Seat balance exerciser
A portable, affordable exercise device with a semi-cylindrical rod and compression coil springs addresses the limitations of existing devices by providing adaptable, anti-gravity sitting balance exercises for individuals with weak sitting balance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025001355U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-10
AI Technical Summary
Existing exercise devices for improving sitting balance are expensive, complex, and require large spaces, making them unsuitable for general use outside specialized institutions, and they fail to accommodate individuals with weak sitting balance functions.
A simple, portable exercise device with a semi-cylindrical rod as a fulcrum and compression coil springs at the base corners, promoting balance by evenly distributing buttock load and allowing anti-gravity exercises, using materials like wood and synthetic resin.
Enables affordable, versatile balance exercises for individuals with weak sitting balance, adaptable to various positions and conditions, including those with osteoarthritis, and can be used in standing or seated positions.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to an exercise device that places the buttocks on a seat board installed on a base, installs a semi-cylindrical rod that serves as a fulcrum of a seesaw and a lever principle on the center line of the back surface of the seat board, installs compression coil springs at the four corners of the base, evenly distributes the load of the buttocks left and right, and pushes up the buttocks with compression coil springs from below the buttocks at the four corners of the base to promote the balance of sitting. For the infirm with weak left-right balance, the reaction force against the compression of the compression coil spring serves as an auxiliary for the left-right balance movement, and it relates to a sitting balance exercise device that can perform a promoting balance movement.
Background Art
[0002] Conventionally, there have been exercise devices that perform movement methods such as passively or automatically laterally flexing in the left-right direction on a flat floor or board in a sitting position. In addition, there were those with computer interiors as medical devices and rehabilitation-related devices. Such devices have complicated usage operations, many are expensive, and furthermore, the devices are large and require a large space for installation. They are only installed in specific research institutions, university hospitals, etc., and are rarely installed in general hospitals, schools, etc. Conventionally, for left-right balance movement, movement of shifting body weight left and right has been recommended. Sitting balance movement is a movement of shifting body weight left and right on the floor or in a chair seat. However, it has been found that the infirm with weak sitting balance lack the function of independently shifting the load on the buttocks left and right and cannot perform sitting balance movement.
Summary of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0003] This had the following drawbacks. (A) Conventionally, similar devices used in the fields of sports and medicine are targeted at humans who originally have a balance function that allows them to shift their weight left and right while sitting as a prerequisite for performing this exercise. For humans who do not have a balance function to shift their weight left and right while sitting, the sitting balance exercise itself could not be performed. By replacing the strength of the compression coil springs installed on the back surface of the seat board of the buttocks, a wider range of humans with weak balance functions can be accommodated. It has been made possible to improve the balance exercise of those with weak sitting balance using an extremely simple exercise device. (B) Conventionally, these exercise devices were designed to fix each part of the lower limbs on a chair seat and only rotate the seat board. The sitting balance promotion exercise device devised this time can be used in a standing position to solve this problem, and it is an exercise device that promotes the strengthening of the balance function in an anti-gravity position against one's own weight. No exercise device that can perform anti-gravity exercise against one's own weight when used in a standing position has been seen so far. These facts have been solved, and the production of the exercise device has been made simple and inexpensive. As materials for production, materials that are easy to process, such as wood and synthetic resin, can be appropriately adopted. The present invention has been made to eliminate these drawbacks. To strengthen a person's sitting balance, one had to own expensive measuring equipment, and also, because there are many exercise devices with computer interiors, the settings and methods required for operation are complicated. Furthermore, there were cases where the exercise equipment was large and difficult to install and handle. The present invention has been made to solve these problems.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0004] A seat board (2) is placed on a base (1), and a semi-cylindrical rod (3) serving as a fulcrum of the seesaw principle is installed on the center line of the back surface of the seat board. Compression coil springs (4) are installed at the four corners of the base (1). Magic Tape (registered trademark) is attached to the back surface of the semi-cylindrical rod (3). A magic tape (6) is also pasted on the central part of the base (1), The base (1) and the semi-cylindrical rod (3) are joined and installed with a magic tape (6) and can be replaced. Magic tapes (5) are pasted on the upper and lower surfaces of the four compression coil springs (4). Magic tapes (5) are pasted on the four corners of the upper surface of the base (1) and the four corners of the back surface of the seat panel (2). The magic tapes (5) on the upper and lower surfaces of each of the four compression coil springs (4) are joined and installed with the magic tape (5) to fix the four corners of the upper surface of the base (1) and the four corners of the back surface of the seat panel (2). The seat panel (2) is positioned such that the center of a person's buttocks is at the center of the seat panel (2). Also, the base (2) and the semi-cylindrical rod (3) are joined and installed with a magic tape (6) and can be replaced. Also, the back surface of the base (1) is pasted with anti-slip rubber on the entire surface so that the bottom surface does not slip. It is a seat balance exerciser configured as described above.
Effects of the Invention
[0005] (a) It is inexpensive, portable, and can be adapted to different limb and body position scenarios. (b) It can also be adapted for patients with diseases such as osteoarthritis in the lower limbs during sitting exercises. (c) Furthermore, it can be used for patients with poor standing balance by installing a gripping frame (handrail) or the like for the upper limb horizontally.
Brief Explanation of the Drawings
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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention
[0007] (1) is a base (1) that supports the bottom of the main body of the exercise device for promoting sitting balance. (2) is a seat surface plate (2) for placing the buttocks. (3) is a semi-cylindrical rod (3) that serves as a fulcrum for the seesaw principle on the center line of the back surface of the seat surface plate. (4) are compression coil springs (4) installed at the four corners of the back surface of the seat surface plate (2) to push up the buttocks from below. (5), (6) are Magic Tape (registered trademark). On the base (1), a semi-cylindrical rod (3) that serves as a fulcrum for the seesaw principle is installed on the center line of the back surface of the seat surface plate (2) on the left and right, and compression coil springs (4) are installed at the four corners of the base. Magic Tape (6) is attached to the back surface of the semi-cylindrical rod (3). Magic Tape (6) is also attached to the central part of the base (1). The semi-cylindrical rod (3) and the base (1) are fixedly installed with Magic Tape (6) to make them replaceable. Magic Tape (5) is attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the four compression coil springs (4). Magic Tape (5) is attached to the four corners of the upper surface of the base (1) and the four corners of the back surface of the seat surface plate (2). The Magic Tape (5) on the upper and lower surfaces of each of the four compression coil springs (4) is joined and installed with the Magic Tape (5) at the four corners of the upper surface of the base (1) and the four corners of the back surface of the seat surface plate (2) to be fixed. The seat surface plate (2) is arranged so that the center of a person's buttocks is located at the center of the seat surface plate. Also, the seat surface plate (2) and the semi-cylindrical rod (3) are made removable. Also, the base (1) has non-slip rubber adhered to the entire back surface so that the bottom surface does not slip. It is an exercise device for sitting balance configured as described above. When using the present invention, sit so that the center of the buttocks is located at the center of the seat surface plate (2). Compression coil springs (4) are installed at the four corners of the base (1) to evenly disperse the load of the buttocks to the left and right, and the compression coil springs (4) push up the buttocks from below at the four corners of the base to promote sitting balance.
Explanation of Reference Numerals
[0008] 1 Base 2 Seat panel 3 Semi-cylindrical bar 4 Compression coil spring 5 Magic Tape (registered trademark) 6 Magic Tape
Claims
【Claim 1】 A seat plate (2) is placed on a base (1), and a semi-cylindrical rod (3) serving as a fulcrum of the seesaw lever principle is installed on the center line of the back surface of the seat plate. Compression coil springs (4) are installed at the four corners of the base (1). A magic tape (6) (registered trademark) is attached to the back surface of the semi-cylindrical rod (3). A magic tape (6) is also attached to the central part of the base (1). The base (1) and the semi-cylindrical rod (3) are joined and installed with a magic tape (6) to be replaceable. Magic tapes (5) are attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the four compression coil springs (4). Magic tapes (5) are attached to the four corners of the upper surface of the base (1) and the four corners of the back surface of the seat plate (2). The magic tapes (5) on the upper and lower surfaces of each of the four compression coil springs (4) are joined and installed with the magic tapes (5) at the four corners of the upper surface of the base (1) and the four corners of the back surface of the seat plate (2) to be fixed. The seat plate (2) is positioned such that the center of a person's buttocks is at the center of the seat plate (2). Also, the base (2) and the semi-cylindrical rod (3) are joined and installed with a magic tape (6) to be replaceable. Also, the back surface of the base (1) is entirely pasted with anti-slip rubber so that the bottom surface does not slip. It is a seating balance exerciser configured as described above.