Ankle movement rack
By designing a back-driven ankle exercise frame, and using electric push rods and drive mechanisms to achieve the pitching motion of the footplate frame, the problem of space limitations in existing technologies is solved, enabling flexible ankle movement and massage, adapting to different user needs, and improving exercise efficiency and comfort.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421116900.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-04
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-22
AI Technical Summary
Existing lower limb massagers have high spatial requirements, making it difficult to achieve flexible ankle movements and massage, and thus failing to meet the needs of different users.
Design an ankle exercise frame that uses a back-driven foot frame to achieve the pitching motion of the footboard frame through an electric push rod and drive mechanism. Combined with the drive method of motor, gearbox, crank and connecting rod, it is equipped with limit switch and clamping device to adapt to different leg lengths and provide massage function.
It enables flexible ankle movement and massage, adapts to different user needs, improves exercise efficiency and comfort, and is suitable as a rehabilitation device and fitness massage equipment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of sports appliances, especially relates to a ankle exercise frame, and can be expanded to lower limb massage equipment on the basis. BACKGROUND
[0002] Passive exercise mostly needs to be completed by means of instruments, such as lower limb stretching, ankle pitching exercise, etc., and a more representative product is a lower limb massager.
[0003] CN202110368759.5 discloses a lower limb massager, which can drive the swing plate to swing up and down around the rotating shaft through a swing driving device, so as to drive the user's foot on the swing plate to move the ankle joint and stretch the calf muscle, thereby providing a new massage mode for foot massage. In addition, the fit of the foot massage mechanism with the foot sole and the angle of the user's foot and calf can also be adjusted according to the user's own condition, so as to adapt to the massage experience of different users with different needs, have higher flexibility, and make the massage more comfortable and effective. The above functions are completed by the swing driving device, and three specific swing driving device structures are disclosed, i.e., a cam is used to drive the swing plate to swing around the shaft through a motor, a gear and a sector gear are used to drive the swing plate to swing around the shaft through a motor, and a gear and a sector gear are used to drive the swing plate to swing around the shaft through a motor. The space position requirement is relatively high through cam or gear driving.
[0004] How to provide a more reasonable technical solution has become the object of the present application. SUMMARY
[0005] The utility model aims at designing a ankle exercise frame driven by a back part.
[0006] The utility model technical scheme is realized in this way: an ankle exercise frame, comprising a leg frame, a foot frame and a first electric push rod, the foot frame is slidably arranged on the lower side of the leg frame and is driven to stretch up and down by the first electric push rod, characterized in that: the foot frame comprises a back frame and an L foot plate frame hinged to the lower end of the back frame, a driving mechanism is arranged between the back surface of the back frame and the L foot plate frame, and the L foot plate frame is driven to pitch by the driving mechanism.
[0007] The driving mechanism is a second electric push rod, one end of the second electric push rod is hinged to the back frame, and the other end is hinged to the L foot plate frame; the second electric push rod is driven to stretch out, and the front end of the L foot plate frame is raised; the second electric push rod is driven to retract, and the front end of the L foot plate frame is lowered.
[0008] The driving mechanism comprises a motor, a crank and a connecting rod; the motor is connected with a gearbox and fixed on one of the back frame and the L-shaped foot plate frame; one end of the crank is fixed on the output shaft of the motor after speed reduction through the gearbox, and the other end is connected with one end of the connecting rod through a hinge shaft, and the other end of the connecting rod is hinged on one of the back frame and the L-shaped foot plate frame; the motor drives the crank to rotate one circle, and drives the L-shaped foot plate frame to pitch once.
[0009] The foot frame is further provided with a travel switch corresponding to the stop position, which is arranged on the back frame and can be touched by the components of the driving mechanism in motion.
[0010] The leg frame is welded by two parallel leg vertical rods and a leg horizontal rod, the back frame is welded by two foot vertical rods and a foot horizontal rod, the two foot vertical rods are slidingly matched with the two leg vertical rods and positioned at specific positions by the first electric push rod.
[0011] The leg frame is further provided with a mountain-shaped pad block for placing two legs, and a clamping device for fixing the two leg parts is arranged on the mountain-shaped pad block; an L-shaped foot plate frame of the foot frame is provided with a double-palm bin for placing two feet, and a clamping device for fixing the foot parts is arranged on the double-palm bin.
[0012] The clamping device is a woven belt, and the woven belt is provided with a quick-release type plug buckle or a magic buckle at the fastening end.
[0013] The clamping device is an air bag, which is arranged on the side wall of the two grooves of the mountain-shaped pad block and the side wall of the double-palm bin, and forms clamping and positioning of the two legs and the two feet by means of the air bag.
[0014] The foot frame and the leg frame of the utility model adopt sliding cooperation and keep the state by means of the first electric push rod, so as to adapt to people with different leg lengths; the L-shaped foot plate frame in the foot frame can bear the swing of the two foot palms around the hinge point, the hinge point is close to the ankle joint height, so that the swing efficiency is higher, especially the stretching is more obvious, and more space can be provided for the feet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0015] The utility model will be further described in combination with specific examples:
[0016] Figure 1 It is an initial state schematic view of the ankle exercise machine frame
[0017] Figure 2 It is an initial state side view schematic view of the ankle exercise machine frame
[0018] Figure 3 It is an elongated state schematic view of the ankle exercise machine frame
[0019] Figure 4 It is an elongated state side view schematic view of the ankle exercise machine frame
[0020] Figure 5 Figure 4 is a schematic view of the ankle exercise frame in a raised position
[0021] Figure 6 Figure 5 is a schematic view of the ankle exercise frame in a raised position from the side
[0022] Figure 7 Figure 6 is a schematic view of the ankle exercise frame in a lowered position
[0023] Figure 8 Figure 7 is a schematic view of the ankle exercise frame in a lowered position from the side
[0024] Figure 9 Figure 8 is a schematic view of the ankle exercise frame in a second position
[0025] Figure 10 Figure 9 is a schematic view of the ankle exercise frame in a second position from the side
[0026] Figure 11 Figure 10 is a schematic view of the ankle exercise frame in a use position
[0027] wherein
[0028] 1 - leg frame; 11 - leg vertical rod; 12 - leg horizontal rod; 13 - mountain-shaped pad;
[0029] 2 - foot frame; 21 - back frame; 211 - foot vertical rod; 212 - foot horizontal rod; 22 - L-shaped foot plate frame;
[0030] 23 - double-palm compartment;
[0031] 3 - first electric push rod; 31 - second electric push rod;
[0032] 4 - driving mechanism; 41 - motor; 42 - gearbox; 421 - output shaft; 43 - crank; 44 - connecting rod;
[0033] 5 - travel switch; DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] Referring to Figures 1 to 10 , the ankle exercise frame comprises a leg frame 1, a foot frame 2, a first electric push rod 3, and a driving mechanism 4; the foot frame 2 is slidably arranged on the lower side of the leg frame 1 and is driven to stretch and retract up and down by the first electric push rod 3, thereby satisfying the adjustment for different leg lengths when used and realizing the stretching and traction action on the lower leg.
[0035] More specifically, the leg frame 1 is welded by two parallel leg vertical rods 11 and a leg horizontal rod 12, the back frame 21 is welded by two foot vertical rods 211 and a foot horizontal rod 212, the two foot vertical rods 212 are slidably matched with the two leg vertical rods 12, and are positioned at a specific position by the first electric push rod 3.
[0036] The foot frame 2 comprises a back frame 21 and an L-shaped foot plate frame 22 hinged to the lower end of the back frame 21, and a driving mechanism 4 is arranged between the back frame 21 and the L-shaped foot plate frame 22, which drives the L-shaped foot plate frame 22 to perform pitching movement, i.e. to drive the foot stretching and compression action.
[0037] The driving mechanism 4 has the following two types:
[0038] I. A second electric push rod 31 is hinged at one end to the back frame 21 and at the other end to the L-shaped foot plate frame 22; the second electric push rod 31 is extended to drive the front end of the L-shaped foot plate frame 22 to rise, forming a compression action on the foot; the second electric push rod 31 is retracted to drive the front end of the L-shaped foot plate frame 22 to lower, realizing the stretching action on the foot, so as to achieve the purpose of ankle joint exercise, which can be used as a rehabilitation equipment and also as a fitness and massage equipment.
[0039] II. The driving mechanism 4 comprises a motor 41, a gearbox 42, a crank 43 and a connecting rod 44; the motor 41 is connected to the gearbox 42 and fixed to one of the back frame 21 and the L-shaped foot plate frame 22; the crank 43 is locked at one end to the output shaft 421 of the gearbox after speed reduction and connected at the other end to one end of the connecting rod 44 through a hinge shaft, and the other end of the connecting rod 44 is hinged to one of the back frame 21 and the L-shaped foot plate frame 22; the motor 41 drives the crank to rotate one revolution to drive the L-shaped foot plate frame 22 to pitch once. The advantage of the crank 43 driving is that the motor does not need to be frequently switched between forward and reverse rotation.
[0040] Further, the foot frame 2 is also provided with a travel switch 5 corresponding to the stop position, which is arranged on the back frame 21 and can be touched by the components of the driving mechanism in motion, such as Figure 1 which can be touched by the first electric push rod 3 or the connecting rod 44. The travel switch 5 is triggered once every time the L-shaped foot plate frame 22 pitches once, and the instruction is only valid after the stop instruction is triggered. The stop position refers to the state that the L-shaped foot plate frame 22 is in contact with the leg frame 1 and perpendicular to the leg frame 1 for storage, which is especially suitable for being matched with a massage chair.
[0041] Referring to Figure 11 , the leg frame 1 is also provided with a mountain-shaped pad 13 for resting the double legs, and a clamping device for fixing the double leg parts is arranged on the mountain-shaped pad 13; the L-shaped foot plate frame 22 of the foot frame is provided with a double palm bin 23 for resting the double feet, and a clamping device for fixing the foot parts is also arranged on the double palm bin 23. The conventional clamping device has the following two types:
[0042] I. The clamping device is a woven belt, and the woven belt is provided with a quick-release type plug buckle or a magic buckle at the tightening end; the woven belt is used to constrain and position the double leg parts and the double foot parts to improve the stretching efficiency.
[0043] II. The clamping device is an air bag, which is arranged on the side walls of the two grooves of the mountain-shaped pad 13 and on the side walls of the double-palm bin 23, and clamps and positions the legs and feet by means of the air bag. This is a common scheme in lower limb massage equipment. In addition to the clamping and restraining effect, the expansion and contraction of the air bag also forms a massage effect.
Claims
1. An ankle exercise frame, comprising a leg frame, a foot frame, and a first electric push rod, wherein the foot frame is slidably disposed on the lower side of the leg frame and is driven to extend and retract vertically by the first electric push rod; characterized in that: The tripod includes a back frame and an L-shaped foot plate frame hinged to the lower end of the back frame. A drive mechanism is provided between the back of the back frame and the L-shaped foot plate frame, which drives the L-shaped foot plate frame to pitch.
2. The ankle exercise frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism is a second electric push rod, one end of which is hinged to the back frame and the other end to the L-foot plate frame. When the second electric push rod extends, it drives the front end of the L-foot plate frame to tilt up. When the second electric push rod retracts, it drives the front end of the L-foot plate frame to tilt down.
3. The ankle exercise frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive mechanism includes a motor, a crank, and a connecting rod; the motor is connected to a gearbox and fixed to one of the back frame and the L-foot plate frame; one end of the crank is locked to the output shaft of the motor after being reduced in speed by the gearbox, and the other end is connected to one end of the connecting rod through a hinge shaft, and the other end of the connecting rod is hinged to one of the back frame and the L-foot plate frame; the motor drives the crank to rotate one revolution, driving the L-foot plate frame to pitch once.
4. An ankle exercise frame according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: The footrest is also equipped with a limit switch corresponding to the stop position. This limit switch is located on the back frame and can be touched by the components of the drive mechanism during movement.
5. The ankle exercise frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The leg frame is welded together from parallel vertical and horizontal leg bars on both sides, and the back frame is welded together from foot vertical and horizontal foot bars on both sides. The two foot vertical bars slide with the two leg vertical bars and are positioned in a specific location by the first electric push rod.
6. An ankle exercise frame according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 5, characterized in that: The leg support is also equipped with a mountain-shaped pad for resting the legs, and a clamping device for fixing the legs is provided on the mountain-shaped pad; the L-shaped foot plate frame of the foot support is equipped with a double foot compartment for resting the feet, and a clamping device for fixing the feet is also provided on the double foot compartment.
7. The ankle exercise frame according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clamping device is a webbing, and the tightening end of the webbing is equipped with a quick-release buckle or a Velcro.
8. The ankle exercise frame according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clamping device is an airbag, which is set on the side walls of the two grooves of the mountain-shaped pad and on the side walls of the double palm compartments. The airbag is used to clamp and position the legs and feet.
Citation Information
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Lower limb massager
CN113288709A