KR20160019590A - Apparatus for controlling exercise load of cycle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus to control an exercise load of a cycle. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus to control an exercise load of a cycle comprises: an exercise load control part which is provided in a wheel of the cycle and has a generation part for generating electricity using kinetic energy generated when pedaling the cycle and a load control part for controlling an exercise load to the pedaling; a charging part which stores the electricity generated from the generation part; an exercise assisting power source part which drives the cycle using the electricity supplied from the charging part; and a control part which controls the operation of the exercise load control part and the exercise assisting power source part.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING EXERCISE LOAD OF CYCLE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exercise load control apparatus for a cycle, and more particularly to an exercise load control apparatus for a cycle, which is capable of accurately setting a desired exercise load of a driver during a cycle running, To an exercise load control device.

Generally, a bicycle is a moving means that is moved forward as a user rotates the pedal by applying an artificial force.

In particular, it is a cyclical event in which these bicycles are moved to compete in speed. In the 30th London 2012 Olympic Games, two medals of men and women BMX, two medals of men and women mountain cross-country, four roads of men and women roads, Medals, sprints of male and female tracks, bicycle races, group rituals, and 10 medals of Omnium.

Many cyclists are training in various ways depending on their sport. However, basically, the main training is to strengthen the strength of the athlete himself, for this, the tires are hanging on the bicycle and training.

However, the player himself / herself can not know how much exercise load is needed for the training, because it is impossible to set the correct exercise load.

In this situation, there are a lot of long-range topographical landings such as cross-country, a stadium is real, and there is not enough training camp to cope with such actual situation. Even if a training school is prepared in the country, There is no number.

Moreover, most of the cyclist's strength training is conducted indoors, so the effect of physical resistance in the actual cycling event was negligible in the training course.

On the other hand, Patent Document 1, which is searched as a prior art to be a background of the invention, is a load device for a fitness instrument and a fitness instrument having the same, comprising: a motor in which a pedal is axially coupled to a driving shaft; A resistor connected in series to an input terminal of the motor, the resistor being installed at a predetermined interval on a plurality of lines connected to an input terminal of the motor; A plurality of lines provided with the resistance section are connected in series and the driving mode of the motor is manually or automatically switched and a plurality of lines are sequentially connected through a contact line which contacts the plurality of lines so as to be positioned between the resistance sections And a switch unit for short-circuiting the plurality of lines and adjusting the total load of the motor by adjusting the total resistance value of the resistor unit. By controlling the total resistance value of the resistor unit by sequentially short- Can be adjusted.

However, in this patent document 1, since the bicycle user simply controls the intensity of the force for rotating the pedal by adjusting the amount of rotation load of the motor, the main purpose is to exercise efficiently, There is a problem that it is unknown whether it is set as exercise load.

Patent Document 2 discloses a bicycle that provides exercise information by self-power generation. The bicycle includes at least one generator that converts kinetic energy generated by rotation of wheels into electric energy, a converter that converts electric energy delivered from the generator to a DC power source, An inverter that supplies power from the battery constantly; an acceleration sensor that receives power from the inverter and senses an acceleration of the bicycle; and an inverter that receives power from the inverter, And a control unit for providing motion information such as a traveling speed, a traveling distance, a driving time, and a calorie consumption amount by using the acceleration inputted from the acceleration sensor.

Patent Document 2 also discloses that energy is recovered by recovering kinetic energy generated by rotation of a wheel during a motion by a battery by a converter, and motion information is provided by energy stored in the battery. However, There is a problem that the optimized range and step for the training of the cyclist can not be set, and also the training by the actual terrain can not be performed in the training field.

Korean Patent No. 10-0847515 (Bulletin of July 21, 2008) Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0123824 (Dec. 2, 2009)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a driving force control apparatus and a driving force control apparatus, And the electric energy is converted into electric energy to be stored in the charging device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cycling exercise load control device capable of using energy stored in a charging device to store energy in addition to providing exercise information, as energy for generating auxiliary power.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for controlling the movement of an elderly person other than a cyclist, Cycle exercise load control device.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an exercise load control apparatus for a cycle capable of training and setting training-optimized ranges and steps by a training mode suitable for an environment of an actual cycle-dedicated stadium and a course environment.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power generation apparatus including a power generation unit that generates electricity using kinetic energy generated when a cycle is pedaled, and a load control unit that controls a motion load on the pedaling, part; A charger for storing the electricity generated by the power generator; A motion assist power unit for driving the cycle using the electricity supplied from the charging unit; And a control unit for controlling the operation of the motion load regulator and the motion assist power unit.

In addition, the control unit may be provided with a motion load regulating device for a cycle that drives the motion assist power section only in the auxiliary power mode without driving the motion assist power section during the exercise load mode of the cycle.

Further, a motion load regulating device for a cycle in which a negative load is set for the motion part when the motion assisting power part is driven may be provided.

Also, the control unit may be provided with a motion-load regulating device for a cycle, which can set the operation of the motion-assisting power-generating unit so that the motion-load mode and the auxiliary-power-mode are alternately performed.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to apply the exercise load control and the kinetic energy storage, which have been applied only to a fixed cycle or an ELLIPTICAL MACHINE, in an actual movable cycle, And the like, and even a driver having a different athletic ability can exercise as much as he / she wants, and has the effect of applying various kinds of charged energy to other purposes.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an apparatus for regulating an exercise load for a cycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a motion load control device for a cycle of FIG.
3 is a side view showing the configuration of a power generation section of the exercise load control section of Fig. 2;
4 is a perspective view showing a double shaft attached to the pedal shaft of Fig.
5 is a flowchart of the exercise load control device for a cycle of FIG.
6 is a diagram showing an example in which motion state information is displayed on a motion load and a speedometer.
FIGS. 7 and 8 are exemplary views showing an actual environment load training mode and a course training mode by the exercise load control device for a cycle of FIG. 1;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The terms used below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, the intention or custom of the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an apparatus for regulating an exercise load for a cycle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a exercise load regulator for a cycle of FIG.

1 and 2, an apparatus for controlling a motion load for a cycle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an exercise load control unit 10, a charging unit 20 composed of a secondary battery, A power unit 40, a motion load and velocity adjuster 50, a motion load and velocity meter 60 and a control unit 70. [

The cyclic exercise load control apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can be operated in the exercise load mode and the auxiliary power mode and the control unit 70 controls the exercise load control unit 10 and the driving assistance The power section 40 can be controlled.

The exercise load control unit 10 may include a power generation unit 100 and a load control unit 200 and may be attached to the wheel 2 of the cycle. In this embodiment, the exercise load adjusting portion 10 is shown mounted to the front wheel 2, but the exercise load adjusting portion 10 can also be mounted on the rear wheel 2, and the front wheel 2 and the rear wheel 2, (2).

3 is a side view showing the configuration of the power generation section 100 of the exercise load control section 10 of FIG.

3, the power generation unit 100 includes a stator 130 fixed to a rotating shaft of a wheel 2 and a rotor 140 rotating about a rotating shaft with respect to the stator 130, (100) generates electric power by using the rotational motion of the wheel (2) by the pedaling of the cycle.

The stator 130 has a stator body 131 and a winding coil (not shown). The stator body 131 can have a rotational axis passing through the center thereof and a disk shape. And a plurality of teeth 132 protruding along a radial direction from the outer circumference of the stator body 131. A slot 133, which is an empty space, may be formed between two adjacent tooth portions 132 along the circumferential direction. The slots 133 may provide space for the winding coils to occupy between the adjacent two teeth 132 and the winding coils may be wound around each of the teeth 132. [

The rotor 140 includes a support portion 141 and a plurality of permanent magnets 142. The support portion 141 is generally in the form of a disk and is disposed in parallel with the stator 130, and the center thereof is engaged with the rotation shaft and rotates together. The plurality of permanent magnets 142 may have N poles and S poles alternately located in the circumferential direction.

Electricity can be produced by the rotation of the rotor 140 in the power generation unit 100, and such power can be charged in the charging unit 20. [

However, the power generation unit 100 may have various structures other than the above-described structure, and may be various generators capable of converting kinetic energy due to pedaling into electric energy.

The charging unit 20 may be a secondary battery having a conventional structure for storing electricity generated in the power generation unit 100 of the exercise load control unit 10. [

The load regulator 200 has a function of regulating a force required to rotate the wheel 2 (hereinafter, referred to as a 'motion load') and may be a resistor connected to the power generator 100. For example, the load regulator 200 can change the resistance value acting on the power generator 100 stepwise according to the number of resistors connected through the contact. Specifically, the larger the resistance value is, the smaller the current value becomes. Thus, the torque value for rotating the rotor 140 of the power generation unit 200, that is, the motion load is increased.

Meanwhile, the charger 20 may store the electricity generated by the exercise load controller 10 as electric energy, and generate electric energy for driving the motor in the auxiliary power mode.

In the auxiliary power mode, the motion auxiliary power unit 40 may convert the electric energy generated in the charging unit 20 into mechanical rotational energy, and may include a motor, for example.

The exercise load and speed regulator 50 regulates the exercise load regulated by the exercise load regulator 10 and the running speed of the cycle so that the exercise load and the speed regulated by the exercise load and speed regulator 50, Can be displayed through the exercise load and speed meter (60).

Meanwhile, in the exercise load control apparatus for a cycle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the electric drive torque and the travel speed may be controlled by the controller 70 according to the exercise load mode and the auxiliary power mode.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing dual shaft means attached to the pedal shaft of Fig. 1 cycle. Referring to FIG. 4, the exercise load regulating device for a cycle according to the present embodiment may further include a dual-axis means 30. FIG.

The dual shaft means 30 has a function of transferring energy for pedaling to the wheels 2 and supplies the kinetic energy supplied by the user's pedaling and the electric energy supplied from the driving assist power unit 40 to the wheels 2 To the rotation axis of the second rotary shaft. That is, the dual shaft means 30 can be manually or automatically rotated according to the user's selection, so that the cycle can be operated in the exercise load mode and the auxiliary power mode.

Hereinafter, the operation of the exercise load regulator for a cycle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the exercise load control apparatus for a cycle of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of displaying exercise status information on a exercise load and a speedometer, And an actual environment load training mode and a course training mode by the apparatus.

5 to 8, the user can set the exercise load amount (S100) by operating the exercise load and speed adjuster 50 according to a desired exercise type, and the controller 70 controls the load The resistance value of the control unit 200 can be changed (S200). The current value is changed according to the changed resistance value (S300), and the exercise load amount of the cycle may be changed accordingly (S400).

Then, the controller 70 analyzes the exercise state information such as the user's exercise amount (S500) and displays it on the exercise load and the speed meter 60 such as a monitor. The analyzed amount of exercise may be, for example, the number of revolutions of the generator, mileage, power generation voltage, etc., and the user can confirm his / her current exercise state through the exercise load and speedometer 60.

In addition to the contents shown in the figure, the analyzed momentum may include various physical quantities that can represent the user's motion state, and may be displayed in addition to the numerical values in a graph or the like. In addition, the control unit 70 may have a memory function, and thus the analyzed momentum may be stored.

Meanwhile, the electric energy produced by the generator 100 can be stored in the charger 20 according to the user's pedaling, and the electric energy stored in the charger 20 can drive the motion assist power unit 40. Thus, the user can drive the cycle without pedaling. Therefore, the exercise load control device according to the present embodiment controls not only (+) load for increasing the momentum but also (-) load by the auxiliary power so that the elderly person other than the cyclist and the general person drive at the same speed, Can be seen.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, even when traveling on an actual flat course, it is possible to enjoy a training effect of climbing uphill by increasing the exercise load. In this case, unlike the indoor fixed cycle, This is possible.

In addition, when the exercise load mode and the auxiliary power mode are alternately set, the user can enjoy the effect of alternately going uphill and downhill.

Therefore, it is possible to perform the same training on the general plain without going to the actual cycle course where the game is played, and it is possible to experience various courses according to the program setting, so that the performance can be improved when preparing the international game.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It should be understood that many other modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention.

10: exercise load regulator 20:
30: dual shaft means 40: motion assist power unit
50: Exercise load and speed regulator 60: Exercise load and speedometer
70: control unit 100:
200:

Claims (4)

A power generation unit for generating electricity using kinetic energy generated when the vehicle is pedaled, and a load control unit for controlling a motion load for the pedaling, the motion load control unit being provided in a wheel of the cycle;
A charger for storing the electricity generated by the power generator;
A motion assist power unit for driving the cycle using the electricity supplied from the charging unit; And
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the motion load adjusting unit and the motion assistant power unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit drives the motion assist power unit only in the auxiliary power mode without driving the motion assist power unit during the exercise load mode of the cycle. 3. The method of claim 2,
(-) load is set for the motion part when the motion assisting power part is driven. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And the operation of the motion assisting power section can be set so that the motion load mode and the auxiliary power mode are alternately performed.

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