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Exercise assisting apparatus

a technology of exercise assisting and equipment, which is applied in the field of exercise assisting equipment, can solve the problems of limited positioning of the establishment of the exercise assisting apparatus, and the cost of the exercise assisting apparatus, and achieve the effects of stimulating the contraction of the foot muscle, increasing the glucose metabolism, and strengthening the muscle strength of the foo

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-15
PANASONIC CORP
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[0005]A purpose of the present invention is to provide an exercise assisting apparatus which enables to reduce restriction of installation location with diminishing necessary space at the point of use, and to reduce the strength of the material of the support base, in comparison with the configuration of the conventional exercise support apparatus.
[0012]According to this constitution, the burden acting on the foot portion of the user is varied with varying slanting angle of the seat with respect to the support base, so that it is possible to stimulate the contraction of muscle of the foot of the user, mainly. Thus, muscle strength of foot can be strengthened, or glucose metabolism can be raised by uptake of glucose to muscle due to the contraction of muscle.
[0014]Still furthermore, the support base is stationary and the slanting angle of the seat with respect to the support base is varied, so that a moment due to self weight of the user acts on around of a portion coupling the support base and the seat. Thus, since the moment acting on around the lower end portion of the support base is largely reduced, the strength of the portion coupling the seat with the support base can be lowered than the strength of the portion which supports the lower end of the support base enabling to tilt in the conventional structure, and thereby cost down of the exercise assisting apparatus is enabled.

Problems solved by technology

As a result, an occupation space necessary for establishment of the exercise assisting apparatus becomes wider, so that the position of establishment of the exercise assisting apparatus may be limited.
Still furthermore, it is necessary to increase strength of a material of the support base or a member enabling to tilt the support base, so that the exercise assisting apparatus becomes expensive.

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[0032]An exercise assisting apparatus in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A shows a first state of the exercise assisting apparatus 1 in accordance with the first embodiment, and FIG. 1B shows a second state of the exercise assisting apparatus 1.

[0033]As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the exercise assisting apparatus 1 comprises a pedestal 11 which is established on an establishment face such as a floor face, a stationary support base such as a pole brace 12 provided to stick up at a predetermined position on the pedestal 11, and a seat 13 disposed at an upper end of the support base 12 to which buttocks of a user is sit. The seat 13 further comprises a main seat portion 13a to which the buttocks of the user is sit, and an auxiliary seat portion 13b obliquely extended downward from the main seat portion 13a. Front portion of the auxiliary seat portion 13b is formed to be two-forked so that femoral regions of th...

second embodiment

[0049]Subsequently, an exercise assisting apparatus in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the drawings. In the second embodiment, an upper body supporting member for restricting a part of the upper body of the user 2 is provided on the exercise assisting apparatus 1 so as to prevent that the upper body of the user 2 tilts forward or backward more than required. In other words, when the upper body of the user 2 is tilted forward more than supposed in the second state of the seat 13, the burden acting on the leg portion becomes superabundant. On the contrary, when the upper body of the user 2 is tilted backward more than supposed, the burden acting on the leg portion becomes insufficient. Thus, the upper body is limited for acting an expected burden on the leg portion of the user 2 in the second embodiment.

[0050]FIG. 5A shows the first state of the exercise assisting apparatus 1 in accordance with the second embodiment, and FIG....

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[0056]Subsequently, an exercise assisting apparatus in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7A shows a first state of an exercise assisting apparatus 1 in accordance with the third embodiment, and FIG. 7B shows a second state of the exercise assisting apparatus 1. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, each step 15 is constituted by a plurality of, for example, two partial steps 15a and 15b in the exercise assisting apparatus 1 in the third embodiment.

[0057]The partial steps 15a and 15b are movable with respect to the pedestal 11 each. In addition, each step 15 has a driving unit 20 for driving the partial steps 15a and 15b with a driving source such as a motor. Since the motions of the partial steps 15a and 15b are in conjunction with the motion of the seat 13, it is no need to provide a driving source with respect to each of the partial steps 15a and 15b, and it may drive a plurality of the partial steps 15a and 15b wi...

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Abstract

An exercise assisting apparatus (1) comprises: a seat (13) on which buttocks of a user (2) is sit; a stationary support base (12) for supporting the seat (13); a burden regulator (14) provided between the support base (12) and the seat (13), and for regulating a ratio of self weight of the user which is supported by the seat (13) so that a load due to the self weight of the user acting on leg portion of the user; and a driving mechanism (16) for driving the burden regulator (14) so that the ratio of self weight of the user supported by the seat varies as time passes. The burden regulator (14) couples the support base (12) and the seat (13) in a manner so that a portion of the seat (13) to which the buttocks of the user is sit is tilted between a first state where the portion becomes horizontal and a second state where the portion is slanted downward toward the foot side in a plane including one of femoral regions and the buttocks of the user. Thus, a space necessary for using the exercise assisting apparatus (1) can be narrowed, and strength of a material of the support base (12) can be lowered.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to an exercise assisting apparatus which enables contracting of muscle of a user with regulating a burden due to own weight of the user acting on legs of the user under a state that buttocks of the user is sit on a seat, although it is relatively comfortable posture.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Generally, it is known that contraction of muscle occurs when stimulus of exercise due to external force is applied to a muscle of a user even if the user does not move a body voluntarily. In other words, although stimuli of exercise are caused by external force, when the muscle of the user repeats contraction, glucose is taken in the muscle, so that glucose metabolism rises, and thereby glucose will be consumed. Therefore, it may contribute to recover from diseases of adults such as diabetes, corpulence or hyperlipemia, as a result that hyperglycosemia, hyperinsulinemia are improved.[0003]In order to perform the glucose metabolism due to contraction ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B21/068A63B23/02A63B24/00
CPCA61H1/003A61H1/0229A61H1/0237A61H2203/0425A63B22/16A61H2201/164A63B23/08A63B2208/0233A61H2201/1207A61H2201/1633A61H2201/1635A63B23/0405A61H1/00A61H1/02A63B23/04
Inventor OCHI, KAZUHIROSHINOMIYA, YOUICHIOZAWA, TAKAHISA
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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