting the hip part of a user and both air bags 14 and 15 capable of expanding and contracting onto the seat surface 12a; and sidewall parts 13 erected so as to face each other at both end parts in the longitudinal direction on the seat surface 12a and provided with both air bags 16 and 17 capable of expanding and contracting toward the upper part of the seat surface 12a. Then, both end sides in the cross direction on the seat surface 12a are opened.

Description

  The present invention relates to a body exercise device that performs exercise or stretching of the pelvic circumference, legs, and the like, for example.

  Generally, some chair-type stretching machines perform stretching by appropriately pressing a user by repeatedly expanding and contracting an airbag (for example, Patent Document 1). The chair type stretching machine of this patent document 1 has a seat cushion part and a backrest part on which a user sits, and the seat cushion part and the backrest part are each provided with an inflatable bellows-like airbag. Has been. Each airbag is inflated and contracted so that the user seated on the seat cushion portion is stretched.

JP 2009-82426 A

  By the way, since the chair type stretching machine of patent document 1 has a backrest part, it cannot be used in the state where the user lie down or got up freely, and the posture of the user at the time of use is restricted. There was a problem that.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems. The purpose is to provide a body exercise device that can improve the degree of freedom of the posture of the user during use.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 relating to a body exercise device includes a seat surface that supports a user's buttocks, and a first airbag that can be inflated and deflated toward the seat surface. And a side wall portion having a second airbag that is erected so as to oppose both ends in one direction on the seat surface and that is inflatable and deflate toward the upper side of the seat surface And both ends in the other direction intersecting the one direction on the seating surface are open.

  According to the said structure, since the both ends in the other direction which cross | intersects one direction on a seat surface are open | released, it can be used in the state which the user lie down or got up freely. Therefore, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the user's posture during use.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the first airbag and the second airbag are within the range of the seat surface in plan view.
According to the above configuration, stability during use can be improved.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the first airbag and the second airbag are configured to be capable of being individually inflated and deflated. Is the gist.

According to the above configuration, various patterns of exercise and stretching can be performed by appropriately changing the inflated state and the deflated state of each airbag.
The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second airbag is folded in a bellows shape along the one direction, The gist is that the lower end portion of the portion that is most proximally positioned among the bellows-like portions is fixed at the side wall portion.

  According to the above configuration, since the inflation direction when the second airbag is inflated is shifted downward from one direction, the first airbag that is inflated with the second airbag when the second airbag is inflated. It becomes possible to press so that a user may be wrapped.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first airbag and the second airbag are respectively covered by a cover member having elasticity. In summary, a cushioning material is interposed between each airbag and each cover member.

  According to the said structure, it becomes possible to press a user via a cushion material with each airbag by inflating each airbag. For this reason, it becomes possible to press a user softly.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the body exercise apparatus which can improve the freedom degree of a user's attitude | position at the time of use can be provided.

The perspective view when the body exercise apparatus of the embodiment is viewed from the front side. The perspective view when seeing the same body exercise apparatus from the rear side. The disassembled perspective view of the same body exercise apparatus. The perspective view of the skeleton unit of the same body exercise apparatus. The top view of FIG. The principal part expanded sectional view of FIG. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the body exercise apparatus. The top view which shows a state when a seat part left airbag and a left side airbag expand | swell in the same body exercise apparatus. The front view of FIG. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows a state when exercising the pelvis. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows a state when performing the exercise of a thigh.

  Hereinafter, one embodiment of a body exercise device of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In the following description, the terms “front-rear direction”, “vertical direction”, and “left-right direction” refer to “front-rear direction”, “vertical direction”, and “left-right direction” indicated by arrows in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. Direction ".

First, a schematic configuration of the body exercise device 11 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the body exercise apparatus 11 includes a seat portion 12 having a substantially elliptical plate shape. The upper surface of the seat part 12 is made into the seat surface 12a which supports the user's P (refer FIG. 10) collar part. The front end portion of the seat surface 12a is inclined so as to rise gently toward the front. That is, in the seat portion 12, the front end portion is slightly thicker than other portions. A seat portion left airbag 14 as a first airbag and a seat portion right airbag 15 as a first airbag are embedded in a lateral position in the center portion in the left-right direction of the seat portion 12 in a state where they are aligned in the left-right direction. Has been.

  At both end portions in the left-right direction (one direction) on the seat surface 12a, side wall portions 13 having a substantially semicircular block shape are respectively provided so as to face each other. Among these both side wall portions 13, the one disposed on the right side of the seat portion 12 is the right side wall portion 13 </ b> A, while the one disposed on the left side of the seat portion 12 is the left side wall portion 13 </ b> B.

  A right side airbag 16 as a second airbag is embedded in the right side wall portion 13A, while a left side airbag 17 as a second airbag is embedded in the left side wall portion 13B. Further, both end sides in the front-rear direction (other direction) orthogonal to the left-right direction (one direction) on the seat surface 12a are open. An operation panel 18 for operating the body exercise equipment 11 is provided at a position closer to the front of the right side wall portion 13A.

Next, the configuration of the body exercise device 11 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 3, the body exercise device 11 includes an outer cover 20, and a right inner cover 21 as a cushion material, a left inner cover 22 as a cushion material, and an upper pad as a cushion material in the outer cover 20. 23, the buffer member 24, the middle pad 25, the skeleton unit 26, and the lower pad 27 are accommodated.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the skeleton unit 26 includes a bottom main frame 30 having a substantially elliptical shape. A left main frame 31 having a substantially semicircular arc shape is erected at a position near the left end of the bottom main frame 30, while a right main frame having a substantially semicircular arc shape at a position near the right end of the bottom main frame 30. 32 is erected. And each main frame 30-32 is comprised with the metal pipes.

  A bottom frame 33 having a substantially rectangular shape as a whole is provided between the left and right main frames 31 and 32 of the bottom main frame 30 so as to bridge the front end portion and the rear end portion of the bottom main frame 30. . The bottom frame 33 is configured by connecting metal wires having an outer diameter smaller than that of the bottom main frame 30 in a lattice shape.

  The left end portion of the bottom main frame 30 and the left main frame 31 are connected by a left frame 34 having a curved shape that bulges outward as a whole, while the right end portion of the bottom main frame 30 and the right main frame 32 are outward as a whole. They are connected by a right frame 35 having a curved surface that swells. Both the left and right frames 34 and 35 are configured by connecting the same wires as the wires constituting the bottom frame 33 in a lattice shape.

  Subplates 36 each having a substantially semicircular shape are detachably attached to the inner sides of the left and right main frames 31 and 32. A buffer sheet 37 having a substantially semi-disc shape is attached to the inner surfaces of both sub-plates 36 so as to cover the entire surfaces. The right side airbag 16 is arranged on the inner surface of the right cushion sheet 37 in a state of being folded in a bellows shape along the left-right direction, while the left side airbag 16 is disposed on the inner surface of the left cushion sheet 37. The airbag 17 is arrange | positioned in the state folded by the bellows shape along the left-right direction.

  A pair of front and rear tongue pieces 16a, 17a extend downward at the lower end of the portion of the left and right side airbags 16, 17 folded in a bellows-like shape and located on the most proximal side. . The left and right side airbags 16 and 17 are fixed to the inner surfaces of the sub-plates 36 with screws through the buffer sheets 37 in the tongue pieces 16a and 17a.

  On the outer surface of the left sub-plate 36, an AC pump 40, a control device (control board) 43 that controls the operating state of the body exercise apparatus 11 as a whole, and a voltage applied from the power supply 41 to the control device 43. And a solenoid valve 44 that distributes the air supplied from the pump 40 to the airbags 14 to 17 individually.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the electromagnetic valve 44 is connected to the pump 40 and the airbags 14 to 17 by flexible tubes 45. The control device 43 is electrically connected to the power source 41 via the switch 46 and the transformer 42, and is applied in a state where the voltage from the power source 41 is adjusted to a predetermined value by turning on the switch 46. It is like that. The pump 40 is electrically connected to a power source 41 via a switch 46, and a voltage from the power source 41 is directly applied by turning on the switch 46.

  Further, the control device 43 is electrically connected to the operation panel 18 and the electromagnetic valve 44, respectively. And the control apparatus 43 controls the opening / closing operation | movement of the solenoid valve 44 by executing the various programs memorize | stored based on the signal transmitted by operation of the operation panel 18 by the user P (refer FIG. 10). It is supposed to be.

  By controlling the opening / closing operation of the electromagnetic valve 44 by the control device 43, the air supplied from the pump 40 is selectively supplied to the airbags 14-17. The electromagnetic valve 44 includes an air release valve (not shown) for individually opening the air bags 14 to 17 to which air is not supplied.

  For example, the air supplied from the pump 40 is supplied to the seat left airbag 14 and the left side airbag 17 and is not electromagnetically supplied to the seat right airbag 15 and the right side airbag 16. When the opening / closing operation of the valve 44 is controlled, only the seat left airbag 14 and the left side airbag 17 are inflated among the airbags 14 to 17 as shown in FIGS.

  That is, the airbags 14 and 15 are inflated and contracted toward the seat surface 12a, while the airbags 16 and 17 are located above the seat surface 12a between the left and right side wall portions 13A and 13B. It is designed to expand and contract. In the present embodiment, the airbags 14 to 17 of the body exercise device 11 are all within the range of the seat surface 12a in plan view.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a lower pad 27 having a substantially elliptical plate shape is disposed on the lower surface of the bottom frame 33 of the skeleton unit 26, while a substantially rectangular plate-shaped medium is disposed on the upper surface of the bottom frame 33. A pad 25 is arranged. The skeleton unit 26 is covered with a buffer member 24 from above. The buffer member 24 is open at the lower side and has a cap shape corresponding to the skeleton unit 26 inside.

  That is, the buffer member 24 includes a right bag portion 24A that covers the entire upper protruding portion including the right main frame 32 that is the right end portion of the skeleton unit 26, and a left main frame 31 that is the left end portion of the skeleton unit 26. A left bag portion 24B that covers the entire protruding portion including the upper side and a central bag portion 24C that covers the entire area between the left and right main frames 31 and 32 including the bottom frame 33 in the skeleton unit 26 are provided.

  In addition, when the buffer member 24 is put on the skeleton unit 26, a portion corresponding to the right side airbag 16 in the right bag portion 24A and a portion corresponding to the left side airbag 17 in the left bag portion 24B are provided in the through holes 24a. Are formed respectively. And the seat part left airbag 14 and the seat part right airbag 15 are being fixed to the back position on the upper surface 24b of the buffer member 24 in the state aligned in the left-right direction. In this case, both airbags 14 and 15 are folded in a bellows shape along the vertical direction.

  An upper pad 23 having a substantially rectangular plate shape is disposed on the upper surface 24 b of the cushioning member 24 so as to cover the entire upper surface 24 b together with the airbags 14 and 15. Further, in the buffer member 24, the right bag portion 24A is covered with the right inner cover 21 from above so as to cover the entire right bag portion 24A, while the left bag portion 24B is covered with the entire left bag portion 24B. The left inner cover 22 is covered from the upper side.

  The right inner cover 21 and the left inner cover 22 are open at the lower side and have cap shapes corresponding to the right bag portion 24A and the left bag portion 24B, respectively. The right inner cover 21, the left inner cover 22, the upper pad 23, the buffer member 24, the middle pad 25, and the lower pad 27 are all made of a flexible urethane foam having cushioning properties.

  Furthermore, the outer cover 20 is covered on the right inner cover 21, the left inner cover 22, and the upper pad 23. That is, the outer cover 20 includes a right outer bag portion 20A that covers the entire right inner cover 21, a left outer bag portion 20B that covers the entire left inner cover 22, and a central outer bag portion 20C that covers the entire upper pad 23. Yes.

  In the outer cover 20, a portion corresponding to the right side airbag 16 in the right outer bag portion 20A, a portion corresponding to the left side airbag 17 in the left outer bag portion 20B, and both airbags 14 and 15 in the central outer bag portion 20C. The parts corresponding to are constituted by stretch fabric 20a as a cover member rich in elasticity.

  In this case, two stretch fabrics 20a are stacked. Therefore, the upper pad 23 is interposed between the airbags 14, 15 and the corresponding stretch fabric 20a, and between the left and right side airbags 16, 17 and the corresponding stretch fabric 20a. The left and right inner covers 21 and 22 are interposed in the middle.

  The bottom portion of the outer cover 20 is configured to be openable and closable by a fastener (not shown). And after covering the right inner cover 21, the left inner cover 22, the upper pad 23, the buffer member 24, the middle pad 25, the skeleton unit 26, the lower pad 27, and the like assembled as described above with the outer cover 20, The bottom portion of the outer cover 20 is closed. In addition, except the part comprised by the stretch fabric 20a in the outer cover 20, it is comprised by the synthetic leather.

Next, the operation of the body exercise device 11 configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the body exercise device 11 is such that the user P puts the buttocks on a position corresponding to the airbags 14 and 15 on the seating surface 12a and keeps both feet forward. It is used in the state where it sits so as to stick out. For example, when correcting the distortion of the pelvis of the user P, the user P operates the operation panel 18 in a state in which the position of the pelvis is adjusted to the left and right side airbags 16 and 17 to obtain a desired course. When selected, the airbags 14 to 17 are individually inflated and contracted in a predetermined pattern. Thereby, exercise and stretching around the pelvis are performed, and the distortion of the pelvis of the user P is corrected.

  In this case, the body exercise device 11 has no backrest and is configured to be opened in the front-rear direction, so that the user P can lie freely during use as shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b). You can also. Therefore, the body exercise device 11 can be used in a state where the user P lies down or wakes up freely.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C, for example, when training around the thighs of the user P, the user P positions the thighs on the left and right side airbags 16, When a desired course is selected by operating the operation panel 18 in a state matched to 17, the airbags 14 to 17 are individually inflated and contracted in a predetermined pattern. As a result, exercise and stretching around the thigh are performed, so that the thigh around the user P is trained. As a result, it is possible to contribute to making the ideal body shape of the user P.

According to the embodiment detailed above, the following effects are exhibited.
(1) Since the body exercise apparatus 11 is open at both ends in the front-rear direction on the seat surface 12a (there is no backrest part), the user P can be used in a state where the user P lies freely or wakes up. . Therefore, the freedom degree of the posture of the user P at the time of use can be improved. Moreover, since the backrest part does not exist, the body exercise apparatus 11 can be mounted and used in various places, such as on a sofa, a chair, and a bed.

  (2) The body exercise apparatus 11 has the respective airbags 14 to 17 within the range of the seat surface 12a in a plan view, so that the airbags 14 to 17 are individually inflated and deflated when used. Can be improved.

  (3) Since the body exercise apparatus 11 allows the airbags 14 to 17 to be individually inflated and deflated, by appropriately changing the inflated state and the deflated state of the airbags 14 to 17, Various patterns of exercise and stretching can be performed.

  (4) In the body exercise device 11, the left and right side airbags 16 and 17 are folded in a bellows shape along the left-right direction, and the portion of the portion folded in the bellows shape is located on the most proximal side. The tongue pieces 16a and 17a provided at the lower ends are fixed to the inner surfaces of the sub-plates 36 with screws through the buffer sheet 37. For this reason, since the inflation direction when the airbags 16 and 17 are inflated is shifted downward from the front-rear direction (right side direction), when the airbags 16 and 17 are inflated, the airbags 16 and 17 The airbag 17 and the inflated airbags 14 and 15 can be pressed so as to wrap the user P.

  (5) The body exercise apparatus 11 includes an upper pad 23 having cushioning properties between the airbags 14 and 15 and the stretch fabric 20a corresponding thereto, and the left and right side airbags 16 and 17. Left and right inner covers 21 and 22 having cushioning properties are interposed between the stretch fabric 20a corresponding to these. Therefore, by inflating the airbags 14 to 17, the airbags 14 to 17 press the user P through the upper pads 23 having cushioning properties and the left and right inner covers 21 and 22 having cushioning properties. can do. That is, the user P can be pressed softly.

  (6) Since the pump 40, the transformer 42, the control device 43, and the electromagnetic valve 44 are provided on the outer surface of the left subplate 36, the left subplate 36 is removed from the body exercise device 11. By removing, maintenance of the pump 40, the transformer 42, the control device 43, and the electromagnetic valve 44 can be easily performed.

(Example of change)
In addition, the said embodiment can also be changed and actualized as follows.
-At least one of the left and right inner covers 21, 22 and the upper pad 23 may be omitted.

The left and right side airbags 16 and 17 do not necessarily need to be folded in a bellows shape along the left and right direction, and the lower end portions do not necessarily need to be fixed to both subplates 36.
-Each airbag 14-17 does not necessarily need to be comprised so that it can inflate and shrink | contract individually. That is, you may comprise each airbag 14-17 so that all can be expanded and contracted only simultaneously.

  -Each airbag 14-17 does not necessarily need to be stored in the range of the seat surface 12a by planar view.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Body exercise apparatus, 12 ... Seat part, 12a ... Seat surface, 13 ... Side wall part, 13A ... Right side wall part, 13B ... Left side wall part, 14 ... Seat part left airbag as 1st airbag, 15 ... 1st 1 seat airbag as a right airbag, 16 ... right side airbag as a second airbag, 17 ... left side airbag as a second airbag, 20a ... stretch fabric as a cover member, 21 ... cushion material As a right inner cover, 22 as a left inner cover as a cushioning material, 23 as an upper pad as a cushioning material, and P as a user.

Claims (5)

A seat having a seat that supports the user's buttocks, and a first airbag that can be inflated and deflated toward the seat;
A side wall having a second airbag that is erected so as to be opposed to each other at both ends in one direction on the seating surface and that can be inflated and deflated toward the upper side of the seating surface,
The body exercise device characterized in that both end sides in the other direction intersecting the one direction on the seating surface are open. The body exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the first airbag and the second airbag are within the range of the seat surface in a plan view. The body exercise device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first airbag and the second airbag are configured to be individually inflatable and deflated. The second airbag is folded in a bellows shape along the one direction, and a lower end portion of a portion located on the most proximal side among the folded portions in the bellows shape is fixed on the side wall portion. The body exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the body exercise device is provided. The first airbag and the second airbag are each covered with a cover member having elasticity.
The body exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a cushion material is interposed between each airbag and each cover member.

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