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Rocking-type exercise device

a technology of exercise device and exercise posture, which is applied in the direction of rocking horse, amusement, gymnastic exercise, etc., can solve the problem of not being able to accurately lead the user's posture or motion to a target one, and achieve the effect of effectively leading the user to the target exercise posture, attracting the user's attention, and accurate leading the user

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-05-20
PANASONIC CORP
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"The present invention provides a rocking-type exercise device that can accurately lead the user's exercise posture to a target exercise posture by detecting the user's exercise posture and outputting a feedback stimulus to make the user's posture come close to the target value. The feedback stimulus can be a sound, image, or operation pattern that guides the user's posture. The device can also adjust the target value based on the user's detected information and provide a notification unit to inform the user of the feedback stimulus. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a more effective and accurate exercise device that can help users achieve their fitness goals while reducing the risk of overexertion or injury."

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Although the rocking-type exercise device cited above proposes a configuration in which a notification unit is used to urge a user to correct his or her posture, it fails to suggest a method for accurately leading the user's posture or motion to a target one.

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[0049]Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 9.

[0050]As shown in FIG. 1, the rocking-type exercise device 10 includes a leg 11 mounted on a floor surface not shown in the drawings, a seat rocking mechanism 12 as a seat rocking unit fixed to the top end of the leg 11, and a seat 13 fixed to the upper portion of the seat rocking mechanism 12. The seat 13, on which a user can sit, has a shape imitating a horseback or a saddle. The seat rocking mechanism 12 is configured to cause back-and-forth and left-and-right rocking motions to the seat 13. The seat rocking mechanism is covered with a cover 14 extending between the upper end of the leg 11 and the seat 13. The cover 14 is made of a pliable fabric or the like, thereby allowing the seat 13 to be rocked by the seat rocking mechanism 12. Alternatively, the cover 14 may be formed of plural kinds of other materials.

[0051]An operation unit 15 is arranged in the frontal portio...

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Abstract

A rocking-type exercise device includes a seat on which a user can sits, a seat rocking unit for reciprocating the seat at least in one direction, a control unit for controlling the seat rocking unit so as to reciprocate the seat, and a detector unit for detecting a user's exercise posture to obtain detected information. The control unit includes a feedback stimulus output unit for comparing the detected information obtained by the detector unit with a target value and for outputting, if a difference exits between the detected information and the target value, a feedback stimulus by which to make the detected information come close to the target value.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a rocking-type exercise device for applying an exercise load to a user sat on a seat by subjecting the seat to rocking movement.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Conventionally, there are proposed a variety of rocking-type exercise devices for applying an exercise load to a user sat on a seat by subjecting the seat to rocking movement. The rocking-type exercise devices are simple and convenient exercise machines that can be used by anybody from children to old persons. The rocking-type exercise devices have been spread to rehabilitation-purpose medical institutions and then to general households. One typical prior art example of the rocking-type exercise devices is disclosed in, e.g., Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2006-149468.[0003]In the rocking-type exercise device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2006-149468, a pressure sensor or the like is provided in at least one of, e.g., the upper s...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B24/00
CPCA63B22/16A63B69/04A63B2230/62A63B2071/0627A63B2071/063A63B2071/0625A63G13/06
Inventor NAKANO, TOSHIOIMAI, BUNGOMICHIMORI, AKIHIRO
Owner PANASONIC CORP