Toe tapping exercise apparatus

Abstract

A toe tapping exercise apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a chain belt part rotating a chain belt in the vertical direction according to rotation of a rotary shaft of a rotary motor; a first rotary link and a second rotary link rotating according to rotation of a first belt gear and a second belt gear positioned at an upper end and a lower end of the chain belt part; and a footrest part rotating at a predetermined angle according to 360-degree rotation of the first rotary link and the second rotary link.

Description

Toe-tapping exercise equipment

[0001] The present invention relates to a toe-tapping exercise device.

[0002] The toe-tapping exercise promotes smooth blood circulation in the lower body, including the feet, by repeating the process of sitting or lying down with the feet slightly apart, placing the heels on the floor, continuously bringing the feet closer together relative to the ankles so that the big toes collide, and then naturally moving them apart.

[0003] Due to these exercise effects, people are practicing toe tapping as it has been featured on TV and the internet.

[0004] You need to do toe tapping for about 10 to 20 minutes to see the effects.

[0005] However, doing toe tapping yourself for about 10 to 20 minutes is not easy unless you have considerable patience.

[0006] Although not conventional toe-striking, techniques for performing joint and leg movements by bringing both feet closer together or withdrawing them are disclosed in patent literature.

[0007] [Prior Art Literature]

[0008] [Patent Literature]

[0009] Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0040786

[0010] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a toe-tapping exercise device capable of solving conventional problems.

[0011] A toe-tapping exercise device according to one embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problem comprises: a chain belt section that rotates a chain belt in a vertical direction according to the rotation of a rotation axis of a rotation motor; a first rotation link and a second rotation link that rotate according to the rotation of a first chain belt gear and a second chain belt gear located at the upper and lower ends of the chain belt section; and a footrest section that rotates at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the first rotation link and the second rotation link.

[0012] In one embodiment, the first rotating link rotates while positioned at the front of the chain belt portion, and the second rotating link rotates while positioned at the rear of the chain belt portion.

[0013] In one embodiment, the rotation shaft of the rotary motor rotates the second chain belt gear located at the lower end of the chain belt section, and the first chain belt gear is rotated by the rotational force of the chain belt connected to the second chain belt gear.

[0014] In one embodiment, the footrest portion comprises a first footrest connected to a first pivot connecting bar that pivots at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the first pivot link; and a second footrest connected to a second pivot connecting bar that pivots at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the second pivot link, wherein each pivot connecting bar is connected to the central axis of the footrest.

[0015] Accordingly, the toe-tapping exercise device according to one embodiment of the present invention obtains rotational power using a timing belt, chain gear belt, or toothed gear method, and the rotating bar is positioned before and after the drive shaft (belt component) and is manufactured in a modified N-shaped form so that the rotating bar connected to the motor does not interfere with the 360-degree rotation radius, and has the advantage of ensuring safety through a fixed bar integrated with the shaft under the footplate.

[0016] FIG. 1 is a front view of a toe-tapping exercise device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 is a rear view of Figure 1.

[0018] Fig. 3 is a right-side view of Fig. 1.

[0019] Fig. 4 is a left side view of Fig. 1.

[0020] Fig. 5 is a top view of Fig. 1.

[0021] To fully understand the present invention, its operational advantages, and the objectives achieved by its implementation, one must refer to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described therein. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by explaining preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described. Furthermore, to clearly explain the present invention, parts unrelated to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals in the drawings indicate the same components.

[0022] Throughout the specification, when a part is described as “comprising” a certain component, unless specifically stated otherwise, this means that it does not exclude other components but may include additional components.

[0023] Hereinafter, the configuration and operation process of a toe-tapping exercise device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail based on the attached drawings.

[0024] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toe-tapping exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 1.

[0025] First, as illustrated in FIG. 1, a toe-tapping exercise device (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a device that rotates a belt, a chain gear belt, a chain gear belt, or a toothed belt using the rotational power of one rotary motor, and arranges a pair of rotating links connected to a pair of belt gears connected to the belt so as not to interfere with each other in a 360-degree rotation radius, thereby rotating a pair of footplates at a preset angle.

[0026] More specifically, a toe-tapping exercise device (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed support (1), a belt portion (10), a first rotating link (20), a second rotating link (30), a first rotating connecting bar (40), a second rotating connecting bar (50), and a footrest portion (60).

[0027] It may be configured such that the position is fixed by being connected to the above fixed support (1), and the chain belt rotates in a vertical direction according to the rotation of the rotation axis of the rotating motor (1) located at the bottom.

[0028] The above belt section (10) may include a pair of belt gears (G1, G2) and a belt (11), and the belt gear (G1) is connected to the rotation shaft of a rotary motor and rotates when the rotation shaft rotates, and the rotational force of the belt gear (G1) is transmitted to the belt gear (G2) through the belt (11).

[0029] That is, due to the rotation of the rotary motor, a pair of belt gears (G1, G2) obtain rotational force.

[0030] At this time, the belt may be any one of a timing belt, a chain gear belt, a chain gear belt, or a toothed belt.

[0031] The above rotary motor rotates the rotation axis based on user input values ​​entered into the control unit described below. Here, the rotary motor may be a brushed permanent magnet motor or a brushless motor (BLDC motor), and operates to rotate the rotation axis in both directions.

[0032] For example, a brush-type permanent magnet motor includes a yoke assembly in which a permanent magnet is placed inside a yoke, and an armature assembly in which an armature coil is wound on a core of a rotating shaft and a commutator is pressed into the tip thereof. After placing the armature assembly, which is the rotor, inside the permanent magnet of the yoke assembly, which is the stator, while maintaining an air gap, when current is passed through the armature coil, an electromagnetic force is generated between the armature coil and the permanent magnet, causing the armature assembly to rotate according to Fleming's left-hand rule and obtain power.

[0033] Next, the first rotating link (20) may be configured to rotate according to the rotation of the first belt gear (G1) located at the top of the belt portion (10).

[0034] The second rotating link (30) may be configured to rotate according to the rotation of the second belt gear (G2) located at the bottom of the belt portion (10).

[0035] Here, the first pivot link (20) may be designed to be located at the front of the belt portion (10), and the second pivot link (30) may be located at the rear of the belt portion (10). This is not only to prevent rotational interference between the first pivot link (20) and the second pivot link (30) which rotate according to the belt gears (G1, G2), but also to reduce the rotational space.

[0036] Therefore, the first pivot link (20) and the second pivot link (30) do not receive rotational interference from each other even when rotating 360 degrees.

[0037] That is, the first rotating link (20) rotates while positioned at the front of the belt portion (10), and the second rotating link (30) rotates while positioned at the rear of the belt portion (10).

[0038] Next, the first pivot connecting bar (40) is connected at one end to the first rotary link (20), and at the other end is connected to a fixed bar located at the center of the first footrest (61) of the footrest part (60) described later.

[0039] The second pivot connecting bar (50) is connected at one end to the second pivot link (30), and at the other end is connected to a fixed bar located at the center of the second footrest (62) of the footrest part (60) described later.

[0040] Next, the footrest portion (60) includes a first footrest (61) and a second footrest (62) positioned symmetrically to each other.

[0041] The central part of the first footrest (61) is connected to a first rotating connecting bar (40) that rotates at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the first rotating link (20).

[0042] The central part of the second footrest (62) is connected to a second rotating connecting bar (50) that rotates at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the second rotating link.

[0043] The present invention may include a drive control unit (not shown), and the control unit controls the rotational speed of a rotary motor based on time and number input from a control terminal.

[0044] For reference, the above drive control unit may include a storage medium in which a setting value is stored for the time it takes for a pair of footplates to reach a preset point during one rotation of the rotary motor according to the speed of the rotary motor.

[0045] The above storage medium may be at least one of a Flash Memory Type, a Hard Disk Type, a Multimedia Card Micro Type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory, etc.), magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a Read-Only Memory (ROM), an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), and a Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM).

[0046] Accordingly, the drive control unit controls the operation of the rotary motor so that the rotational speed of the rotary motor can be varied according to the number of times or time input values ​​entered from the control terminal.

[0047] Meanwhile, a toe-tapping exercise device (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention may further include a display unit that displays input information input from a control terminal and a count value that counts the number of times.

[0048] The above display unit may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), a Flexible Display, a 3D Display, an e-ink Display, and a Light Emitting Diode (LED).

[0049] Additionally, the toe-tapping exercise device (100) may further include an alarm unit that provides an alarm when the number of toe-tappings or the time specified by the user is reached.

[0050] Accordingly, the toe-tapping exercise device according to one embodiment of the present invention obtains rotational power using a timing belt, chain gear belt, or toothed gear method, and the rotating bar is positioned before and after the drive shaft (belt component) and is manufactured in a modified N-shaped form so that the rotating bar connected to the motor does not interfere with the 360-degree rotation radius, and has the advantage of ensuring safety through a fixed bar integrated with the shaft under the footplate.

[0051] As described above, although the present invention has been explained with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented with various changes or modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the following claims.

[0052] [Explanation of the symbol]

[0053] 100: Toe-tapping exercise equipment

[0054] 1: Fixed support

[0055] 10: Belt section

[0056] 20: 1st rotating link

[0057] 30: 2nd rotating link

[0058] 40: 1st pivot connecting bar

[0059] 50: 2nd pivot connecting bar

[0060] 60: Footrest

[0061] 61: First step

[0062] 62: Second stepping stone

Claims

1. A belt section that rotates the chain belt in a vertical direction according to the rotation of the rotary motor's rotation shaft; A first rotary link and a second rotary link that rotate according to the rotation of a first belt gear and a second belt gear located at the upper and lower ends of the chain belt portion; and A footrest portion that rotates at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the first pivot link and the second pivot link. Toe-tapping exercise equipment.

2. In Paragraph 1, The first rotating link rotates while positioned at the front of the chain belt portion, and the second rotating link rotates while positioned at the rear of the chain belt portion, characterized in that Toe-tapping exercise equipment.

3. In Paragraph 1, The rotation shaft of the above rotary motor is The second belt gear located at the lower end of the chain belt section is rotated, and the first belt gear is rotated by the rotational force of the belt connected to the second belt gear. Toe-tapping exercise equipment.

4. In Paragraph 3, The above footrest A first footplate connected to a first rotating connecting bar that rotates at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the first rotating link; and It includes a second footplate connected to a second rotating connecting bar that rotates at a preset angle according to the 360-degree rotation of the second rotating link, and Each pivot connecting bar is characterized by being connected to the central axis of the footrest, Toe-tapping exercise equipment.

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